RicerJ

looking for what to expect for problems my plan is to do the drivetrain swap then the engine later (i know i should just do it all at once) but im looking for a complete t2 long block i might try venus later and i really want to get a new harness for it so i dont have any issues but i really dont wanna pay 900 for a new one from corksport is there any places that sells new ones besides corksport

thatpoorguy

Painless wiring can make full wiring harnesses, not sure how much they charge though....

RicerJ

Ok ill check them out

RicerJ

Havent found anything about painless doing harness for it

13B-rotary-VW

Depending on your knowledge of both of these cars you might be in for a treat. I've don this swap with a j-spec turbo. it wasn't as easy as I thought when it came to the wiring. placement is fairly simple. Know these facts first. 1. the differential yolks are different ( the stock t2 has a larger mounting pattern) I actualy drilled holes in my n/a diff yolk to fit my t2 drive shaft. I don't recommend this but it did work for me. Also the gear ratios are different. I found my t2 engine running at a higher rpm than with the stock n/a transmission. for the wiring, you need to find out what ecu you have and what your injector impedance is (ohms) some are 0.8 that require a resistor and others are 13 ohms that can run direct from the ecu. there also will be a few wires for the knock control unit that may need to be installed. As you can see there are a lot of plus & minuses when it comes to the wiring. I recommend knowing every single wire by heart so that none are left out. My car was a whole new one with that T2 in it. I still had a few bugs that I couldn't fix (considering I had to run the n/a ecu) but it still ran great. Good Luck!!!!

thatpoorguy

They wouldn't list it on their site, you'd have to call them. When I did tractor maintenance we swapped cabs with one from a different year and different trans. We called painless and gave the details on what we were doing and they shipped us a new harness