98 ka into 92 chassis

[YoungRookie]

What all do i need for the obdII ka motor to work in my 92 chassis? I was told just the wirering harness and ecu from the 98 motor, is this correct? Im getting my 98 ka motor here in a few weeks so i should probably see what all i need to make it work first. Thanks for your time

[orion::S14]

SSSsssssssseeeeaaarrrccchhhhh...!!!!!

Use ONLY the '98 head and block, and EVERYTHING else from the '92.

Very easy and simple.

- Brian

[projectRDM]

With no wiring involved. 2 hour job.

[Maeda]

OR you can swap to OBD1 while your at it. Contrary to what these morons say, you will need some wiring if all you have is the motor, ecu and harness. Your engine harness will NOT hook up to the fuse box plugs in the s13.

IF you have the 92 intake mani, harness, lower harness, and such you can do it without wiring.

[projectRDM]

OR you can swap to OBD1 while your at it. Contrary to what these morons say, you will need some wiring if all you have is the motor, ecu and harness. Your engine harness will NOT hook up to the fuse box plugs in the s13.

IF you have the 92 intake mani, harness, lower harness, and such you can do it without wiring.

Welcome to reading asshole.

He has a 92 motor in the car, why wouldn't he have the intake manifold, harness, etc.? If he has the 98 motor, ECU, and harness, there's nothing else involved and he could realistically swap everything, HOWEVER he doesn't need to use the 98 ECU or harness because they already exist in the car. Swapping the manifolds on to the 98 motor keeps it completely in spec for a 92 motor and is a direct drop in, plug in with no additional wiring or work required. Because the 98 harness is not a direct plug in to an S13 chassis, why would he even use it? And S13 chassis cars are OBD-I already, at least twin cam models. Go back under the rock you crawled out of if you're not going to post useful information.

[YoungRookie]

So i can just use the intake mani off my 92 ka, swap it onto the 98 ka and use the 92 wireing harness and ecu? If so, it doesnt sound like it will be that hard.

[phrozen]

according to other members on this forum s13's arent even obd-1 not till 94 and 95 i believe. i am currently doing a similar swap. 89 coupe with 95 dohc with 91 harness, i picked up the car and motor for 500 and trying to pick up where this retard that previously had the car left off. But for the swap he is right, only use the block head and tranny, use a dohc harness upper harness s13 exhaust manifold s13 ignition also if ur using a dohc block in a sohc motor u need the pipe that goes to the back of the exhaust manifold i believe its for emission reasons. also if u have sohc block b4 i believe u need a dohc ecu.

[thx247]

So i can just use the intake mani off my 92 ka, swap it onto the 98 ka and use the 92 wireing harness and ecu? If so, it doesnt sound like it will be that hard.

Head and block from 98, 92 intake and exhaust manifold, 92 distributor, 92 vac lines on the back of the head onto the 98 block, 92 harness...

Might have to use some of the 92 accessory mounts on the 98 block, I forget if mine were compatible. (AC and power steering, alternator mounts)

[mjjstang]

swap manifolds and ac bracket, that is it, simple enough huh. trust me i did same exact swap last year to my buddies 92 with no automotive knowledge.

[YoungRookie]

I have heard of some people using the intake or exhaust cam (i cant remember which one) off of the s13 motors, why is this? Would it be wortht eht ime to swap those too?

[phrozen]

2 exhaust cams, more agressive cams 248/248 compared to s14 232/232

[Maeda]

Welcome to reading asshole.


Hey why don't you check before you flame on.

If you read the bottom of what you quoted I stated the same exact thing! Congratulations! You look like a jackass.

I stated the first part because thats what I did, and actually recommend if he was in the same type of situation in regards to tuning. It's a different way to do things that works just fine as well if you don't mind wiring.
The guy stated that the information he recieved said to use his newer ecu and harness and I just described how to go about doing that.

Also, swapping intake manifolds and ecu's doesn't sound appealing to EVERYONE, and just because thats the way the non-newbs say its best to be done doesn't mean it really is. Don't be a bandwagon bunny. Just because its in fashion to flame doesn't mean you SHOULD either. You need to post more then just the same regurgitated SHIT thats already on here under the search button. I do post useful information almost all of the time but I don't give absolutes; I just give my personal experiences because they are vastly different then everyone else's, and that's why we're here anyway.

If you not flaming out of style, then my apologies. I know we all get fed up here very easily.

[orion::S14]

OR you can swap to OBD1 while your at it. Contrary to what these morons say...

Maeda -

I also took exception to your comment...it's just not my style to come back at stuff like that.

He asked what he had to do to put a '98 motor into a '92 car. I wrote EXACTLY what needed to be done, Russ added his .02...

Then you call us morons? WTF...

You lead off with irrelevant info, then say "if you already have the '92 stuff you can do it w/o wiring"...what lead you to believe he had anything other than a full, working '92 that the '98 motor was going into?

If he said "I have a '89 shell I want to put a '98 KA, ECU, and harness into", then...OK. But he asked a simple question, we answered it...no reason to complicate the matter with OBD talk and such, unless he added more details or asked more questions.

So, check before you flame as well.

- Brian

[FallbrookS13]

wow, stop bitching.

[Maeda]

Maeda -

I also took exception to your comment...it's just not my style to come back at stuff like that.

He asked what he had to do to put a '98 motor into a '92 car. I wrote EXACTLY what needed to be done, Russ added his .02...

Then you call us morons? WTF...

You lead off with irrelevant info, then say "if you already have the '92 stuff you can do it w/o wiring"...what lead you to believe he had anything other than a full, working '92 that the '98 motor was going into?

So, check before you flame as well.

- Brian

I assumed it was the case, erroneously, because he said that he was told to use the 98 motor and ecu and harness. He didn't say anything about having a 92 motor to go with his 92 chassis. He simply asked how to get a 98 motor to work in a 92 chassis. The morons response is with these assumptions in mind.

Now since he had let on he had a motor to go with his chassis it definetly makes my comment definetly misdirected. My apologies.

[Maeda]

wow, stop bitching.

He has every right to bitch. I prefer it actually.