AT to MT swap
05-27-03, 03:29 PM
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Ok, I removed my harness and my swap is pretty much done. Im waiting on a clutch master from mazda which should be here tomorrow but the haltech is up and running and all seems well. Im not positive I hooked up road speed right since I didnt have a harness to look at and test. The stereo powers on but doesnt have any sound... Various pictures are online for viewing in my gallery on my website http://www.theforumlounge.com/v/COsborne/
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05-28-03, 03:56 AM
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I have no idea how things would work with the Haltech because I just used the stock auto wire harness.
The only wire I had to jumper where the two big wires in the harness going to the Auto Tranny right where they seperated at the tranny. I wired them together by taking a short piece of wire and crimping/soldering on two small flat female connectors to connect to the male posts in the connector. I then used electrical tape to seal it up and make sure it wouldn't come off and zip tied it securely. It took all of 5 minutes including time for the soldering iron to warm up.
Everything works great and I have had no problems. I still need to wire up my reverse lights though.
Good luck.
Raptor
The only wire I had to jumper where the two big wires in the harness going to the Auto Tranny right where they seperated at the tranny. I wired them together by taking a short piece of wire and crimping/soldering on two small flat female connectors to connect to the male posts in the connector. I then used electrical tape to seal it up and make sure it wouldn't come off and zip tied it securely. It took all of 5 minutes including time for the soldering iron to warm up.
Everything works great and I have had no problems. I still need to wire up my reverse lights though.
Good luck.
Raptor
05-28-03, 08:44 PM
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Originally posted by COsborne
thanks for your useful smart *** information I didnt ask for... I'm buying the car for $6000 ... need more reason?
thanks for your useful smart *** information I didnt ask for... I'm buying the car for $6000 ... need more reason?
I'm not doing it myself but it is a bit of work although seems straightforward.
You will have to replace the driveshaft and differential too keep that in mind. The auto is a 3.90 and the manual stock is 4.10. The driveshaft is a different size, the manual driveshaft being a little longer.
There is also the issue of the clutch switch for cruise control and starting the car but you could pretty much ignore these depending on your level of **** retentiveness....
05-29-03, 06:07 AM
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My car didn't have cruise control so I can't help you, sorry. I haven't seen a car in Japan with it. There just isn't the room or traffic flow for it I guess. The thing with the drive shaft (propeller shaft in Japan) is the the flange bolt pattern is a little different as well as the input shaft is a different diameter. I didn't notice the length being significantly different though. The rear end ration is also different as stated above.
Good luck with the cruise.
Raptor
Good luck with the cruise.
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07-17-03, 07:43 PM
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OK, I got the reverse lights to work! Just take the brown/black wire out of the grey connector, connect it to one of the reverse wires from the manny, and connect the other wire to a ground. I'm not sure on the color for the JDM though.
07-17-03, 07:51 PM
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Also figureed out the clutch sensor. take one of the pins on the clutch and tap into the wire in 1Q on the ECU harness, run the other pin to ground. Car runs 100% better, and no stalling with a/c on.(this might help: my wire in 1Q was black/orange but i think it is possible to be blue/orange in some FDs.) Also not sure about JDM FDs.
07-18-03, 05:10 PM
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Originally posted by Zyon13B
OK, I got the reverse lights to work! Just take the brown/black wire out of the grey connector, connect it to one of the reverse wires from the manny, and connect the other wire to a ground. I'm not sure on the color for the JDM though.
OK, I got the reverse lights to work! Just take the brown/black wire out of the grey connector, connect it to one of the reverse wires from the manny, and connect the other wire to a ground. I'm not sure on the color for the JDM though.
Please forgive me.