cracked head Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Hi everyone. I'm fairly new to the Board, but have had Sub's for a long time. Here it is. I'm putting an EJ22 in my 1985 XT. I have the conversion kit from Mudrat(excellent kit by the way, well worth the money, thanks John), and I got a CPU and harness from Lmdew (thanks to you too Larry). Now I need help with the wiring. BIG help! Does anyone have a wiring diagram, or any info' that would be useful in this endeavour? The mechanics are easy compared to the wiring conversion. Subarino, you look like you got a good handle on it, any advise? Anybody else? Please I need help from the experts! Thanks in advance for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swervey87gl Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 How much did all of the stuff to do that run you for the converson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presslab Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 Hi everyone. I'm fairly new to the Board, but have had Sub's for a long time.Here it is. I'm putting an EJ22 in my 1985 XT. I have the conversion kit from Mudrat(excellent kit by the way, well worth the money, thanks John), and I got a CPU and harness from Lmdew (thanks to you too Larry). Now I need help with the wiring. BIG help! Does anyone have a wiring diagram, or any info' that would be useful in this endeavour? The mechanics are easy compared to the wiring conversion. Subarino, you look like you got a good handle on it, any advise? Anybody else? Please I need help from the experts! Thanks in advance for your help. Join this yahoo group: http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/subaruvanagon/ And check the files and links sections. Some factory diagrams and some other stuff too. Just don't tell 'em you're putting the engine in something other than a Vanagon, they are touchy about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted April 8, 2005 Share Posted April 8, 2005 what year are the harness and computer from? I have an electrical FSM for 1990.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked head Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 what year are the harness and computer from? I have an electrical FSM for 1990.. The computer is from a '96 Legacy, and the motor is from a '97 Impreza. I wonder if the 1990 wiring would be significantly different? I wouldn't mind taking a look if you want to send it along. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked head Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 How much did all of the stuff to do that run you for the converson? So far, under a grand. I still need a few more things, but I have most of what I need. The only other big expense is going to be the exhaust system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballitch Posted April 9, 2005 Share Posted April 9, 2005 sounds awesome dude, if i were closer i would help. all you have to do is take the wire loom off the wiring, and look in a FSM or haynes or somethign with a wiring diagram, and label the wires on the ecu side, and follow them till they go to no where, or go to something you dont need, like power brakes or A/C or whatever, took me about 45-50 hours to get my wiring done with some help. hope you get her running the first try like me, and remember to put the ignitor on the right way, unlike my first time. ~Josh~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked head Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 45-50 hours huh? That's kinda what I'm trying to avoid. You didn't happen to keep the "pinout" for that did you? All I need is what it takes to run the motor. I'll use the existing wiring for everything else. I'm going to use the old fuel pump, alternator, and such. I just need the motor "pinout". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballitch Posted April 10, 2005 Share Posted April 10, 2005 most of the wires coming out of the ecu are to run the motor, be careful, dont start cutting things, you really NEED to do research and label the wires on the ecu plugs. there are many sensors that go to different parts of the wire harness and then back to the ecu and crap like that, one of my engine sensor wires went from motor to Cruise control unit to ecu, or something like that, there is no easy way around it. its best to unravel as much of the harness as possible on a sheet of plywood or a concrete floor. the real bummer is you only end up using about 10% of the car harness to power the motor, a big waste, so if you think you cut some wires you shouldn't have and have not much of a harness to speak of, youre probably okay. just take your time and triple check everything, it will pay off in the end. and add some more grounds from motor to chassis. ~Josh~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked head Posted April 10, 2005 Author Share Posted April 10, 2005 Thanks Josh. I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and do the same grunt work that you and all the others have done. There's no easy way to get more horses is there? I WILL be careful, I don't want to screw it up after going this far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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