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I need a jdm ca18det wire harness and a ka24de wire harness my wiring is all screwed up, I'm reading 100% open on the throttle without touching the throttle( replaced tps still persists ) and o% or 100% air flow ( got two mafs and I know one is good ) please help me out guys.

NO EDM please


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ca18coupe wrote:I need a jdm ca18det wire harness and a ka24de wire harness my wiring is all screwed up, I'm reading 100% open on the throttle without touching the throttle( replaced tps still persists ) and o% or 100% air flow ( got two mafs and I know one is good ) please help me out guys.

NO EDM please
You want a KA24DE engine harness? If that's what you're looking for, I got one.

Dee

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why do you need one of the DE harness? lol

and whats wrong with the edm?


ca18coupe
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I need a ka24de harness so I can have a professional wire the harness's togather, terms are to send two uncut harness's ( ca18det jdm, and ka24de usdm ) because I did my own and have this problem and have decided to leave the electrical to the pro's.

http://www.wiringspecialties.com/s13cains1324.html

unless someone has one already wired up

NO EDM because I have a JDM motor and need a jdm harness (EDM is different)

DEE how much you want for the dual cam ka harness ? And is it uncut good condition?
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Do yourself a favor and just get a damned standalone and quit d!ck with that 20 year old OEM crap.

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If I had $2000 to spend on a stand alone I wouldn't have this thread already put about $4000 into this car and I'm 19

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The difference between edm and Jdm is the maf and possibley the ignitor. My engine was from japan and I am running a edm harness. I have a KA harness. Send me your CA harness and I'll wire it for less and have a one day turn around and I am only 3 hours from you.

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ca18coupe wrote:If I had $2000 to spend on a stand alone I wouldn't have this thread already put about $4000 into this car and I'm 19
$1500 bucks.http://sdsefi.com/specific.html

And how much money have you wasted trying to make crusty old Nissan wiring and computers work? Take that, subtract it from $1500, then take whatever you are about to spend on yet more ancient electronics, subtract that too, then assign a value and subtract; aggravation, downtime etc, and ask yourself if you have actually saved anything.

You would have finally solved the problem, for good, added complete control over your engine, and spend MAYBE, just a $800? on top of old, tuning unfriendly, 8 bit garbage with stiff fraying wires, corroded contacts and broken plugs.

By trying to do stuff on the cheap we often spend the same or more than just doing it right the first time in the final analysis.

Just my $.02, good luck to you, whatever you decide to do. I hate to see anybody having trouble.

ca18coupe
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what all experience do you have with wiring( not to put you down )? This was My first attempt and seems to have gone horribly wrong, My harness has already been modified is that alright you don't mind cleaning up my mess? How much we talking? And if possibly I'd like to just come down there one of these days I have off work it's always nice to meet other enthusiest. I know the mafs are different I endded up getting a edm maf that I can't use on accident, but I thought there was more that was different but I'm probably mistaken

ca18coupe
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trust me had I the money I wouldn't even hesitate to get the stand alone but I'm not well enough off right now to do that, I'd starve to death if I were to purchase the stand alone, so until I make more money 20 year old nissan crust is what I got to work with

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sent you a email

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few things..........

first a mega squirt setup is going to costs you the same or less than a KA harness, CA harness, AND wiring specialists(who by the way with a quick search shows how poor review people have given them in the past).

If you can sweet talk dee into doing a harness for you..... then you might be money ahead.

btw how have you ruled out it isnt the ECU? a 20 year old harness and 20 year old ECU are both liable to have issues when being shipped over.

Ps what is different from the EDM harness? other than maf placement and IIRC they lack a knock sensor?
Modified by ca18detgabby at 12:37 AM 5/23/2009

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Gab only difference I found is maf connector, no knock sensor, and some have ignitor in body harness. Samething as Jdm otherwise. Just wires mine and 2 more this week.

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slideordie is correct. 89-90 EDM harnesses have ignitor plugs on the engine harness, whereas 91-94 have ignitor plugs on the body harness. Hasn't been an issue for anybody that I know of. I have also heard that the EDM and JDM mafs are different.

ca18coupe
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edm mafs is 3 pin, jdm is 4 pin the reason i put no edm is because I got a mafs from europe and I can't use it at all and didn't want to end up in the same problem

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thats wierd because I am using a JDM maf with a edm harness?

instead of bickering, send me the damn thing and i will fix it.

you have a jdm harness with a edm maf right?

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ca18coupe wrote:edm mafs is 3 pin, jdm is 4 pin the reason i put no edm is because I got a mafs from europe and I can't use it at all and didn't want to end up in the same problem
if you have an EDM maf....... then an EDM harness should have the proper clip.

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jdm wire harness, with jdm mafs, I need to know your address

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I sent you a email.

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ca18detgabby wrote:few things..........

first a mega squirt setup is going to costs you the same or less than a KA harness, CA harness, AND wiring specialists(who by the way with a quick search shows how poor review people have given them in the past).

Ps what is different from the EDM harness? other than maf placement and IIRC they lack a knock sensor?

Modified by ca18detgabby at 12:37 AM 5/23/2009
megasquirt is worse than what you already have. its like windows 95 sheeeit. ill see if i cant source a legit harness at work, maybe already wired etc.

jdm ca harness's don't have the knock sensor in the engine harness. its ran through the lower harness.

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ok. i can get you a plug and play ca harness with knock sensor etc. prewired. the cost will be $500. pro-wired. if your iffy about just giving out 5hun, here is the shop website where i work.

http://www.upgarageusa.com

eric is a wiring boss. anywho he said he can make it happen very soon if your down. just need to know what year your chassis is so the cluster will plug up.

(wired my ca, no problems ever.) if interested pm me for more details.

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silviaS13lover wrote:ok. i can get you a plug and play ca harness with knock sensor etc. prewired. the cost will be $500. pro-wired. if your iffy about just giving out 5hun, here is the shop website where i work.

http://www.upgarageusa.com

eric is a wiring boss. anywho he said he can make it happen very soon if your down. just need to know what year your chassis is so the cluster will plug up.

(wired my ca, no problems ever.) if interested pm me for more details.
$500? Now that's a rip-off and that's coming from someone who has wired more nissans than most. $500 used to be the cost back in the 90s man. Hell for $2000, I'll install a standalone, tune-it, and guarantee that you won't blow your engine. Not trying to throw salt, but as a mod and a fellow enthusiast, I can't outright let someone get hosed like that without at least warning them.

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boost_boy wrote:$500? Now that's a rip-off and that's coming from someone who has wired more nissans than most. $500 used to be the cost back in the 90s man. Hell for $2000, I'll install a standalone, tune-it, and guarantee that you won't blow your engine. Not trying to throw salt, but as a mod and a fellow enthusiast, I can't outright let someone get hosed like that without at least warning them.

Dee
basically giving him an option. i bought my ca with a harness that was done by joe shmo. anywho after rewired correctly with knock sensor etc. i gained 13 whp on the dyno than before. just because it will run, doesn't mean it will run correctly. if you want to do it for cheaper feel free. only giving an option. don't cry dude...


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silviaS13lover wrote:
basically giving him an option. i bought my ca with a harness that was done by joe shmo. anywho after rewired correctly with knock sensor etc. i gained 13 whp on the dyno than before. just because it will run, doesn't mean it will run correctly. if you want to do it for cheaper feel free. only giving an option. don't cry dude...
Who's crying? You got the wrong one son. Seriously! That last comment wasn't really necessary and it opens the door for other smart remarks that won't be tolerated. I truly don't have any issues with you speaking your mind and up until this post, didn't know who you were. You posted and claim to be offering an option, well as an experienced tuner/builder I'm speaking by telling you and everyone else that $500 is a RIP-OFFfor wiring a CA, RB, SR, FJ or any nissan engine harness. So I'll close by saying because you got ripped-off, don't bring such a heinous option to this forum as these guys are already struggling enough just to even get their cars to run right let alone afford to put decent parts in them. And lastly, when yours is running correctly, then you can offer suggestions that might be able to help.

Don't hate the moderator for doing what a decent enthusiast would do for his fellow brethren, hate on rip-off artists. And again $500 is ridiculous in this day and age for wiring a stock CA harness. Now, back on topic guys....

Dee

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boost_boy wrote:Who's crying? You got the wrong son. Seriously! That last comment wasn't really necessary and it opens the door for other smart remarks that won't be tolerated. I truly don't have any issues with you speaking your mind and up until this post, didn't know who you were. You posted and claim to be offering an option, well as an experienced tuner/builder I'm speaking by telling you and everyone else that $500 is a RIP-OFFfor wiring a CA, RB, SR, FJ or any nissan engine harness. So I'll close by saying because you got ripped-off, don't bring such a heinous option to this forum as these guys are already struggling enough just to even get their cars to run right, let alone afford to put decent parts in them. And lastly, when yours is running correctly, then you can offer suggestions that might be able to help.

Don't hate the moderator for doing what a decent enthusiast would do for his fellow brethren, hate on rip-off artists. And again $500 is ridiculous in this day and age for wiring a stock CA harness. Now, back on topic guys....

Dee
250$ for a legit uncut harness, + 250 for a wiring service is not a rip. i gaurantee half the people on the ca forumn's ca's run like s***. they use kae mafs, don't run knock sensors, have butterfly valves not hooked up etc. you can't take an easy way out. you pay $800 for a motor set and your missing many of the importatn things such as ignitor chip, maf, rad hoses, cut harness etc. then people half a** the rest of their install such as wiring and their car runs like s***. then they get fustrated and claim ca's are s*** blah blah blah. and my car was running correctly before i spun a bearing last month. i don't recall that a f***ed up harness will make you spin a bearing.

im not trying to get into a pissing match, although it seems that has already progressed. like i said, if you want to do it, feel free. sheesh.


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silviaS13lover wrote:megasquirt is worse than what you already have. its like windows 95 sheeeit
Chief, windows 95 is like some crazy starship enterprise s*** compared to the stock CA setup. MegaSquirt has like, 800% more processing power. 8 bit vs. 16 bit and all that.


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they both suck...

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silvia. calm the down.

kind of glad you come in here throwing your weight around, talking s*** about half the members on here. shows your true colors.

i for one know my car doesnt run like said sh*t and i wired it myself.

i offered to take his hacked harness, and rewire everything for less then half of that. I know for a fact my car runs like a dream as well.

if you have the money to pay for a $500 harness go for it. my opinion is for $500 why not just drop the money on a FCon, AEM, or any other standalones?

$500 for just a harness is a bit steap.
Modified by slideordie85 at 11:47 AM 5/26/2009

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before



after rewire


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