Question about getting a motor to crank...

[supra brit]

My car currently has no transmission, but I want to know if it will crank, cuz if not I will go ahead and pull the motor and buy another one...

I think there is a way to jump a wire (b/f said to "trick" the ecu into thinking theres a transmission)...anyone how to do this?

Any help would be great, thanks!

[hybrid_flyer]

you dont need a transmission to start the car, just the flywheel, but you do need a transmission to make it move

[Ramius83]

Well, does the S13 have a crankshaft position sensor that is mounted on the top of the bellhousing? I know that the S14 does. And will not run without it.

[Hijacker]

the S14 doesn't have a CPS in the bellhousing... the only CPS is at the exhaust cam (which is where the distro and coil are driven on an S14 KA) You can start a motor without a transmission. All you need is the flywheel so the starter can turn it, but without the transmission, it'll be next to impossible to have it engage the flywheel.

[supra brit]

So with battery power and assuming the starter is good, it should crank?

[supra brit]

Somone told me the starter is bolted to the transmission...T or F? If it is, I won't be able to start it...