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driftin8ez
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Just a few simple questions anyone who knows the answers can chime in.

1) What do i do for A/C? I just finished my JDM climate control swap and i want my a/c to work as it does now. Can i use the KA compressor like the SR's?

2) If i follow the Heavythrottle.com guide for KA to SR swap guide what needs to be amended for the CA? Is the wiring guide a perfect all inclusive match?

3) Mounts.. Which ever are better out of the CA and my old KA?

4) About the Harness. On my RX-7 when i swapped i pulled the hole harness out all the way to the ecu. Is it the same on the 240sx? or is there a section in the engine bay that unplugs from the section that runs through the firewall?

5) What do i do for an Intake tube between mafs and turbo?

6) Why cant i wait to here it run for the first time?


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i dont know all the answers but...

3. thats what id do

4. ya after u disconnect it from the ecu, and theres one bolt down there, you should see it

5. are you ghey??

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I added one in..

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1.) You need the CA compressor and the low pressure fitting. You need to then have the low pressure fitting brazed to the KA low pressure line.

2.) I used that guide and had no issues. No amendments necessary.

3.) Whichever are in better shape. I highly recommend the CA specific Nismo mounts though. Last thing you want is to have the motor flopping around.

4.) The harness is all one piece. From the engine bay, stick the ECU plug through the hole and then reach up under the dash. Have one person feed it through the engine bay side while you pull it through from inside the car.

5.) I used an aluminum one from a Zilvia group buy.

6.) I don't know.

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Thanks for the Help..
240DRFT wrote:
5. are you ghey??
Definatly Should have saw that one coming.


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