VG30DE Swap

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TJcars2
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I'm doing a VG30DE swap in a '98 Pathy and I want a few opinions. Also, if someone could help me out with wiring the beast up it would be a big help. I'll post pics of my progress so far.


SnowSurfLax
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Good luck! That's one WIDE mofo for our engine bays.


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I can help with wiring. What do you need to know?

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TJcars2
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I'm trying to
tmorgan4 wrote:I can help with wiring. What do you need to know?
Everything pretty much. lolI don't really know much about electrical.Will the stock harness work with the VG30? If not how much work am I looking at?

nissandoms47
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You'll need to swap the harness out of the doner car. Since its dohc you'll have some different sensors. Depending on what transmission you have.. (manual will be easier cause you dont have a tcm to worry about) But nissans are pretty forgiving when it comes to engine harnesses. You can just swap the whole harness and ecu, then you'll have to wire the new harness into your body harness. (fuel pump, gauges, ac compressor switch, etc..) Its not really that wide of an engine. Tylers VH is wider then that.

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Sounds like loads of fun! (I hate electrical.) Know any good shops I can send my harnesses to if they need to be spliced together?


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