wiring cut on my ca18det help

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i got a ca18det for my 89 240sx but the engine came with a cut wire harness i need help i cant find a harness anywhere is anyone selling one or will the ca18de harness work


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If you still have the ecu plug and the engine harness you could just make a new one. Sorry though, I do not have one.

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all i have is the ecu and there are no plug for it im so screwed i will never deal with nagasaki again

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call megasquirt and be done with it. you can make your own wiring harness and and have the ability to upgrade in the future.

looking at 136 for the harness and ECU...... for a full standalone that i the best deal..... heck a good harness will cost you close to 100 bucks plus 100 if you need someone to splice it with your KA harness.

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Did you call them up and let them know it was missing?

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Was it a business catering to importing engines or "a guy"? It's a simple matter to pass the wire bundle through the friggin firewall, why the hell do people cut?

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themadscientist wrote:Was it a business catering to importing engines or "a guy"? It's a simple matter to pass the wire bundle through the friggin firewall, why the hell do people cut?
Yeah man, my mom actually did it one time while I was on a lunch break from wrenching on the car. Anyone who cuts it is just a douchebag.

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your mom works on your car?

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ca18detgabby wrote:call megasquirt and be done with it. you can make your own wiring harness and and have the ability to upgrade in the future.

looking at 136 for the harness and ECU...... for a full standalone that i the best deal..... heck a good harness will cost you close to 100 bucks plus 100 if you need someone to splice it with your KA harness.
Who is megasquirt I'm lost do they do wire harness what do I google

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megasquirt is a stand alone ECU

just google megasquirt.

you don't buy directly from the guys who make it tho, but there are places that sell it in kit form as well as pre-assembled.

it's not exactly straightforward however, you'll have to know what you're doing ... someone here has done a megaquirt though, try searching this forum too.

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bleed_silver wrote:
Who is megasquirt I'm lost do they do wire harness what do I google
the stickies are there for a reason

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biosehnsucht wrote:megasquirt is a stand alone ECU

just google megasquirt.

you don't buy directly from the guys who make it tho, but there are places that sell it in kit form as well as pre-assembled.

it's not exactly straightforward however, you'll have to know what you're doing ... someone here has done a megaquirt though, try searching this forum too.
so with this i do i make my own plug or some im still lost i have like no plugs for the wire harness at

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biosehnsucht wrote:megasquirt is a stand alone ECU

just google megasquirt.

you don't buy directly from the guys who make it tho, but there are places that sell it in kit form as well as pre-assembled.

it's not exactly straightforward however, you'll have to know what you're doing ... someone here has done a megaquirt though, try searching this forum too.
so with this i do i make my own plug or some im still lost i have like no plugs for the wire harness at
biosehnsucht wrote:megasquirt is a stand alone ECU

just google megasquirt.

you don't buy directly from the guys who make it tho, but there are places that sell it in kit form as well as pre-assembled.

it's not exactly straightforward however, you'll have to know what you're doing ... someone here has done a megaquirt though, try searching this forum too.

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and another thing will the ca18de harness work cause im really feeling hopeless like i got a motor that i cant do nothing with

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If Nagasaki didnt specifically say "uncut harness" then you dont know what you're gonna get.....same as most importers. I would contact them and give them a chance to make things right.

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to use megasquirt you would at least need plugs for sensors/fuel injectors/etc, but most of those you could scavenge from other cars at the junkyard... and some things would be replaced with megasquirt stuff anyways. with megasquirt, you don't need the big ECU connector


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