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05-06-08, 11:04 AM
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Man you got some skills working in a garage that small. My garage is like 2.5x bigger and I still complain about space lol! And I know space is tight for you, but I'd REALLY advise against puttin the hood on the roof of your car!
And just wondering, did you take the engine/trans out as 1 piece with the condenser in the way? I need to try that next time...didn't think it would work that way so I pulled the whole AC system apart heh.
And just wondering, did you take the engine/trans out as 1 piece with the condenser in the way? I need to try that next time...didn't think it would work that way so I pulled the whole AC system apart heh.
ive got some cardboard in between the roof and the hood. yes, i did take the engine out in one piece with the condenser still in. i had my engine hoist set to 1/2 ton and with the hoist fully extended, i just had to lift the trans and pull the hoist back to get it out. it probably would have been easier with the condeser out, but i didn't want to have to discharge then recharge my a/c.
05-06-08, 05:28 PM
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holy progress today batman!! the little bit of wiring that I needed to do before I could put the motor in didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would. Basically I had some standard broken plugs and sensors (that you normally have during shipping 
) that I needed to replace. I didn't raise to much stink with the engine company as I knew that I could use everything of the GE motor. Then when I was done that I moved on to adding the dash tach wire to the ECU.
Your Aristo ignitor plug looks like this:
notice the missing pin 3rd from the left.
The GS300 ignitor plug looks like this:
notice that all pins are full. I traced the wire on the GE harness to the ECU box. It is one of the Green/Black wires in the box on the right hand side next to the orange plug (if you are standing at the front of the car looking down on it) It looks like this:
On the bottom row the third one from the right (looking at the back of the plug) I already removed it from that plug and the GE harness so that I could reuse it in the Aristo ignitor plug, to make it look like this:
once you have done that, you then run it back into the harness, back into the ECU box to one of the white plugs that is NOT plugged into the ECU. It looks like this:
you then solder this wire that you added to the Aristo ignitor plug, to the Black/Yellow wire on the top row second in from the right (looking at the back of the plug.) like this:
shrink wrap it all up and you are done. (for now.
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) that I needed to replace. I didn't raise to much stink with the engine company as I knew that I could use everything of the GE motor. Then when I was done that I moved on to adding the dash tach wire to the ECU. Your Aristo ignitor plug looks like this:
notice the missing pin 3rd from the left.
The GS300 ignitor plug looks like this:
notice that all pins are full. I traced the wire on the GE harness to the ECU box. It is one of the Green/Black wires in the box on the right hand side next to the orange plug (if you are standing at the front of the car looking down on it) It looks like this:
On the bottom row the third one from the right (looking at the back of the plug) I already removed it from that plug and the GE harness so that I could reuse it in the Aristo ignitor plug, to make it look like this:
once you have done that, you then run it back into the harness, back into the ECU box to one of the white plugs that is NOT plugged into the ECU. It looks like this:
you then solder this wire that you added to the Aristo ignitor plug, to the Black/Yellow wire on the top row second in from the right (looking at the back of the plug.) like this:
shrink wrap it all up and you are done. (for now.
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05-06-08, 05:29 PM
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Once that was done I could then install the motor:
once I was done that, I didn't feel too much like crawling around on my back, so I just started test fitting all the other parts to make sure the clearances were fine and everything fit like it was supposed to. It does.
once I was done that, I didn't feel too much like crawling around on my back, so I just started test fitting all the other parts to make sure the clearances were fine and everything fit like it was supposed to. It does.
05-06-08, 06:35 PM
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05-06-08, 07:29 PM
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3 car garage, i wish. im doing this in a townhouse single car garage that is barley big enough for the GS let alone an engine swap. oh well, these are the sacrifices i guess. lol. 
i just wish that i had the fabrication equipment. im going to have to take it to the local speed shop to get the I/C pipe off the turbo made, the wastegate plumbed back in to the exhaust, and a couple of other things. i need a compressor big enough to get the crank pulley off so i can install my hks timing belt and cam gear. oh well, at least im not forking out $$$$ for the rest of the swap.
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05-07-08, 05:25 AM
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from the countless hours ive spent scouring the web and this site and talking to the people who have actually done the swap themselves and not had someone else do it for them, it looks like that is the only thing that actually needs to be done. (this just gets the dash tach to work) now, i havent been able to start mine yet, so i wont know for sure until then, but yes, the swap is that easy. there are some things that you HAVE to do in order to do the swap, (exhaust, return fuel system). front clips are nice, but the cars are relativley new, so they are not as readily available as an SR20 or an H22. I bought just the swap (motor, trans ECU, wire harness) with the intention of just doing the stock swap. as you can see, things got a little out of hand for me. ive spent close to $15k just in parts alone. but all the parts were GS/Aristo specific so it was mostly a bolt on affair. you can obviously do it MUCH cheaper, but then there is more fab work involved.
05-07-08, 09:06 AM
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Wow, 15k? I spent about 12-13k on my whole setup and that includes a built tranny and HKS T51R turbo! Then again, I did all my own fab work with the piping and such. Looks like you bought a bolt on Greddy IC kit.
BTW guys that are considering this swap. The harness is only easily plugged in if the car is a 98-00 and some early mid year 01's. Mid year 01 to 05 cars have a completely different ecu and uses a different plug. In that case, you'll have a lotta fun rewiring...trust me I know
BTW guys that are considering this swap. The harness is only easily plugged in if the car is a 98-00 and some early mid year 01's. Mid year 01 to 05 cars have a completely different ecu and uses a different plug. In that case, you'll have a lotta fun rewiring...trust me I know
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05-07-08, 09:39 AM
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Wow, 15k? I spent about 12-13k on my whole setup and that includes a built tranny and HKS T51R turbo! Then again, I did all my own fab work with the piping and such. Looks like you bought a bolt on Greddy IC kit.
BTW guys that are considering this swap. The harness is only easily plugged in if the car is a 98-00 and some early mid year 01's. Mid year 01 to 05 cars have a completely different ecu and uses a different plug. In that case, you'll have a lotta fun rewiring...trust me I know
BTW guys that are considering this swap. The harness is only easily plugged in if the car is a 98-00 and some early mid year 01's. Mid year 01 to 05 cars have a completely different ecu and uses a different plug. In that case, you'll have a lotta fun rewiring...trust me I know
05-07-08, 09:57 AM
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also, i ran into my first snag. if anyone can tell me what this little metal plate is coming off the fuel pump harness and where it goes, i would be most appreciative.
i pulled a little too hard when trying to separate the housing and i must have pulled this piece loose. i cant figure out for the life of me where it is supposed to go?!??!
i pulled a little too hard when trying to separate the housing and i must have pulled this piece loose. i cant figure out for the life of me where it is supposed to go?!??!