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Posted by: WRX914 Nov 23 2004, 08:42 PM

Hello,

I have recently purchased a 1973 Porsche 914 roller chassis. I found and purchased a 2004 Subaru WRX engine with the stock ECU. The engine and ECU did not come with the wiring harness that connects the two. My question to all of you gurus is this... What do I have to do to make this work? I have heard I am embarking on a nightmare, but I figured someone here should be able to help. Please let me know any tricks of the trade to help me install this motor and kick the butts of all the folks here in Vegas.

Thanks for your help folks!

Keith Wilson
702.524.5580

Posted by: d914 Nov 23 2004, 08:47 PM

pain in the ass way get a engine harness and eliminate what's not needed. Cheap

Expensive buy an adapted engine harness from one of the subaru sites, $500 est...

also checkout outbackmotors.com some neat add ons. also might help with the harness.

You might also go aftermarket computer, more hps!!! with harness $1500...

Posted by: scott thacher Nov 23 2004, 09:33 PM

go join the yahoo suby vanagon page, dont post saying it for a non vanagon. its got lots of posts about the suby vw conversions. including what to do for/with the harness

and pm me i am in the middle of a 2.5 suby swap

good luck

Posted by: neo914-6 Nov 23 2004, 09:49 PM

Keith,
Hmmm, Mike told me he ordered an STI motor for a 914 conversion a few weeks ago during the SEMA. You are located in the same building. Is this the same conversion or are you both collaborating?
Check this http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=20374 for people with Suby conversions and do a search on their progress or PM them directly.
Congratulations! I will add you to the list.
Felix

Posted by: airsix Nov 23 2004, 11:53 PM

Sorry, don't know the name of the outfit, but there is a buggy shop out there somewhere doing scooby engines in sandrails and they make/sell a harness. A search should turn them up if the other leads don't work out.

-Ben M.

Posted by: neo914-6 Nov 24 2004, 12:53 AM

Keith,
Do you have the 2.0 or 2.5 Turbo?
Felix

Posted by: WRX914 Nov 24 2004, 01:00 PM

WOW!

Thank you for all of your responses. All your replies have been very helpful, and I hope to make a few friends from this project.

Answers to your questions:

Felix, yes and no. Yes, we are collaborating on this project. No, we did not get STI, the guy with the engine did not show up during SEMA, so I had to get another. I searched Ebay for weeks and finally found a little gem of a engine from a Guy in Gardena California named Daniel, he sold me a 2004 WRX with less than 4,000 miles... $1,500 + 250 shipping! What a deal. I had to buy a 2004 ECU for $195, and now I need a wiring harness. Hopefully we will have it running in two weeks.


Thanks and please keep the comments rollin.

Thanks Again,

Keith Wilson

Posted by: GTeener Nov 24 2004, 01:17 PM

You didn't buy it from the last Infineon Track Day crashed WRX did you?


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Posted by: WRX914 Nov 24 2004, 02:14 PM

god, I hope not!!!

Posted by: jkeyzer Nov 24 2004, 03:43 PM

The crashed WRX is 2003 or older.

Posted by: GTeener Nov 24 2004, 04:34 PM

Get a hold of Jon Watts (club member).

I think he is doing a Subaru to 914 engine transplant.

Posted by: airsix Nov 24 2004, 04:47 PM

Watts up with him anyway? No posts for ever. Jon??? Hello.......

-Ben M. (Watt's long lost twin)

Posted by: Mueller Nov 24 2004, 04:48 PM

oh yea, I'm sure they got your new motor out of a perfect never wrecked or molested car


that price seem too cheap, but hell, take it and run......

Posted by: WRX914 Nov 24 2004, 05:52 PM

Actually, from everything I have heard, the guy who I bought it from sells only good working order engines...

We will see!