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Old May 10, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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I have a 93 dx hatch and I have a 97 integra ls i am trying to put the motor in the car but am having trouble because I dont know what i have to do with the wiring. If i put the motor in the car will the harness that is on the ls motor plug into the wiring harness in my engine bay on my civic let me know want to get it done by saturday thanks
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Old May 10, 2006 | 07:11 PM
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Yes, it will plug into the shock tower harness
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Old May 10, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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Like he says it is plug n play
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Old May 10, 2006 | 10:05 PM
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it is plug and play but...
i'd change it to obd1 for the future
its better for tuning and bolt ons!
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Old May 10, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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i didn't read one thing on this thread...


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Old May 11, 2006 | 07:48 AM
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well can't i just use my obd1 computer since i have both the civic dx ecu and the ls motor ecu or do i have to buy that jumper? thanks for the help i thought that it would plug and play but i wanted to make sure.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 10:05 AM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't you have to change the plugs on the LS harness to fit that of the civic's shock tower harness? or the other way around?.....being that the Civic is OBD1 and the LS harness is OBD2. Maybe that was a little too obvious of a statement....
Good luck!
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Old May 11, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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no, it is plug and play, all 94-00 B18b are plug and play into an EG.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 11:07 AM
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now i have both computers the one for the ls and the one for the dx. will the obd2 plug into the obd1 ecu harness.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 11:37 AM
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no, find an OBD1 LS/RS ecu. if you must use the DX ecu for now dont push it hard.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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find a ecu from an obd1 integra or just buy the jumper harness to use my obd2 or get a chipped obd1 ecu
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Old May 11, 2006 | 12:24 PM
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no run it OBD1 for tuning purposes.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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why wont the dx computer work is it not strong enough for the ls engine or what. i think what i am gonna do is swap out the whole wiring harness and dash from my integra into my civic hatch and just run obd2.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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i would still run it obd1 no matter what.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 05:55 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slamdacura &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">why wont the dx computer work is it not strong enough for the ls engine or what. i think what i am gonna do is swap out the whole wiring harness and dash from my integra into my civic hatch and just run obd2.</TD></TR></TABLE>

1.the dx ecu will run the Ls, but it does not have the proper fuel and timing maps, so the motor won't run as good as it would with the proper ecu.

2.even if you want a teg dash I would still keep it 1, like others have said.

3. you can prolly get a obd1 LS ecu(which will plug straight into car), or a jumper harness (which several people on this board sell)so you can plug the LS ecu that you already have into your dx harness, or get the DX ecu chipped for an LS, any of these can be done for less than $100 dollars

I reccomend you just buy a an oBD1 LS ecu

good luck
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Old May 12, 2006 | 06:33 AM
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where can i get the jumper harness to plug the ls computer into the dx harness. if anyone knows please let me know. Also I think the car would look good with the teg dash in it since it already has the seats and it is getting the rear brake setup. pretty much i have a integra with the weight of a dx civic hatch. Not to mention my ls motor is bone stock with 134 k on it.
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Old May 12, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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hey let me know where i can get a jumper harness to run my ls ecu on my obd1 civic. Or where i can buy and obd1 ls ecu for this car and get it by tomorrow thank you
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Old May 12, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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I think boomslang on this board sells them, try to pm him
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Old May 15, 2006 | 07:19 AM
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swap is complete and the car flies thanks for the help if anyone needs integra or civic parts let me know i got a whole bunch
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