I have a 96 honda del sol shell. It didnt come with an engine harness. The car is OBD2a...

Would an engine harness from a 96-98 Ek work? what about 99-00?

Thanks

 

yes 96-98 is good...99-00 is obd2b

 

I see so 96-97 del sol engine harness is the same as the 96-98?

please comfirm, im going to buy it ASAP.

 

Thats what i'd like to know... I haven't had the opportunity to look at a '96 - '97 Del Sol engine bay (they just weren't very common here) I don't know if they're 1 piece like the '96 - '00 civics, or 2 piece like the '92 - '95 civics and '94 - '01 integras. Are the ECU plugs there? Shock tower plugs? pics of the passenger's side of the engine bay?

 

I'll take that tomorrow and post them up.

 

1996 del sol S engine bay

 

Thank you. This confirms what I had suspected. If you are using an OBD2 enigne, use a '96 - '01 integra harness ('96 - '99 is preferable, you need to wire in the tach signal wires on the '00 - '01 harnesses) if you are using an OBD1 engine use a '92 - '95 civic harness (except CX or '92 - '93 DX/LX) or a '94 - '95 integra harness.

 

What about the EK harness? no good??

and if I use a obd1 motor, I need an OBD1 harness? will it hook up inside the car properly, I was just told to use obd2 harness and get jumpers for the alternator, and whatever engine components that needs to be converted over...

Seems like you posted the Easiest/Simplest solutions, I just wonder if its too good to be true.

Can anyone confirm? I am about to order the appropriate harness.

Thanks!!

 

Exactly. Its a 1 piece design is entirely incompatible with your chassis.

You can do it either way, but using an OBD1 engine harness makes far more sense, it plugs into all the OBD1 engine components and is a direct plug in at the shock tower plugs, you will of course need an OBD2A to OBD1 ECU jumper harness.

There are very often very simple solutions when it comes to honda engine swaps, sometimes they just aren't well publicized, this is one of them. Below are some pics going the other way, car pictured is a '92 civic CX hatchback, with a USDM '98 OBD2A ITR engine harness, it illustrates how the OBD2 engine harness will plug into an OBD1 chassis harness and vice versa. Pics courtesy of B18C5-EH2

 

Here is some pics I just took.

it is indeed the 2 piece, but is it just me or do I have an extra plug on the passenger side? I see three in your pics, and i have 4??

anyways heres pics.




Passenger side strut tower




Driver side Strut Tower

 

Yes, you have an extra plug, if I remember correctly the OBD2 integras do as well, most likely its for the CKF sensor (OBD1 engines don't have them, nor do JDM OBD2 engines) simply let the plug hang in the engine bay. What trim level was the Del Sol btw, if it was an S you will need to move a couple of pins around at the ECU plugs so the IACV works correctly.

 

It is indeed an S.... how unlucky!

 

What pins do I have to move? even with an OBD2 to 1 jumper harness i have to repin?

 

Good question, and unfortunately one I can't answer, although it *should* take care of the ECU end of things, leaving you with the shock tower plugs (which you wont find any info on, the only thing it applies to are '96 - '97 Del Sol S's and '96 - '97 Del Sol Si automatics) although if you follow the wire colors (confirming with a multimeter set to ohms you should be able to figure out whats what pretty easily. It would be greatly appriciated if you document what you do.

 

I just picked up a JDM D15B 96-00 complete motor.

So I need an manual integra engine harness now.

 

Would 95 del sol OBD1 engine harness work?? I can convert the clips and stuff.

I know my options but its just so harness to find them.

 

BUMP.

Ok i found a guy with a 97 GSR harness for 60 bucks
I found a guy with the original Harness for my car, I have to wire in the dual stage vtec for this right? the motor is the 96-00 OBD2 jdm D15B.
lastly I have a 95 OBD1 del sol S harness.

Any input 94EG8??

 

OBD1 Del Sol harness should be your last choice. I'm torn between the OBD2 Del Sol and GS-R harness though. Only because i'm not sure how the IACV stuff is pinned out on the Del Sol shock tower plug. with the GS-R harness you will need to wire one additional vtec solenoid, with the GS-R harness you will need to preform the IACV fix at both the ECU and the engine harness end as well as wire both vtec solenoids. In the end it wont make much difference, just stay away from the OBD1 harness. You also need the uber rare P2J ecu for that engine btw, they aren't easy to find.

 

This is the swap i just picked up today.



Dual vtec. For gas saving purpose right?


I made sure it came with its ECU. P2J


What is the S40 transmission compareable to in the US? i heard the y8? is that EX?

 

Its set up for fuel economy and power. vtec-e -> regular sohc non vtec 16 valve mode -> sohc vtec.

Note sure about the transmission code right off the top of my head. If I think of something later i'll post it though.

 

I am pursuing the 97 GSR Harness at the moment.

 

Quick Question, since the p2J is like the only ECU to run the 3 stage vtec, What options do I have when I decide to turbo??

 

Anybody knows where i can find the relay that controls my windows on a 93' del sol?? Really need to close my windows and it's been raining lately in downtown la.please!! Someone........

 

Thread jack for the mother ****in' win.

 

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