i have a 1990 ef hatch. I have a ls motor ready to drop in. The problem is, all these wires are giving me a headache.

wires are all over the engine bay and i have no idea where they go.

With that being said, what do i do next.
Do i try to find a stock uncut dx harness?
Find an uncut ls harness?
Will a ef si harness work?
do i try to sort all of these wires?
or rip all these wires out and start from scratch?

i really need help. Any responses are greatly appreciated, thank you

 

well it depends on what wires your talking about being everywhere. if its the engine harness and its been hacked by some idiot. then i would just start over with an uncut harness. if its more then just the engine harness thats messed up it might be easyer to fix if your good with wireing. if your going to replace an engine harness you have to get the one that matches the car. if you have a dx get a dx harness. an ls or si harness wont work in a dx car. if you do have a dx then you gota rewire the original dx harness for mpfi.

 

if you need to get another harness get the one that matches your car. ls is out of the question. post pics of what these wires look like,

 

this is what is looks like










under the dash looks a little better but is still mixed up a bit. The previous owner soldered a whole bunch of wires and stuff.

 

i would try to source out a full si harness for under the dash and in the engine bay. it will already be multipoint and make your life alot easier

 

lets start off this way. what is the exact model car your working with?

no ITS A EF HB crap. what exact year and model? if its a dx, then state it as a 90 dx. from there we can better determine what you need to get your car rolling again.

 

its a 1990 dx

btw i really appriciate you guys helping me out.

 

go get a stock harness for a 90 dx, thats not all jimmy jammed....plug it in.....then do the necessary wiring..

 

by neccesary wiring you mean the dpi to mpfi conversion?

 

that would be the nessary wiring

 

yes, its only a few more wires into the bay, and switching a couple wires at the ecu...then the dizzy..

 

man I think I just got a headache after those pics

 

If you need detailed help or anything pm me.

 

yaaaaaa trust me a full body harness swap will be your best bet. you only need the front half though unless the back harness is fubar, the front harness plugs into the rear harness under the dash. but yeah pick up a "fresh" dx (or si if you want to make it simpler) front body harness and engine harness and the convert to mpfi (unless you got an si set up) then go from there

 

Thanks alot guys, i guess i'll start looking for a dx harness in good condition

 

i dont know it doesnt look that bad to me. but i like wireing. its alot of work changeing a whole body harness. gota pull the dash interior heater. ive done it. also alot of plugs changed on the inside harness between years and models. so be carefull of that. your gona wana try and get a complete harness dash plugs and everthing.

 

ill sell ya this one for 35 bucks its a dx harness interested??

 

if your harness is hacked up get a new one, but if all the stock plugs are there....you can make it work...........jessedm's harness looks legit, and decent price

 

this car has already been multiported correct? cause in your first pic i see a resistor box...can you get a pic of the ecu and wiring down on the floor for us?

 

NY blizzard lol, i'll get the ecu and dash pics up later.

 

oh ****...yea i saw on the news you guys had a mother of a storm comin through....no garage??

 

WIRE TUCK MADNESS...

 

lol no garage

 

The Harness that goes around the engine i.e. wires for starter alt. engine bay grounds, etc......where does it stop? I thought it stopped at the shock tower. Jusat wondering trying to get clear info because thats whats missing in my car and i have to source. thanks

 

that's correct.