D16y7 (usdm to jdm swap)
 

Hey guys, my jdm motor just came in and unfortunately to cut some corners the just cut all the wires and hoses to save time when pulling it out. I was told the motor would drop right in and hook into the computer with no issues now it seems from some inspection the main wiring harness on the jdm motor has about twice as many wires. Are there any harnesses out there that can replace the ones that are cut or am I going to have to mickey mouse something up? By the way it's going into a 97 civic LX and it's from a JDM 96-00 Civic ZC non-vtech so same era, different countries.

use your harness and stuff, take everything off the new motor and put your stuff on it so its compatible with your cars setup.

that's the thing my mechanic is telling me it's got a different injection system and the wiring doesn't match whats in my car.

use your intake manifold and stuff. you just need to use the head and block, put all your stuff on it. it will work trust me

Yes it will work, like 94 said strip it down to just the core of the engine: block with head (and valve cover and oil pan)-- pull all the manifolds and sensors and wiring off and reuse the old ones from your car.

Ya I wanted to just do a straight swap plug it in and go, but it's lookin like that's what i'll have to do. Thanks for the quick reply by the way.