A9H-RX Posted April 13, 2013 Posted April 13, 2013 Not too sure if this Q is top of everyone's list as generally it would be going backwards.... But I have a VQ35DE twin turbo conversion with fully forged cosworth internals.. For those who haven't seen the thread yet, the car was oblitirated last weekend by an Audi A3. I'm looking for a low mileage Zed for my replacement (pref 30 - 40k miles or less) to put the engine in, but a low miles prefacelift is becoming hard to find. Does anyone know if the wiring loom is the same in the facelift model to adapt my pre-facelift engine? Quote
ZMANALEX Posted April 13, 2013 Posted April 13, 2013 (edited) The wiring looms are different between the early car and the rev up engine if that is the question that you are asking Alex. Edited April 13, 2013 by ZMANALEX Quote
A9H-RX Posted April 13, 2013 Author Posted April 13, 2013 The wiring looms are different between the early car and the rev up engine if that is the question that you are asking Alex. So there is no way of me adapting my engine unless I change engine or whole car loom? Quote
ZMANALEX Posted April 13, 2013 Posted April 13, 2013 Now that is a completely different question, however any thing is doable. What ECU etc are you running? Best to keep it simple and just get a car that your engine will just drop in to. Alex. Quote
A9H-RX Posted April 13, 2013 Author Posted April 13, 2013 Now that is a completely different question, however any thing is doable. What ECU etc are you running? Best to keep it simple and just get a car that your engine will just drop in to. Alex. I've got standard ECU but running a piggy back. That's all plug and play.. I did want a car that my engine will easily be dropped into but I'm soo fussy when it comes to picking the right car and there are a lot of facelifts I would consider buying.. Would I have to change whole car loom? Quote
ZMANALEX Posted April 13, 2013 Posted April 13, 2013 The loom is very easy to remove as you just disconnect it at the ECU and pull it out with the engine. Alex. Quote
A9H-RX Posted April 13, 2013 Author Posted April 13, 2013 The loom is very easy to remove as you just disconnect it at the ECU and pull it out with the engine. Alex. So could I drop my engine, with engine loom and ECU into a facelift you think? Quote
ZMANALEX Posted April 13, 2013 Posted April 13, 2013 I see no reason why not, but best go talk to your tuner as I have no idea of your piggy back set up as you have not expanded. Alex. Quote
A9H-RX Posted April 13, 2013 Author Posted April 13, 2013 I see no reason why not, but best go talk to your tuner as I have no idea of your piggy back set up as you have not expanded. Alex. My piggy back is Uni-Q, version 1. Quote
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