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Christ · 04-24-2013, 06:49 PM

What'd you do for wiring changes and ECM when you swapped this?

I don't believe I ever read about it.

Reason I ask is that I just picked up an S10 with TWO T5's behind a 2.2 that needs main bearings and for the cost of a rebuild, I can buy a low-mile 3800SC and have similar fuel economy and a metric buttload of extra power [to the tune of 290HP and 310tq].

I know additional wires need to be added for the SC engines [I think I know...] but I can handle that, it'd just be nice to have a starting point from someone else's swap so I'm not going in blind.

04-24-2013, 06:49 PM	#59 (permalink)
Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	What'd you do for wiring changes and ECM when you swapped this? I don't believe I ever read about it. Reason I ask is that I just picked up an S10 with TWO T5's behind a 2.2 that needs main bearings and for the cost of a rebuild, I can buy a low-mile 3800SC and have similar fuel economy and a metric buttload of extra power [to the tune of 290HP and 310tq]. I know additional wires need to be added for the SC engines [I think I know...] but I can handle that, it'd just be nice to have a starting point from someone else's swap so I'm not going in blind. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"