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Originally Posted by firehawk618
It's really not hard if you are mechanically inclined.
I will say that the 97 HX, engine, harness and ECU was a plug and play affair into my 98 LX.
If you start with a 98 it will definitely plug right in no matter the sub model IF you start with a stick and swap in a stick.
If you do a 96 or 97 some have the fuel tank pressure sensor, others do not and if you swap the HX stuff into one that does not that will add work.
I am picking up a complete VX engine, trans, harness, ecu this weekend.
I have no use for the engine / ecu / harness.........
I consider myself lucky with the HX setup I bought. It was 100% complete from a JY for $500
When I dropped the oil pan, valve cover it was very clean inside.
Now that I have my new MPGuino installed I went and topped off my tank. It came out to 40.5 mpg. 146 miles, 3.6 gallons.
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so we're talking 96 and 97 chassis' have a fuel tank pressure sensor, or the HX engine from those years
needs one?
That's awesome MPG, did you do any technique or manage to get lean burn or is this just ordinary driving and no lean burn?
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