gen 2 MT into gen 1 car - any difference electrically?

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gen 2 MT into gen 1 car - any difference electrically?

Post by Bosco »

Well, I think I'd better ask before I start clipping wires.

I'm swapping a '97 LGT Trans Into a '94 Touring Wagon.
As far as the electrical stuff goes, can I Simply follow Josh's 5mt swap write-up as it is, or do I need to do something differently?

I figure there is likely to be a wiring difference somewhere, and I don't want to find out after I've messed it up already.

Thanks for any help.
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Post by Legacy777 »

It should be the same. The only difference will be you will need to pull the electronic speed sensor out, and put the manual speedo gear/cable in.
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Post by Bosco »

Legacy777 wrote:It should be the same. The only difference will be you will need to pull the electronic speed sensor out, and put the manual speedo gear/cable in.

Okay great. Thankya.
so , by "manual speedo gear/cable" do you mean a speedometer cable from a 5mt car and the "recepticle" on the transmission it clips in to?
can I use the one from the auto transmission, or does the "recepticle" have to be from a 5mt too? (I probably should be beaten with the search stick for that one)

I assume I need a 5mt cruise computer from a 1st gen car, or can I actually use the one in the 97?
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Post by AWD_addict »

You can use the "recepticle" from an old 5MT. The auto one will be too short.

I doubt the cruise computer connections are the same from 1st to 2nd gen. A 1st gen computer is easy to set up.
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Post by AWD_addict »

Don't repeat my "experiment" with the speedo cable.
http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... ght=speedo
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