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TobagoBlueBM
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Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:33 pm

Can I put a low comp engined loom on hi comp engine if I use the low comp gearbox n ECU?

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Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:47 pm

you can't put a high comp loom on a low comp ECU, the plugs won't fit. And you can't fit a high-comp ECU to a low-comp gearbox if, by low comp gearbox, you mean the one with the speed sensors in the bell housing.

You can just convert a low-comp engine to the latest engine management system using this guide:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... tronic_1.3
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Tue Nov 05, 2013 10:08 pm

You will need to swap some sensors and bits from the later low comp engine but it all fits, early and late engines had different cooling systems as well pipes to different locations and different water pumps for this reason, so you may need to think about that as well.
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Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:25 pm

Well basically I've got a 2.7 bottom end and a '885' head. I'm building up as I go along n I need to know which loom to use. Also if I'm using the later head do I use a later rad aswel?

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Thu Nov 07, 2013 12:16 am

Definitely use the later loom and management system.
Rad. depends on which water pump you fit to the engine.
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Thu Nov 07, 2013 8:19 am

Ok so if I use a late water pump then use a late rad?

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