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Hi guys,
Due to my poor ST165 rotting and falling apart round my ears I am thinking of ideas to move on. I've been offered a cheap ST182 with a blown engine and am considering putting the ST185 engine from my car into the ST182 to use for a while until I save up and get a good ST185 or ST205.
My main concern for the conversion is the wiring loom and ECU. Can anybody tell me how straight forward this will be. I already have two ST185 ECU's, and wonder if I got the loom to match the ECU will this pretty much plumb easily into the ST182 dashboard loom etc.
Just to clarify, I want a 182 with 185 ECU/Loom/Engine. How feasible?
I also gather that the 3S-GE manual box will mate up to the 3S-GTE but have heard that the input shaft is different so I will have to uset the 3S-GE clutch and not the 3S-GTE, is this true? My other option is to get an MR2 gearbox and use that which may be easier as I also think the starter motor is pm the wrong side on the 3S-GE box?
Any help and advice would be gratefully received!! There seems to be a distinct lack of information on this and I know there are people who have done this a few times..
Due to my poor ST165 rotting and falling apart round my ears I am thinking of ideas to move on. I've been offered a cheap ST182 with a blown engine and am considering putting the ST185 engine from my car into the ST182 to use for a while until I save up and get a good ST185 or ST205.
My main concern for the conversion is the wiring loom and ECU. Can anybody tell me how straight forward this will be. I already have two ST185 ECU's, and wonder if I got the loom to match the ECU will this pretty much plumb easily into the ST182 dashboard loom etc.
Just to clarify, I want a 182 with 185 ECU/Loom/Engine. How feasible?
I also gather that the 3S-GE manual box will mate up to the 3S-GTE but have heard that the input shaft is different so I will have to uset the 3S-GE clutch and not the 3S-GTE, is this true? My other option is to get an MR2 gearbox and use that which may be easier as I also think the starter motor is pm the wrong side on the 3S-GE box?
Any help and advice would be gratefully received!! There seems to be a distinct lack of information on this and I know there are people who have done this a few times..