3.4L Motor Swap Underway!

[xamfed]

Insite, where are you in the Atlanta area. I would love to take a ride in that monster.

[insite]

Originally Posted by xamfed

Insite, where are you in the Atlanta area. I would love to take a ride in that monster.

i live in smyrna & work in marietta. i'd love to give you a check ride. supposed to be 60 degrees on sunday.....

[Paul]

Nice job, could you elaborate on how you moved the pins on the DME harness?

[insite]

Originally Posted by Paul

Nice job, could you elaborate on how you moved the pins on the DME harness?

sure. there's a tool that can be used to gently remove a pin from the harness at the DME. after that, it can simply be pushed into another slot.

i don't have the tool, though, so i bought a pin with a segment of wire attached to it. i pushed it into the correct 'new' slot, then clipped the wire & soldered it to the new one.

[xamfed]

I met Insite and went for a ride in his car. I can say this car is insane. It sounds amazing, and is crazy fast.

He took me on some great curvy rodes in Atlanta that I didn't know existed. He has coil-overs and great brakes installed also. Thank God, because we needed them.

Thanks for the ride Kevin, it took me a few hours to calm down.

[insite]

glad you enjoyed it!

Originally Posted by xamfed

I met Insite and went for a ride in his car. I can say this car is insane. It sounds amazing, and is crazy fast.

He took me on some great curvy rodes in Atlanta that I didn't know existed. He has coil-overs and great brakes installed also. Thank God, because we needed them.

Thanks for the ride Kevin, it took me a few hours to calm down.

[mikstew]

Insite, congrats on your build. Looks fantastic, and must feel fantastic to drive.

Just one quick question -

What exactly did you do with your DME? If I recally, yours is 5.2.2, and so is the DME from the '99 carrera you got your engine from. And I know two things that you did:

-Added ONE more wire (well two, with ground) to the boxster ECU to control VarioCam
-Flashed/chipped the ECU to the 3.4 program

Was there anything else you did, and what can you tell me about your flashing/chipping. I mean, what exactly is involved and where'd you get it done?

Thanks!

[insite]

mikstew -

i really just moved one pin at the DME to control the varioram flap. i had the DME programmed to the RoW (euro spec) 3.4L program. that's really it. i used the actuator for the secondary air system (RoW eliminates need for it) to operate the varioram flap. i basically swapped the wire from the secondary air DME pin to the varioram DME pin.

as for the programming itself? you need to take proof of ownership to a dealer & have them print out your immobilization codes. you send your DME, along w/ the codes, to someone who can program it for you (tholyoak).

[Paul]

Originally Posted by insite

sure. there's a tool that can be used to gently remove a pin from the harness at the DME. after that, it can simply be pushed into another slot.

i don't have the tool, though, so i bought a pin with a segment of wire attached to it. i pushed it into the correct 'new' slot, then clipped the wire & soldered it to the new one.

Thanks, any tricks or guidance on safely opening the plug housing so the pin can be inserted?

Where can we obtain the pins with the wires attached or did someone with correct pin tool remove one from a used harness?

[Jaxonalden]

Any chance you can make a video of the sound a quick ride and post it to YouTube? :dance:

[insite]

Originally Posted by Jaxonalden

Any chance you can make a video of the sound a quick ride and post it to YouTube? :dance:

i'll give it a shot this weekend

[insite]

Originally Posted by Paul

Thanks, any tricks or guidance on safely opening the plug housing so the pin can be inserted?

sure. this is for the OLDER '99 DME; the newer ones are a little bit different.
1) disconnect the harness from the DME
2) cut the zip tie and open the back of the socket cover
3) use a small screwdriver to remove the weather seal from around the socket
4) remove the phillips screw from the outside of the socket
5) push the far end of the socket down; it will rotate forward & out of the cover
6) pull the socket through the cover

you how have a totally exposed DME connector. the pins are removed / inserted from the back of the plug.

Originally Posted by Paul

Where can we obtain the pins with the wires attached or did someone with correct pin tool remove one from a used harness?

i got mine from a fellow forum member; it had been removed from a used harness. i probably have some if you need one.