5sfe to 3sge

tech · 12-16-2007, 12:57 AM

ihave a 91 na and was thinking about just swapping the newer 3sge into the car for now but i wanted to know how hard the swap was is it just gonna be plug and play or will i need new mounts harnesses or electronics or can i just take the 5s out and bolt the 3sge in place any help would be great thanx guys.

TomsMR2 · 12-17-2007, 05:10 PM

it just plugs right in, very easy swap. you'll need everything electrical from the 3sge.

tech · 12-17-2007, 09:38 PM

do you mean i need the engine harness as well and will i need to do a rewire at all or will my engine harness from the 5sfe plug into the 3sge do i just need things like alternator distributer and other electronics for te engine

Gairloch · 12-17-2007, 11:45 PM

I dunno about the plugs but yes you'll need the engine harness, ecu, alternator, distributor etc etc. Well, maybe not the alternator.

datguydeni · 12-20-2007, 01:27 AM

would this be actually CA legal?

Gairloch · 12-20-2007, 01:34 AM

It wasn't ever a USDM motor so I doubt it.

12-16-2007, 12:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
tech No Skills Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	5sfe to 3sge ihave a 91 na and was thinking about just swapping the newer 3sge into the car for now but i wanted to know how hard the swap was is it just gonna be plug and play or will i need new mounts harnesses or electronics or can i just take the 5s out and bolt the 3sge in place any help would be great thanx guys.

12-17-2007, 11:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,426 Thanks: 114 Thanked 219 Times in 192 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	I dunno about the plugs but yes you'll need the engine harness, ecu, alternator, distributor etc etc. Well, maybe not the alternator. __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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12-17-2007, 05:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
TomsMR2 Formerly Tom Brokaw Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bay Area Posts: 2,042 Thanks: 8 Thanked 152 Times in 129 Posts Blog Entries: 1 iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	it just plugs right in, very easy swap. you'll need everything electrical from the 3sge.

12-17-2007, 09:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
tech No Skills Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 25 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	do you mean i need the engine harness as well and will i need to do a rewire at all or will my engine harness from the 5sfe plug into the 3sge do i just need things like alternator distributer and other electronics for te engine

12-20-2007, 01:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
datguydeni Cage Fighter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego CA Posts: 146 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	would this be actually CA legal?

12-20-2007, 01:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,426 Thanks: 114 Thanked 219 Times in 192 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	It wasn't ever a USDM motor so I doubt it.