'870 to '165 swap help
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From: Flowery Branch, GA
Car: 1985 Iroc-Z
Engine: 1 BA 305 TPI
Transmission: Probuilt 700R4 - 2800 Stall Midwest
Axle/Gears: 3.42
'870 to '165 swap help
Is there anyone in the state of Virginia that has done this swap and would be willing to help me out? Just a second set of eyes kind of thing.
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Just follow the directions on the web sites. The Davis site says to make a harness for the relays, but when I did the swap on my Vette I put them right near the ECM. The hardest part for me was finding the right relays. The people at Discount Auto parts and Autozone thought I was crazy asking for relays for a vehicle, looking at them and then saying Nope about a hundred times. I also got a part number for the harness for the relays from Napa, so the relays had to match.
In Hindsight, I should have just bought two Bosch style generic 30a relays with harnesses ($6 each new at my local swap meet). They would probably have a higher capacity, and be much cheaper too. My replacement relays were like $12 each and the harnesses were like $5 each. Not expensive, but considering the time I put into finding them the other way would have been much easier.
In Hindsight, I should have just bought two Bosch style generic 30a relays with harnesses ($6 each new at my local swap meet). They would probably have a higher capacity, and be much cheaper too. My replacement relays were like $12 each and the harnesses were like $5 each. Not expensive, but considering the time I put into finding them the other way would have been much easier.
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