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1986 Camaro Restoration and Engine Swap

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Old May 3, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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1986 Camaro Restoration and Engine Swap

Need some help with an engine swap. 1986 camaro with a V6, 2.8L TBI, and I am swapping the V6 for a V8, 1991, 5.0L TPI. Need some expertise on matching the 91 engine wire harness with the 1986 vehicle. See attached word doc.
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Old May 4, 2012 | 08:24 AM
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Re: 1986 Camaro Restoration and Engine Swap

these folks are my neighbors....been helping them out for the last year with this prroject...the thing is ready to run! so if somebody can help us with the repinning of the wire harness that would be great! thanks!
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Old May 6, 2012 | 10:37 PM
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Re: 1986 Camaro Restoration and Engine Swap

the 6 pin i can explain from experience. the blue and green wires are for the reverse light switch for a manual trans application. the pink and pink/blk stripe are the fused 12 volt wires to the injectors labeled in the fuse panel usually as INJ1 and INJ2 (i think..) tan/wht cant remember right now. the important ones are the injector wires. now one problem i can see arising is the fact that the 91 has VATS. have you had it programmed out of the memcal? i would have to look at a 91 harness that i have sittin around to get a feel for it all again. (i swapped it into an 88 gta once upon a time. then got rid of the car and got the harness back) they may have taken both connectors and put all wires thru one connector.

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