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rumatt · 02-19-2019, 11:51 AM

I don't know enough about this to ask intelligent questions, so if it's OK I'd like to ask some dumb ones.

1. Is all of this wiring needed because you put the a different engine in the car? Or is some of it needed because you also decided on some custom engine management for performance? Or because you added a turbo?

2. You said the Haltech harness is clearly labeled. Is it specific to the miata engine, and you need to figure out how to connect all the inputs that it needs? Or are there some standards, so you bought a harness designed to connect a Miata-type engine to an RX-8-type chassis?

3. Insert questions here that I don't enough to ask but will want to know once you answer 1 & 2.

02-19-2019, 11:51 AM	#156
rumatt Mugwump Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: E46 330i, Chevy Colorado, Tesla Model 3 Location: NY Posts: 17,475	I don't know enough about this to ask intelligent questions, so if it's OK I'd like to ask some dumb ones. 1. Is all of this wiring needed because you put the a different engine in the car? Or is some of it needed because you also decided on some custom engine management for performance? Or because you added a turbo? 2. You said the Haltech harness is clearly labeled. Is it specific to the miata engine, and you need to figure out how to connect all the inputs that it needs? Or are there some standards, so you bought a harness designed to connect a Miata-type engine to an RX-8-type chassis? 3. Insert questions here that I don't enough to ask but will want to know once you answer 1 & 2.