[diabolical1]

this is something i should have done - fingers crossed - in a few weeks. for the most part my engine is built and sitting, but being the "winner" that i am, i brought all my engine parts up from FL except ... wait for it ... the bloody front pulley! so i need to locate one before i can do my endplay check and button up the front cover and oil pan.

i've been learning the hard way that there are a few slight, yet distinct, differences between the N/A and T2 parts. for example, the secondary fuel rail (which i need one as well). if you don't get the complete engine with manifolds and such (like i did), it can be quite frustrating tracking down little parts like that rail. another physical different is the fact that the intakes draw from opposite sides of the engine bay - so i'm not sure how i'll hook up the MAF to the intake tract just yet. throttle cables are different, but i know of at least one person that made the N/A cable work on a T2 block with manifolds.

as for the differences in sensors, unfortunately, i can't say yet. i have not mounted the engine in the bay so i don't know which sensors have different plugs or are simply not there. my gut tells me that it won't be an issue though.

that said, i don't see why the stock 6-port ECU would have an issue with running the engine - maybe not great/identical, but decently. honestly, i expect some differences in fueling, but i don't expect it to be drastic. i'll note here though that i built my T2 block with 9.4 rotors.