? for the jdm swap experts

[FRED]

Auto transmissions are not controlled from the stk ECU but from another computer called ECAT I believe. See the online FSM and the wiring schematics and the chapter on automatic transmissions plus the chapter on FUEL AND EMISSIONS which has the pinout for the stk ECU.

Attached is a jpg out of the series five wiring schematics that is one of three pages of ECAT inputs/output plus the book also shows the end points to and from the ECAT computer.

[danro]

thanks Fred. I just assumed that the ecu also controlled the transmission. To be honest your attatchment is way over my head as i am not as technically savy as most of you rotary guys.

lol, I was hoping it would be plug n play like the honda guys with all the specialty parts available for various eng/trans configurations.

like, 1. find a very clean straight turbo car in need of rebuild= $2000-3000
profesional rebuild + all wear items replaced= $4000
or

find a very clean straight N/A s4 = $3000
profesional T2 swap = $5000

2. plug in jdm auto trans.(assuming it is in good shape
because autos tend to have conservative owners)


Am I dreamin. 7 or 8 thousand dollars for a strong running turbo car built for me and ready to mod into a quick little street car. (assuming the trans. swap goes as planned)

[Pete_89T2]

Originally Posted by danro

thanks Fred. I just assumed that the ecu also controlled the transmission. To be honest your attatchment is way over my head as i am not as technically savy as most of you rotary guys.

lol, I was hoping it would be plug n play like the honda guys with all the specialty parts available for various eng/trans configurations.

like, 1. find a very clean straight turbo car in need of rebuild= $2000-3000
profesional rebuild + all wear items replaced= $4000
or

find a very clean straight N/A s4 = $3000
profesional T2 swap = $5000

2. plug in jdm auto trans.(assuming it is in good shape
because autos tend to have conservative owners)


Am I dreamin. 7 or 8 thousand dollars for a strong running turbo car built for me and ready to mod into a quick little street car. (assuming the trans. swap goes as planned)

Ok, that changes things - I mistakenly thought you already had an FC turbo as a starting point for the AT conversion. If you are literally starting with nothing, the questions you need to ask yourself are: (1) What's my total budget, and related to that, how much of the work can I do myself? and (2) Do I really want an FC, or would I be just as happy owning a US spec FD that was originally equipped with an AT?

On #2, if you're OK with getting an FD, it shouldn't be too hard to find a clean high miles example with an AT for under $10K. Just for the heck of it I did a quick search on Autotrader.com for AT equipped FDs, and found 18 for sale scattered across the USA; "average" price was about 14K, but that average was skewed by a handful of them that were priced in the $20K+ range.