06 Apr Type S Engine Harness Hack

Type S Engine Harness Hack: How to convert your engine harness to work with what you’ve got.

By Brian Gillespie

You’ve got you K-series engine with 6 speed transmission ready to swap into your Civic with one little exception, no Type S engine harness. They say used ones go for $100-250, but they are nowhere to be found. You can buy it new from Acura for $550 to $800. You can buy a Mil-spec harness for $650 to $900. Crap! What do you do? Well once again, VTEC Academy to the rescue once again with a budget solution. You know how we roll! With these simple steps you can easily convert a base model RSX harness to work with your 6 speed transmission.

Oh, crap again! You don’t have a Type S ECU? Not to worry. Look for another quick tip coming soon on how to operate your reverse lockout without a Type S ECU. We got this, and now you will too.

Are you looking for tools we used to de-pin the ECU connector like we did in this video? Check out VTEC Academy’s Amazon Store to find tools we recommend for working on Honda electronics at https://www.amazon.com/shop/vtec.academy

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