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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 06:36 PM
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So within the next week im gonna be getting the wiring harness, can anybody recommend an ebay seller that is good for the 350ish harness?
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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Techrods......totally good unit, plug and play, labeled nicely......

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You can find good deals on stock harnesses if you look out, and save $$$ by modifying yourself. I paid 150 or so for my stock f-body harness.
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Old Sep 10, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 12:39 AM
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techrods it is thanks guys,
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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yup techrods
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Id recommend rebuilding your own. The ebay $350 harnesses are extremely basic. When you add in all the little functions to make it work right its about $600-650 and you still have to attach it to your stock harness
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Pocket
Id recommend rebuilding your own. The ebay $350 harnesses are extremely basic. When you add in all the little functions to make it work right its about $600-650 and you still have to attach it to your stock harness
so they not really "plug and play"?
i was thinking they were good to go the way they came
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Originally Posted by NemeSS
so they not really "plug and play"?
i was thinking they were good to go the way they came
Techrods are, you call him, tell him what you want, and it comes with the fan leads, TCC, PNP etc...or whatever you don't want, all nicely labeled, and a cheat sheet to tell you why it works the way it does.......and where to hook it. New wire, connectors all wrapped in a nice package........can't speak about any others, never did use them because they never explained what you get = hidden costs.....

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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 10:46 PM
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i got mine from chevythunderls1 on ebay it was 479 to my door with comp already had emissions programmed out and all the add ons like fan, secondary fan, 4l60e wiring, etc is all included and it comes with a 40+ page pdf of diagrams, faq's, and trouble shooting. i thought it was a pretty good deal
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Techrods is the way to go. Not sure what the one guy is talking about that adding stuff jacks up the price? I called them and told them I had a 2004 chevy truck engine, but was using LS1 injectors and alternator and using a cable throttle body and he custom made it for me for the same price. You do have to wire it into your body harness, but you will have to do that anyways even if you build your own. The cool thing is everything on the Techrods Harness has labels so you know where you need to wire in Keyswitch power, battery power etc. Honestly I couldn't be happier with this harness. The harness is excellent quality and each connector is nicely labeled. Definetely "Plug and play."
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Originally Posted by MonteFastChevy
Techrods is the way to go. Not sure what the one guy is talking about that adding stuff jacks up the price? I called them and told them I had a 2004 chevy truck engine, but was using LS1 injectors and alternator and using a cable throttle body and he custom made it for me for the same price. You do have to wire it into your body harness, but you will have to do that anyways even if you build your own. The cool thing is everything on the Techrods Harness has labels so you know where you need to wire in Keyswitch power, battery power etc. Honestly I couldn't be happier with this harness. The harness is excellent quality and each connector is nicely labeled. Definetely "Plug and play."
does anybody have his number? I wrote him on ebay, and no response yet.... and the only auction he had listed was a 04 engine harness.....
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+10 for techrods..great harness... beyond expectations
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Originally Posted by eroc022
does anybody have his number? I wrote him on ebay, and no response yet.... and the only auction he had listed was a 04 engine harness.....
PM sent...he's busy, but he will answer.......

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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by TomM
PM sent...he's busy, but he will answer.......

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Can you PM me his number also? I'd like to inquire about a harness for my 67 camaro swap.
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Ditto. I am looking for a harness service myself! Great info guys!
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MisterD
Can you PM me his number also? I'd like to inquire about a harness for my 67 camaro swap.
Originally Posted by matt1976
Ditto. I am looking for a harness service myself! Great info guys!
PM's sent...

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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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ordered mine today, right around 500.... 10 day wait no biggie....
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so they not really "plug and play"?
i was thinking they were good to go the way they came
Basic functions, yes, but a E class trans swap will never fire on the basic harness. Some kits even require an additional fuel pump relay to be added (extra cost of course). Even if you found one offering all the bells and whistles, several connections still need to be made. Fuel pump, IGN, batt, gauges, brake switches, cruise wires etc

In my book wire splices rules out plug and play to just a basic stand alone. The only P&P harnesses Ive seen were sent off to a company
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Like someone above I went with chevythunder for mine. Clearly labeled and the sheer amount of info provided on a cd with it is amazing. I think it printed out at 55 pages of text, pictures, charts and drawings. For under $500 I got the harness and ecm programmed for my setup. Considering some shops charge that much just for an ecm flash it seemed like a good deal.
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