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I just installed a VE into my 92 (highport) SE-R. Seems allot of people who've done the swap start with 94 (lowport) SE-R's, or B14's, so some of the things they say/do were different for me.
TAKE THE HOOD OFF!!!! I'm surprised more people don't do this, it takes about 3 minutes and makes the engine swap so much easier.
Use the VE throttle body and tps.
Plug the TPS connector into the top of the VE TPS.
Find a 3/4 to 5/8 hose adapter in the HELP section of your local auto parts joint. (Pictured right below the TB)
One of the heater hoses gets cut and is a straight shot to the coolant hardline under the IM
I'm running a DE MAF.
And a HS lowport CAI
Get an MSD 8969 digital switch, or a Greddy MSS.
Use the B13 distributor and external coil, just cut off the bottom leg of the distributor, because the lower bolt is in a different location on the VE head, plus there's interference between the lower leg and the head.
Fab a bracket out of bar stock for the coil.
Use spare exhaust manifold washers as spacers to move the throttle bracket forward so the throttle cable is perpendicular to the accelerator drum.
For the IACV and AAC, you can open up the loom and pull them back to get enough length. You'll have to use the VE IACV plug, or some people have just used the DE IACV itself.
I scrounged up some connectors to wire the VVL solenoids, I think one was from the knock sensor, not sure where the other one came from.
Also, install the sensors for your gauges before you put the engine in. Here's my water temp sensor.
I'm running VDO gauges, and the oil pressure sender is HUGE. Installing it with the Nissport adapter was tricky, because you need to angle the Nissport at just the right spot in order to have enough clearance for the sender. I did this after the engine was in the car, and it was a real PITA.
I'm running an AEBS header. The VE exhaust ports are smaller and higher up on the head than the DE ports, so if you're not running a Fujitsubo VE header, ream out the the bottom of the bolt holes on the header flange to move the header up higher.
Get the VE exhaust gasket from Greg @ Mossy.
Buy a tube of McKanica aerosol grey sealant. This stuff is the greatest thing since sliced bread. The aerosol gives you amazingly precise control, and you can lay down the sweetest bead of sealer ever.
I bought it at PepBoys, and
Summit carries it as well.
You definitely want to take as much of the harness out of the engine bay and prewire the engine before dropping it in the car. I needed to extend the two ground wires at the back of the intake manifold, and it was a stone bitch to do with the engine in the car. Picture yourself laying across the engine bay, with your arms behind the intake manifold trying to solder the wires. That was the only wiring other than the VVL solenoids I neglected to do before putting the engine in, and it really bit my ass.
Miscellaneous stuff....
If you're thinking about getting Outlaw spacers, do it before installing the engine.
You need B14 oil filters now.
Swap over both of the the DE temp sensors.
DO NOT reuse the flexplate bolts! They are shorter than the flywheel bolts. (Thanks Linus
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