Thread: Engine swapping help!!

Ok guys so I did a engine swap for a few days and my new motor is in but it is having some starting issues... for one the car starts and smokes like f***ing crazy but that's because of the new headers and everything reassembled..any other reasons? Any thing I should into the motor? it starts then shuts off in 5 to 10 secs what could it be? I dont have a o2 extenstion for the headers but splice the connection so that should be good right? spark plugs got changed as soon as first startup to throw away misfires on the plugs but still it won't idle no more for 5 to 10 secs what else could it be? Also as of now I have no steering whatsoever we dropped the cradle because of the rear headers needing to be installed could the cradle being dropped misaline the steering ? Any help would appreciated new motor mods are as follows if it would help thanks

Xp cam: misfire I know are gonna come no tune
Double roller
130# Springs
Ported Heads
SD Headers
EGR Delete
Machined LIM
Autolite 103's
Stock tune as of now



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Try unplugging the maf and see if it'll run. Your rack came disconnected. Hook it back up

you mean no steering as the steering wheel spins but not the tires? if so you pulled the shaft off the rack, its under the boot on the drivers side.


do not spin the wheel around all free like, the clock spring will break in the column.

Fuel pump resistor and or bypass could that be why the car only stays on for a couple seconds? No codes except for misfire because of the cam and egr delete

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Could be try the bypass

It's the fp relay you have to bend a tab out

Ok thanks guys got lead way today on the car bent 85 tab for high speed mode and the fuel relay and the car turned and stayed in But after I get codes p0121 TPS so I bought a gasket for the throttle body it needed it badly so i replaced throttle body gasket along with recharging my dead battery at the auto shop
What can it be? It has low fuel could it be no fuel? TPS sensor stopping it from starting? When I start it it stalls now I'm lost now any help would be appreciated thanks guys!!


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