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    I just had an engine fire and melted half my harness. The engine harness is not bad at all to change out, just be careful and watch for ground straps. Everything else is pretty much plug and play since all the pig tails go in their own places and used harnesses pretty much fall into place. With that said, I have found these harnesses to be car and year specific. I had to go here to find my harness and after three (the places I contacted gave me the VIN of the car the harnesses were pulled from and I called my local GM dealer to confirm which was correct for my car based on VIN) I found the perfect one. All the pins matched up and it was perfect. LINK ------> Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market

    Regarding your problem, I agree with Bill. Someone put the GTP motor in your GT car and that's it. I bet you are still running your GT harness and PCM. How does the car shift while driving? Does it shift weird or smooth? The GT vs GTP transmissions are different as well. Gearing difference calls for different shift points between the GT and GTP PCM's causing the transmission to shift weird. The reason I ask this is because would buying a used PCM help, or would it be better for him to figure out what he has first then go to Intense or Overkill and have a custom tune done for his specific application? He'll have to have his "new" PCM flashed anyway for his VIN and such if he has emission testing?? I dunno, just a random thought.

    I would start out with a new harness. I bought mine for $100 ($75 for the harness and $25 shipping from OH to TN) Search that site and you'll find a good deal.
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    I figured the harness wouldn't be too hard to deal with to be honest. I was well aware when I bought the car that it used to be a GT and had a GTP engine swapped in, I don't think I made that totally clear in my rambling first post. I don't think it's the GT PCM because the body of the vehicle is a 97, and the PCM is a 98, plus from what I've read I don't think the GT PCM would work with the supercharged engine. The harness however, i believe IS from the original GT and that's what has been causing some of the problems.. The car used to shift and drive just fine, besides overheating there were no noticeable engine problems until the TPS went bad. Now it sporadically shifts badly, I think this may be a wiring issue because I tried a different sensor and the problem didn't go away. I'm fairly sure the previous owner swapped the transmission to the 4t60e because the trans cooler lines were cut and swapped, so I don't think that's the issue. I don't have to worry about emissions in Iowa where I go to school and have the car registered. But just so I'm totally understanding everything, should I go with a PCM and harness that match the model year of the engine, or the model year on the vin...it makes sense to me to go with the year of the engine, although it sounds like i have no real way of being absolutely sure what year it is..
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