it's a camshaft - 212/218 are the intake/exhaust valve lift specs, which are what cams are generally referred to by
for the harness, so long as both you & the donor use the same transmission, you shouldn't have to change anything that i know of
you can do the DBC swap on a newer motor, but i don't remember what all's involved. search around & you'll come across where people've done it before



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