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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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Just bought my first corvette, a 1992 convertible. The ecm has apparently been changed, it is silver metal looking with fins. The mounting bracket is a nearly round arm. The ecm does not connect to it. Am I missing a part or will this ecm not mount to this bracket?
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by chankel1959
Just bought my first corvette, a 1992 convertible. The ecm has apparently been changed, it is silver metal looking with fins. The mounting bracket is a nearly round arm. The ecm does not connect to it. Am I missing a part or will this ecm not mount to this bracket?
Can you email me some pics of your ECM and the bracket? My email add is rffemt808@hotmail.com I have a extra mounting bracket I would sale, but want to make sure thats what you need. It almost sounds like some one put a later ECM in it. Because all the 92-93 ECMs that I've seen and have are black. What is the part number on your ECM??
I have a 1985 and a 1992 Corvette. LOVE EVERY MIN OF THEM!!! You will to!! Welcome to the club
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by chankel1959
The ecm has apparently been changed, it is silver metal looking with fins. The mounting bracket is a nearly round arm. The ecm does not connect to it. Am I missing a part or will this ecm not mount to this bracket?
As noted I suspect someone has installed a PCM from a later car which is a completely different style and mounting .Yours should look and mount like this.

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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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Mine does not look like that. I think it is a later unit.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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Sent you some new pictures, I hope you get them.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by chankel1959
I think it is a later unit.
Yours looks like this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Trans...Q5fAccessories

Anything could have happened.
Someone might have installed an engine and wiring from a later car; they may have installed the later electronic gearbox which requires the later computer to control it
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by chankel1959
Sent you some new pictures, I hope you get them.
If this is you chankel@aol.com all I got was a pic of the Corvetteforum web page.
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by rodj
Yours looks like this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Trans...Q5fAccessories

Anything could have happened.
Someone might have installed an engine and wiring from a later car; they may have installed the later electronic gearbox which requires the later computer to control it
That is what mine looks like. Is ther any way to properly mount it?
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Bobwhite85
If this is you chankel@aol.com all I got was a pic of the Corvetteforum web page.
Bob
Tried three times. The link from the other response to one for sale on ebay looks like the one in my car. Sorry about the pictures not going through.
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Originally Posted by chankel1959
That is what mine looks like. Is there any way to properly mount it?
You would need to get the PCM mount from a '94+ Vette
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Is it as simple as removing my bracket and installing a later model one in the same holes or would changing the ecm be a better option?
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Originally Posted by chankel1959
Is it as simple as removing my bracket and installing a later model one in the same holes or would changing the ecm be a better option?
The later PCM has completely different wiring and plugs to the early ECM.
Is not a plug in swap
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