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Old Aug 1, 2001 | 08:23 PM
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Hi, What year vettes computers are programable?
If some one knows were I can learn more about the different computers used & available I'd appreciate the info.
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Old Aug 2, 2001 | 02:24 AM
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You will be able to program any of them that came with EFI, the question will be whether they are flash programmable or need a chip. 94+ are flash programmable, and I know 92 and prior are chip based (require a chip burner). I believe the 93 is also (chip based) but not 100% sure.




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Yeah, '93 is chip based.

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Originally Posted by Sarkee
Can an older ('86) be fitted with the newer flash-programmable ECU and then flashed with the older data??? I realize that the newer have 29C256-style chips, and I would need to "stack" the code, and change the pinouts for the 3 connectors, but has anyone ever explored this?[/color]
nope won't work. The later style PCM that is flash programmable is for the LT1 motor. If you try to plug that up to an L98 you probably won't have much luck. One thing that comes to mind is the optispark. You can mount a flash chip on your memcal in an '86, but you'll still need to remove the chip to program it.



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