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Old 05-03-2002, 12:26 PM   #4
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To "myred":

You have OBD-I in your 1995. Get a 3.0 M-motor from an 1995, and it goes right in. You need the ECU and wiring with the engine, but your swap is very easy, which is why most shops convert the cars when the swap is done.

OBD-II is the latest generation in engine management. It also is not very tolerant to modification. To "chip" an OBD-II car, the chip must be de-soldered, where OBD-I has a plug for the e-prom, so chip swapping is easy.

Also, as part of OBD-II, there is the "driveaway protection" which is a bear to work around. Basically, you do the swap, and even if everything is hooked up correctly, the engine won't start.

In a nut-shell, you don't need the document I'm creating. There are many good shops which will do your swap if you are not up to it, and it should only take two days.

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