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Old 01-14-2009, 06:53 PM
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ECU Convertion?
Is it easy to convert my 87's obd1 to an obd2 from a later year?
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Old 01-14-2009, 07:41 PM
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simple answer -> NO

out of curiosity, why would you want to?
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Cause he's part of team maniac, duh...
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I was told by guys at LCE that the stock ecu eats ass. Is this true?
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I have OBDII in my 93 truck. But I wouldn't say its simple. Swap out the engine, engine harness and ECU with one from a 97 or up and convert the body harness to mate up to the new engine harness and ECU. Then install the OBDII plug somewhere:

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so what your telling me is its easier to completely swap the motor and ecu? When did they start running a obd2?
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Originally Posted by team_maniac
so what your telling me is its easier to completely swap the motor and ecu? When did they start running a obd2?
Yeah, only way I know of. What you want to do is like wanting to convert a Pentium III to a Pentium IV. Could it be done? I guess a Toyota computer engineer could figure it out. 1996 or 97 was the start of OBDII.
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Let me rephrase my statement
Can you swap out a obd1 and replace it with a (what year does obd2 come out) 1992?+ ECU
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1996 http://www.obdii.com/connector.html#dates
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And wasn't the last year for the 22R 94? So you're looking 2RZ, or 5VZ for OBDII?
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Originally Posted by annoyingrob
And wasn't the last year for the 22R 94? So you're looking 2RZ, or 5VZ for OBDII?
Crap...... Any suggestions? I want to retain my 22re.. But I know that there are serious limitations...
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What exactly about OBDII is the main attraction for you? I mean I know its nice but you sound like you just can't live without it now for some reason
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get a paper clip...

"Toyota OBD Reader"
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buy a Mega Squirt and build your own EFI
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