ECM Location
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ECM Location
Hey I was wondering where you were able mount the ECM with a factory length harness. Particularly in an A-body. I think I have enough length to put it on top of my glove box but don't want to cut a hole in my freshly smoothed firewall to find out my too short.
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From what I understand, the ECM needs to have some airflow as it runs a little hot. I was thinking of putting it inside too, but decided against it and mounted it in the engine bay of my truck.
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Unless the car harnesses do not have all the extra wire that a truck harness does you should be able to run everything inside the car. I have been looking at my truck harness (2004) and except for a few wires it looks like I could take all the wires out of the loom and disconnect them from the plugs on the computer and run them all inside the car with a lot of surplus wire. My problem would be that current performance modded my harness and the fuse block is pretty close to the computer which could make interior mounting a little more difficult.
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if you un-wrap the harness and re-position the connectors and wires.. you will be able to exten the wire to the ECM a bit.
I mounted my ECM inside the Cab on top of the TransTunnel.. more than enough for that. I have build a small console with gauges and lights to cover the ECM.
I mounted my ECM inside the Cab on top of the TransTunnel.. more than enough for that. I have build a small console with gauges and lights to cover the ECM.