dbusch22

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so, I did an engine swap, and when I went to plug the computer back in, I noticed on the "blue" side of the pcm, a bunch of nasty corrosion , and 4 missing pins. So I looked on the harness "blue" side, and sure enough, the 4 pins were so rusty, they had stayed in the connector when I unplugged the computer!

Now I need a new computer programmed to my VIN, and also have to repair 4 little connectors inside the blue plug. not sure how that's going to work?? I think I might have to buy a crimping tool and some of the pins from somewhere.

I already tried eBay, nothing right now for my car. I tried SpareECM, but I can't get ahold of the guy, doesn't answer his phone, and hasn't replied to my e mail yet.

please help, I have to get this car running soon! Gotta keep the price to $150 or so for the computer, I'm losing money on this car as it is, was supposed to be a flipp-er, and this PCM issue was unforseen.
thx!!

toplessHO

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whats the #?

dbusch22

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the serv. number is

16238212

the hdw no. is

16239740

01WS6/tamu

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Any gm dealer then it must be flashed to your VIN in order to have the correct calibrations.

LSX Power Tuning

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Its going to be hard to find one $150 or less.


It wont be under $150 at a dealership.

dbusch22

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so I'm finding out that the pcm for the 98 ls1 cars are kind of a GM bastard child. one off year, and harder to come by than the other ones. i can find 99-02 computers for $80 programmed to my VIN, but not a 98, same guy sells the 98 ones for $450 programmed. Unless someone on here has one, I'm going to ship the guy mine, he said he can probably repair / replace the 160 pin connector on it and send it back to me. only $200 going that route.

Stroker450

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Repin it to 99 + 411 pcm , way better i have a 98c5 , while tunning pcm crashed and bricked it, did the swap and and bought a pcm off of ebay for $40 they come in trucks,vans,suburbans,tahoes. look it up its a common swap its timely but well worth it. I know with hptuners the 99+ options are better like real time tunning and newer OS's have only one VE table instead of 2

jessanator

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i just bought a 98 computer and harness and i only need the harness, i'll sell the 98 pcm for a decent price but you'll have to get it programmed to your vin. pm me if you're interested

toplessHO

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dont know if it will help for parts or what ever but have a 98 3.8 one $50

dbusch22

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Sorry it's been a while since I had time to log on. I ended up having my stock computer refurbished. Thx for all the help. Now if I could just get the car to start. . Gotta love troubleshooting. ... sigh