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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 11:03 PM
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I have a 93 lt1 car, and I want to convert it to a 94-95 pcm. Is this a plug and play deal under the dash? I know I'll need an engine harness and PCM...what else?
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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you'll need the MAF too i would assume.
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 1995blacktattop
you'll need the MAF too i would assume.
Yeah, Got a couple of those laying around.
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 06:44 AM
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Very interested in this as well. Any cons to this conversion?
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 07:09 AM
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I did this conversion on my old 93. You need: 94-95 style harness, PCM, MAF, Heated O2 sensors (93 O2's are non-heated and will not work), and whatever you plan to do with your opti (leave it or convert it to vented....either will work). I did it about 10 years ago, and if I recall correctly it was pretty much plug and play.

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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 08:13 AM
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From what I've seen, complete and unhacked wiring harnesses are like gold and cost as much...
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Funny, I have one forsale for $80 shipped and have had zero interest!
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Funny, I have one forsale for $80 shipped and have had zero interest!
Ju has PM.
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searching for info on this swap and found this ol'thread. I am still curious though, other than the labor involved, are there any drawbacks to this swap?
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Originally Posted by stngh8r
searching for info on this swap and found this ol'thread. I am still curious though, other than the labor involved, are there any drawbacks to this swap?
None unless you swap transmissions to a computer controlled auto at the same time and hit stall wall (which can be tuned out anyway).

~200 extra RPM capability, easier tuning, and MAF for emisisons/streetability...its a great swap to do.
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Been thinking about this swap too, but I might just buy the 94-95 harness and do the 24x setup at the same time because sometime in the future I want to boost the car and want tuning to be simpler and more precise.
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