Quote Originally Posted by robot View Post
swapping the entire ECM and engine/tranny is possible BUT, depending upon the year, some of the dash/gauges are integrated into the computer. Does the engine currently have a distributor OR is it distributorless? The newer the unit, the more difficult it is to convert.....new motors dont have distributors, sensors feed to the ECM which drive the gauges, etc. Are you experienced at signal level electricity?
In another post it was mentioned that the donor is a '94 or '95 model, so twenty year old technology which I'm thinking was still a distributor, and not overly sophisticated. There's guys who will take the ECU and harness, and send it back minus all of the "extra" wiring, and even stripped of VIN and security information (or linked to the right VIN) on the newer stuff.