730 ECM Swap

[Dan Townsend]

> > From: "Dave Zug" <dzug at delanet.com>
> >
> >
> > > Nobody mailed me that they wanted one (sniff sniff) - I been a loyal
GM
> > and
> > > F bod fan for 4 hours a night for the last 3 years. ;-(
> >
> > You had to show interest... :-)
> >
>
> Yea but its been finished and info- available for more than a year! (well,
> many more years if you include EFI archives)
>  its just recently been "discovered" by the masses apparently and adopted
as
> a preferred method (um, the ONLY public method?)
>
> The connector part numbers are new. I responded to your original question
> with, as usual, a long detailed answer. The connectors we went after half
> heartedly 6 mos ago and the 2 sources were dry, quiet, or just tired ;-)
> commercial interest motivated the PNs coming out a bit.

I prefer it because a friend also has a '165 ECM so I want to work on tuning
MAF first so I can help him/others in the future.

> < 60 day warranty on my 730 ECM>
>
> I hear ya there. Just go buy another one and return the dead one for a
good
> one a few days later - white lie but if it was bad in the first place the
> yard probably knew it and sold it to you anyway. you gotta have that
> junkyard mentality to deal with them efficiently.

The yard is pretty good from what I've heard and they went down on the
price.  I just want to be sure thats all.

> > > (just kidding - thats cool dan - the thread motivated us to get moving
> on
> > > the tasks) -
> >
> > I'll try to make that a trend.
> >
>
> I've got some PASCAL version 7 to re-code and back-into version 1.5  and I
> can make a '730 version of the '165 free scanner in the FTP (long as the
> author blesses me) so pester me on that!
> - oops I wasnt going to tell the list about that one. ;-)

Gore already invented that so give his secretary a call and get some more
info on it.

> > > PS - the 730 conv cable was 80% complete last month, now the smurfs
have
> > > finally completed it. I'm now a 'convert'. we'll see if it stays in
> though
> > > heh heh heh...  cant complain - $6 total cost, but we had to mutilate
a
> > dead
> > > MAF.
> >
> > Who you callin' a smurf?
> >
>
> Not you - I was talking about some little pin crimper helpers and other
> motivators. Like I said, the cable design and a couple finished units have
> been completed and running for quite a while (year almos) in this neck, I
> just have been personally  avoiding taking the leap out of MAF before I
got
> the car running well in OE ECM system form. Version 2 is being tested this
> instant. better mo faster, simpler, cheaper. Version 3, design is top
secret
> sorry(well, I dont know if its been determined a desirable project yet).
Get
> thru version one construction, you have a year head start on the R and D
now
> using some info from the website and some recently illuded to on the list.
> Save time and your fingers, take the advice of getting junkyard connectors
> with wires already on them, and buy the big 24/32. take some time to think
> out the ESC mod dilema so you can explain it to those who ask you for
> support in the swap.

I already have that plan in the works.  I got a trade for the 24/32 header
for the 3 connectors with wire attached.  Personally I am going to try the
swap at the shop with the 165 knock sensor in and if it fires up remove that
knock sensor and replace with the 730 compat. knock sensor.  The cable is
just to quickly verify it works since nothing seems to want to work the
first time for me.

> and if I havent said it (4 times so far to the list)  no this isnt my
> project, Its Mike's. I just get to test and poke at it and blab alot about
> it (probably too much) and tune with it. He's done alot of work (some just
> organization of list and GM manual info) and been considerate enough to
take
> time to document it and share it with the world.

I never considered it "My project" either.  I found Mikes' page back in
December but I was in Kuwait then and couldn't do anything except research.

> > > car is going to sleep for the winter after one more attempt at a MAF
11
> > sec
> > > run.
> >
> > Good luck.
>
> I think I got it no problem. Pray for my rear diff though...Thanks!
>
>
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <WEG1192 at aol.com>
> > > To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 1:02 AM
> > > Subject: Re: 730 ECM Swap
> > >
> > >
> > > > Here is the list of names who wanted a '165 to '730 conversion
> harness.
> > > > Whoever wants to take over this project, be my guest.  JW
> > > >
> > > > romans at starstream.net (Romans)
> > > > xybertron at cox-internet.com (Dan Townsend)
> > > > toddburkard at pcmc.com (Todd Burkard)
> > > > jwn at sgi.net (JN)
> > > > smarteney at xlvision.com (Marteney, Steven J.)
> > > > gellett at earthlink.net (Gabe)
> > > > rawardsr at hotmail.com (Robert Ward)
> > > > thartman at fastlane.net (Terry)

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