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Originally posted by BeaversTA I am looking into ordering some stuff from www.moates.net to burn chips for a 16196344 and a 16159278( 93 z28). I am just wanting to clear some stuff up before I order. |
Good site

. BTW,
www.thirdgen.org , thirdgen being short for third generation f-body

. It's okay to lie a little but I'm going to assume this Lt1 ecm is going into a thirdgen f-body.
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| Am I going to need a "G1(Memory Adapter)" with eather one of these ECM's? |
Yes, for both, so long as they're 93 and older. The 94 and 95 ecms are flash so you'll need an akm style cable that is like $35 on ebay, that doesn't include the software required.
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| Will a "G3 ( Bank Switching Adapter)" work with a 93 f-body 16159278 ECM? |
I think it might but there are some buts... like is this ecm going to be in the underhood like it's original location or will it be in cabin. I also don't know if the switcher adaptor will fit under the stock cover. I don't think it will with the zif socket but it might without it (pulls right out).
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| will "C1 (Atmel 29C256 )" chips work for these ECM's? And it will work with the "G3" correct. |
Yes, those are the chips for the 93's. If you need the bin for the manual cars let me know through e-mail. If it's auto, I've got that too. Either way you could just read the stock calibration off the memcal with one of Craig's header adaptors and the Burn1.
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| Do I need a ZIF for these? |
No, and I don't think they'll fit.
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| And a Burn-1 will work with this correct. along with TunerCat and TunerPro |
Yes, the Burn-1 will work for burning and reading the chips. TunerCat is currently the only one that has the ability to edit the 93 (and 94/95 for that matter) bin files.
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| Oh and will a ob1 stile ALDL cable work with both of these ECM's ? |
Yes, all of GM 95 and older were obd1 so any obd1 software that supports your ecm will work. I don't think TunerPro has a definition file for that ecm but I could be wrong. The cables are "mostly" all the same, different software for different ecms. I think Freescan is an option that will work with any of the akm style (max232 chip inside) obd1 cables.
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| Thanks for all the help... I'm still trying to understand all this stuff. |
Your welcome and yeah, there's a lot to understand but once you read enough of it and dable with the code yourself (taking notes) you'll get the feel for things. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to modify a calibration. Even the greatest tuners in the world take their time because no matter how good you think you are, you can always learn something new.