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How do you know if your ECM is TBI or TPI?

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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 11:01 AM
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How do you know if your ECM is TBI or TPI?

They both look the same and I got one from somebody who says its for a 90-92 305 TPI. How can I be sure. The only thing the box says is;

REMANUFACTURED BY GM CORP.
SERVICE NO. 16196344

Then there is a bar code with the following number underneath it;
*866344WZ33010418*

Other than that. it has 2 black plug outlets and one yellow plug outlet.
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Old Sep 16, 2008 | 12:42 PM
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Car: 91 RS TBI 91 Z28 TPI
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Transmission: wc T5
Re: How do you know if your ECM is TBI or TPI?

It is a 90/92 TPI ecu.
Do a search on 16196344 for more info.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 12:38 PM
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Re: How do you know if your ECM is TBI or TPI?

Originally Posted by amichals
They both look the same and I got one from somebody who says its for a 90-92 305 TPI. How can I be sure. The only thing the box says is;

REMANUFACTURED BY GM CORP.
SERVICE NO. 16196344

Then there is a bar code with the following number underneath it;
*866344WZ33010418*

Other than that. it has 2 black plug outlets and one yellow plug outlet.
Make sure that you unplug your eprom and put in new ecu.
That same ecu was in lots of other un-related TPI cars, so the eprom will be different.
You can also use 1227730 ecu, but again, exchange the eprom inside.
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