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Old Jul 18, 2011 | 11:52 AM
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can i use the computer from a car with the vats system in a car that doesn't have the vats?
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 03:40 PM
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Re: computer question

Originally Posted by demon79
can i use the computer from a car with the vats system in a car that doesn't have the vats?
It depends. If you use the PROM/MEMCAL from the non-VATs car ECM in the VATs car ECM, it will work. Such as when replacing a bad computer (ECM).

If doing a swap and using the original VATs equipped ECM, no, the injectors won't fire or will stop firing after a few seconds.


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