I have a 86 camaro with a 79 5.7 350 4bbl. is there any point for me to have this computer in the car because i don't have TPS or any other computer driven sensors on the engine. so is it ok to just take it out

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1986 Z28 camaro
1979 5.7 350
Torker II intake & cam
partial resto. in progress....

 

i dont think you need it. im pretty damn sure you dont need it. you should keep it though. just in case.

 

If you don't have TPI, TBI, Vortec, I see no reason to leave it in.

T5s & 700R4s aren't computer controlled...

Not sure if anything else, like gauges, warning light, etc., have anything to do with the ECU.

 

Could it have any correlation with a TH 350 ?

 

Nope. TH350s never had any computer controls. Not until the 4L60E were tranny computer controlled.

 

dose the ECU use the knock sensor and dose it controll any of the guages?
Coz I think the only thing mine dose is beep when the lights are on and the ignition is off.
What exactly dose the computer do?

 

Dunno...Maybe an ECU knowing person will chime in.

 

well the ECU has about 20 wires going to 20 and going out to things like TPS, Emisions, ESA/VAST, and Fuel injection to preform self diagnostics or checks. Since 1979 5.7 engines don't really rely on any of these things or at least in my case i think (still unsure) its not really needed... i just dont wanna screw things up

 

I took mine out, it is a 85 berli, switched to a edelbrock carb, when the quadrajet died. My digi dash still works, all the gauges work, I think it only controls engine related stuff like the quadrajet or f.i. Since your engine is a 79 350 it don't have any computer controls, you should only have a few wires runing to the engine, since my wiring was all hacked up anyways, I took the computer out, and all the extra wires, only wiring left is ignition, lights, gauges, alt, starter and stereo. Mine runs better with the non comp carb and intake and non comp dizzy. I don't know if my idiot lights work, all ways watch my gauges, and I know they work, the little gas light comes on when I get low on gas.

Oh, when you pull the comp, it may set off your check engine light, It set my light off till I pulled the bulb

 

Nope, the computer doesn't control the gauges or doorchime or anything on a carbed engine. You can safely remove it.

Hope this helps.
Lou

 

The digi dash sets off the Check engine light when the wire is grounded. Pulling my ECM didn't set off the light at all. Weird!