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730 ecm, correct memcal,map sensor and a complete repin of the maf harness..not bad, but be prepared to set back a weekend. 

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You also need the extra connector for the 730 ECM.
Like Sat5 said, not bad, just time consuming. It took me a full day to repin the harness, and another couple days cleaning it up (removing unused wires/circuits, moving wires to the correct places, and adding my own circuits).
Like Sat5 said, not bad, just time consuming. It took me a full day to repin the harness, and another couple days cleaning it up (removing unused wires/circuits, moving wires to the correct places, and adding my own circuits).
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i sent my harness to leonerd at chevythunder to have him convert my 89 maf wiring harness to a S/D harness.i haven't installed the harness yet but i'm pretty confident that it will be a everything that in need.it cost me $176 and he had it done in a week or so.check out his web site.
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chevythunder.com is a ripoff, IMO.
for 173 you could buy a SD harness, and turn around and sell your MAF harness for 75.
for 173 you could buy a SD harness, and turn around and sell your MAF harness for 75.
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http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~davis/z28/ecm_swap_730/
That is a pretty good article. Its just a little confusing because he built it to be able to switch back and forth.
That is a pretty good article. Its just a little confusing because he built it to be able to switch back and forth.
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Hehe, ya you will need the yellow connector as well. Might also suggest checking this site out too. http://diy-efi.org/gmecm/ On the FTP site goto Manuals then 1227730 and look at the 92-730 files. These are the wiring schematics for a 92 730 TPI. Just grab all three connectors when you get the ECM, having a couple extra wont hurt , not to mention the visual aid. The swap isn't all that bad, ,just take your time and most importantly.. Change only one wire at a time and keep notes. cheers, Bob
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Originally posted by Bort62
chevythunder.com is a ripoff, IMO.
for 173 you could buy a SD harness, and turn around and sell your MAF harness for 75.
for what i got from Leonerd you can't beat it.i sent him my harness to convert plus i sent him my MAF ECM and chip and he sent back the harness a VATS deleted chip plus the correct ECM.Originally posted by Bort62
chevythunder.com is a ripoff, IMO.
for 173 you could buy a SD harness, and turn around and sell your MAF harness for 75.
now...tell me where you can get a correct harness,ECM and chip for well under $176?i tell ya what you wont find it around here.a S/D is very hard to come by in Cincy.
if your looking to do a TPI conversion chevythunder.com has every thing you'll need to it right.
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Chevythunder Does have everything you need, But they Just Charge too Much.
He converted your harness, gave you a 730 ECM, and a Vats deleted chip for 170 bucks ?
ECM goes for about 40 on eaby, vats deleted PROM took him all of... 2 minutes ?
So basically he charged you 130 bucks to repinn your harness. Seems a little Steep To me.
But then again, Sometimes you just need to shell out the cash for that peice of mind, I know the feeling
He converted your harness, gave you a 730 ECM, and a Vats deleted chip for 170 bucks ?
ECM goes for about 40 on eaby, vats deleted PROM took him all of... 2 minutes ?
So basically he charged you 130 bucks to repinn your harness. Seems a little Steep To me.
But then again, Sometimes you just need to shell out the cash for that peice of mind, I know the feeling

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That doesn't sound like too bad of an idea to me $176 for ECM ($40-50) Ebay (usually don't have the chip), EPROM($40+tunning if you want to call it that), and repin the wiring harness. How much will someone else charge for me to get a plug and play connector for my MAF wiring harness. To me it seems thunderracing charged about $60 or so for the re-pin. I'd be glad to pay anyone $40 for a harness I could just connect to my MAF harness to plug into the 730 ECM and wire in the MAP sensor.



