My cousin is putting a 94 LT1 and wiring into a 92 S-10 pick-up for the tranny we'll be using a non electrical tranny behind it. What do I do with the computer , does it need to be fooled that the tranny is there? or do w just cover the plug and let it be?

 

The engine controlls are independent of the tranny, so it will work fine just not using it. I don't know if it will throw codes or not.

 

You need to have the PCM re programmed. When i did my T-56 swap i was putting out like 5 codes.

 

Did it operate normally though or did it goto limp home mode with the codes set?

 

It ran like crap. Idle was way low and it was setting codes. I think it is because i did all the mods in my sig at the same time with the T-56 conversion so the computer didnt know what was going on. I got a tune from Ion and it runs like a champ now.

 

Hey Perry, Talk to Mike (MIKES94Z/28) on COFBA... he had the same swap...

 

K thanks !! I'll drop him a line.

 

Oh yeah, Come home safe !!

 

Limp mode affects the tranny, but not the engine if I remember correctly.
It may be cheaper to buy a used pcm from an A4 car than to have it programmed. I've picked them up for $75.

 

Do you mean from a standard car? Thats an idead as well, thoughts?

 

Its $60 for an unlimited email tune package. Cant beat that.

 

Who does that tune? By unlimited do you mean they will continue to make changes as long as you have the car?

 

Ya, that's what I meant. sheeesh!

 

Yeah, it will run fine but, just throw codes (check engine light). If you don't have the check engine light where you can see it I wouldn't worry about doing anything.

 

Just cover the plug. If your going to a Non electric trany liek a TH 350, there is nothing to really do. Swapping to an M6 trans will mean you have to change things due to the tables being different. If it's a standard vaccum control trans, don't even bother with the program unless you don't want to see an SES light, which I doubt you will even have in an S10 swap

-Shannon