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<h1>How to run ECMLink in a 96 DSM</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <a href="/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?tok=9e9d86&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecmtuning.com%2Fimages%2Fforums%2Fv3peeks%2Fv3previewboard.gif" class="media" title="http://www.ecmtuning.com/images/forums/v3peeks/v3previewboard.gif"><img src="/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?tok=9e9d86&media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecmtuning.com%2Fimages%2Fforums%2Fv3peeks%2Fv3previewboard.gif" class="mediaright" alt="" /></a>The core piece of ECMLink is a flash module plug-in that goes into place of a stock EPROM chip. To use ECMLink, your ECU needs to have an <a href="http://www.dsmlink.com/images/photos/inside1geprom.jpg" class="urlextern" title="http://www.dsmlink.com/images/photos/inside1geprom.jpg" rel="nofollow">EPROM chip inside</a> so that we can remove that chip, <a href="http://www.dsmlink.com/images/forums/ecudocs/withsocket.jpg" class="urlextern" title="http://www.dsmlink.com/images/forums/ecudocs/withsocket.jpg" rel="nofollow">install a socket</a> and then install our V3 flash module into this socket. </p> <p> Unfortunately, there were <b>no</b> 1996 DSM ECUs produced from the factory as EPROM ECUs (other than a couple rare engineering samples that slipped out). So in order to run ECMLink in a 1996 DSM, you have to either replace the ECU with an EPROM 2G ECU (1995 being the only option) or you need to have your 1996 ECU converted from non-EPROM to EPROM. </p> <p> If you already have a 1995 EPROM ECU available to you, then that's going to be the cheapest route and, really, won't be any different than running a 1996 ECU. Everything is the same between a 95 and 96 ECU. </p> <p> But if you do not already have a 1995 EPROM ECU available to you, the cheapest and easiest route is going to be having your 1996 ECU <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=nonepromprocess2g" class="wikilink1" title="nonepromprocess2g">converted from non-EPROM to EPROM</a>. </p> </div> <h2>ECU Details</h2> <div class="level2"> <p> For the 2G DSMs, there are a few different types of ECUs that are compatible with ECMLink. </p> <ul> <li class="level1"> 95 EPROM ECU (MD312464 or MD309947 with "E" on <a href="http://www.dsmlink.com/images/photos/eculabel-mid.gif" class="urlextern" title="http://www.dsmlink.com/images/photos/eculabel-mid.gif" rel="nofollow">the case label</a>)</li> <li class="level1"> 95 non-EPROM ECU (MD312464 or MD309947 without "E" on <a href="http://www.dsmlink.com/images/photos/eculabel-mid.gif" class="urlextern" title="http://www.dsmlink.com/images/photos/eculabel-mid.gif" rel="nofollow">the case label</a>)</li> <li class="level1"> 96 non-EPROM ECU (MD321911 or MD321912)</li> <li class="level1"> 97 non-EPROM ECU (MD326328 or MD335287)</li> </ul> <p> We do usually have ECUs in stock too, if you can't find one yourself. We sell them directly off <a href="http://www.ecmtuning.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=41" class="urlextern" title="http://www.ecmtuning.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=41" rel="nofollow">our website</a> with new ECMLink package purchases&lt;font 14px line-height: 19.600000381469727px;/Arial, sans-serif;;rgb(51, 51, 51) font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;;;#ffffff>made directly through us. If you plan to order your ECMLink package from a reseller, we ask that the reseller work with you to locate an appropriate ECU. They are simply too hard to keep in stock for all the resellers out there.&lt;/font> </p> <p> The following sections break each of these options down for you with regard to running each in a 1996 DSM. </p> </div> <h3>Using a 95 EPROM ECU</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> You can run a 95 EPROM ECU interchangeably with a 96 DSM ECU. No changes are necessary to anything. If the engine was running on a 1996 ECU before, then it will run exactly the same after swapping the 96 ECU out for a 95 EPROM ECU. </p> <p> When you place your ECMLink order off our website, you will simply select "Socket EPROM ECU" as your socket/conversion option at the bottom of the page, assuming the ECU has not already been socketed for you. <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=socketid" class="wikilink1" title="socketid">Check to see</a>. </p> </div> <h3>Using a 95 or 96 non-EPROM ECU</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Running a non-EPROM 95 or 96 ECU is no problem. You just need to select "2G non-EPROM conversion" in the socket/conversion option at the bottom of the ECMLink ordering page. Then you'll send us your ECU, we'll do the conversion, install ECMLink and then return it back to you. </p> </div> <h3>Using a 97 non-EPROM ECU</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> It would be a <em>little</em> unusual to run a 97 ECU in a 96 DSM, but it's certainly possible. The one advantage would come into play if you have replaced your 96 cam angle sensor with a non-96 style sensor (like a 1G 1990-1994 or a 1997-1999 cam angle sensor). In that case, using a 97 ECU in your 96 DSM would allow you to run a "stock" plug wire configuration. You wouldn't have to swap plug wires around or select "CAS inversion" in ECMLink. </p> <p> But it's unusual because people just don't generally have a 97 ECU lying around. If they have a 96 non-EPROM ECU, they would normally just use that and the <a href="/wiki/doku.php?id=swapplugwires" class="wikilink1" title="swapplugwires">swap the plug wires</a> around if necessary. </p> <p> When you place your order online, you'll need to select "2G non-EPROM conversion" in the socket/conversion option at the bottom of the ECMLink ordering page. </p> </div>