the word "MAY WORK" thats a big may to swap out an engine to find out it
wont work or wont pass emissions, keep in mind that if the engine doesnt
match the emissions label under the hood it will never pass anyhow...... if
checked by an emissions inspector, not to mention anything about tampering
also
"mic canic" > wrote in message
...
> actually the module may work and i say that because a friend in cali. has
a
> 300m with a 3.5 and i put in a salvage yard pcm from a year earlier car
with a
> 3.2 and used a drb to reset the module and even progamed a new skim into
and
> it's been running fine since
> he even passed emissions there
> i believe there is a car club called the 12th element who hop up neon's
and
> that some of the things they have been doing if i remember correctly
> maxpower wrote:
>
> > If that was not offered back then ,,,, then there was no module back
then
> > either, you can interchange the modules from apllication to application
such
> > as pt cruiser to stratus, the harness are different, the same with
needeing
> > to know if it is an automatic trans or manual, assuming you are in an
area
> > that requires a state emmission program.....u may have serious problems
> > "Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message
> > n.umich.edu...
> > > On Sat, 23 Oct 2004, Ed Dreistadt wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a '95 Stratus with 186,000 miles and a very tired 2.0L
coupled to
> > > > a 5-speed. Anyone know how much of a hassel it would be to put a
2.4L in
> > > > its place while keeping the 5-speed? This combo wasn't offered when
I
> > > > bought the car back in '95, but sure would be a lot more fun than
the
> > > > 2.0. I'm debating between making a project car or donating it to the
> > > > Kidney Foundation.
> > >
> > > ED-
> > >
> > > Bolt pattern's the same, as are the engine mounts, etc. The sticking
point
> > > would be the engine control module. The 2.0 module wouldn't happily
run a
> > > 2.4, but a module for a 2.4 with automatic transmission would be less
than
> > > happy running in front of a manual. If I had to pick, I'd use a
2.4/auto
> > > module and deal symptomatically with whatever effects might show up.
> > >
> > > Of course, there are bound to be 2.4 litre engines and control modules
> > > available out of crashed PT Cruisers, by now... www.car-part.com is
your
> > > friend!
> > >
> > > -DS
>