i was just over at howell's website and saw that they have a '97 afx ecu and claim that its ONLY for 97's....... i have a 96 and that ecu was lookin like a pretty good investment, but the site says that they're ONLY for 97's........ would it work? is there any way i could make it work? it kinda confuses me lol
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reppin the nasty 'nati

ONLY for 97's means ONLY for 97's.

You probably could make it work, but no one has tried, and that's a pretty penny to spend on a maybe. If more 97 year model people buy it, it might be worth their while to make one for the 96... but they haven't been.

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I thought someone had a stock 97 ecu in their 96 and it was working fine?? Who was that?

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but it just stikes me odd that they would pick a 97 of the 2nd gen....
maybe cuz its right in the middle?? i dunno
it just confuses me
i was just asking cuz im looking to increase my rev limiter and fuel cut without spending major amounts of money (if its possible)
and yes i understand that without turbo or Major n/a engine work that no power will be made in that region..... i have my ideas....

reppin the nasty 'nati

that was my buddy talonspeed, he still has it in his car and has zero problems with it, he also has plans of getting the afx ecu soon.

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and also myself. on my tranny swap, i had a 96' Auto ECU and swapped it with a 97 Manual ECU and no problems. they have the same harness.