You should be able to tell ecmlink to ignore that o2 sensor.

I don’t have ecmlink yet, but that was what I was thinking of getting next although I’m very uneducated on it. Is it similar to like a Cobb accessport or is it more like a chip? Do the 97 gst’s come stock with eprom or do I need to physically remove my ecu and look?

What are you tuning with now? I can’t imagine any need for a side exit exhaust without enough mods to at least justify some type of tuning solution.

I’m not familiar with any Cobb stuff but I guess ecmlink is similar to the hondata stuff that I’ve used in previous cars.

You need to remove your ecu and check for EPROM.

Ecmlink is a chipset that ECMTuning solders onto the factory ecu. That chipset enables the reprogramming/bypassing of the factory setting to allow full customization of the ecm's functioning.

ECMTuning used to retrofit 97 ecus to be flashable to accept ecmlink. They are no longer doing that though (spoke with them in person in Frederick, MD when I bought my ecmlink a couple of years ago). Unless things have changed you'll need to find a 95 ecu or a 96/97 that has already been modified to accept ecmlink.

Dericsh said:

What are you tuning with now? I can’t imagine any need for a side exit exhaust without enough mods to at least justify some type of tuning solution.

I’m not familiar with any Cobb stuff but I guess ecmlink is similar to the hondata stuff that I’ve used in previous cars.

You need to remove your ecu and check for EPROM.

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I’m not using any tuning platform right now,

CKOPOCT said:

Ecmlink is a chipset that ECMTuning solders onto the factory ecu. That chipset enables the reprogramming/bypassing of the factory setting to allow full customization of the ecm's functioning.

ECMTuning used to retrofit 97 ecus to be flashable to accept ecmlink. They are no longer doing that though (spoke with them in person in Frederick, MD when I bought my ecmlink a couple of years ago). Unless things have changed you'll need to find a 95 ecu or a 96/97 that has already been modified to accept ecmlink.

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Alright and to clarify, this is not an eprom ecu right?

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Alright and to clarify, this is not an eprom ecu right?

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No, unfortunately looks like you’re ECU shopping. I double checked their website and the info @CKOPOCT gave is still valid, no conversions available.

You will need an O2 sensor of SOME type, stock or via a tuning platform.

Dericsh said:

No, unfortunately looks like you’re ECU shopping. I double checked their website and the info @CKOPOCT gave is still valid, no conversions available.

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Can you buy the eprom chip or do you need the full eprom ecu

braden02 said:

Can you buy the eprom chip or do you need the full eprom ecu

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ECMLink itself is a programmable hardware that replaces the factory EPROM chip. If the ECU is non-EPROM then there’s nowhere to plug the ECMLink into on the board without ECMtuning performing an EPROM conversion on the ECU and as mentioned above that’s not a service they’ve been capable of offering for the last couple years.

An original EPROM ECU has to be socketed to accept a different chip, that however is a service ECMlink is capable of performing still as far as I know. Often times people selling ECMLink sell it in an already socketed ecu so you get the whole shebang in a second hand transaction.

Another thing I’d consider if I owned a 2g right now is the Evo 8 ECU conmsidering the availability of ECMLink and 2g EPROM ECUs. The Evo 8 ECU is almost plug and play in a 2g aside from having to de-pin and switch a few wires around at the ECU connector. It’s flashable using ECUflash and a Tactrix cable, and Evo 8 ECU’s are still widely available, significantly cheaper, while being just as capable.