FWD/AWD, same ecu?

[FastGS-T]

i bought an eprom ecu at a low price, but dont know if it was from a fwd or awd... does that matter? if it does matter then atleast i know id be able to resell it if it turns out to be an awd eprom

i searched and i know the ecu is from a 95 (duh) and the model number is md309947 or md312464 depending on which one they send. the pinouts and everything are the same too right?

 

[FORMONTOYA]

does not matter, awd/fwd will work.

jim

 

[spoolup]

they are the same as in terms that you will regualry use, the same pinout and connectors are the same, the difference is in the speed limiter. AWDs had Z rated tires from the factory thus no speed limiter. Us FWDs were not that lucky, we got stuck with H rated tires from the factory thus a speed limiter was added, they have a VFAQ to elimiate the speed limiter (IE 130MPH) located here: http://www.dsm.org/how-tos/speedlimiter.htm. Other than this they are the same.

 

[brandonzero0]

they are the same thing.

 

[FORMONTOYA]

they are the same as in terms that you will regualry use, the same pinout and connectors are the same, the difference is in the speed limiter. AWDs had Z rated tires from the factory thus no speed limiter. Us FWDs were not that lucky, we got stuck with H rated tires from the factory thus a speed limiter was added, they have a VFAQ to elimiate the speed limiter (IE 130MPH) located here: http://www.dsm.org/how-tos/speedlimiter.htm. Other than this they are the same.

yea that is true, however i would 'assume' that the ecu is going to be used for link or someone elses chip, and generally the speed limiter is removed during this process on a fwd ecu.

jim

 

[dalatinromeo]

they are the same as in terms that you will regualry use, the same pinout and connectors are the same, the difference is in the speed limiter. AWDs had Z rated tires from the factory thus no speed limiter. Us FWDs were not that lucky, we got stuck with H rated tires from the factory thus a speed limiter was added, they have a VFAQ to elimiate the speed limiter (IE 130MPH) located here: http://www.dsm.org/how-tos/speedlimiter.htm. Other than this they are the same.

Yup they are the same, except for this exception.