"Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote:
: i researched that very same idea (my uncle has an old 318 that he'd let me
: have for free) a couple of years back. I found that the v6 pcm can be
: flashed with the v8 program, however there's a big hitch in that method.
: The v8 program won't accept a v6 VIN number, and if you flash it with a v8
: number it'll give you all sorts of errors and a neverending MIL light
: because the vin in the BCM won't match the one in the ECU. you can hook up
: some of the components to the ECU so that your guages work and stuff, but
: the engine functions will need to be controlled by a standalone ECU to
: function properly.
A Mopar Performance (v8) PCM would probably get the engine
running (or a stock replacement V8 PCM, if the MP unit isn't
available). Not sure about the VIN mismatch; obviously this
isn't a problem for the earlier model trucks, but for the
late model ones I guess you would need to figure out what is
telling the truck it has a V6 and change its mind. (Some code
in the data bus maybe?)
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-Jon-
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