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3650 swap from automatic in 96 GT

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rockyracoon

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Anyone have an opinion as to the best way of losing the check engine light in regards to the automatic trans not being in the car anymore.I have heard that the automatic trans function could be turned off with a tuner or a custom flash,but im not sure which tuner or who to get to flash my puter.
id rather the tuner route,because I need a tuner anyway.the people who sell the sniper tuning unit said they thing it will accomplish that,but they seemed kinda unsure.

or what about swapping the computer from a manual car?I thought I read a post a while back where
someone did that and the car wouldnt start,something to do with the pats function.


after searching im gathering that since my car is a 96 and as long as I get a manual puter from a 96-97 that it should start since on those years the pats is in the dash not the computer.
 

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PATS reprogramming 96-98 MY

For the 96-98 MY, if you swap the automatic PCM for the manual one, PATS does NOT need to be re-programmed.

For the 96-98 MY, even if PATS does need to be re-programmed, it can be done via a special procedure by the end user. The procedure does take 45 minutes to do but it is cheaper than buying a tuner.

1998 Mustang GT Anti-Theft issues - Ford Mustang Forums

More PATS information

http://www.stangnet.com/images/stories/docs/sn95_TSBs/01-06-02.pdf
 
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