help is this ECU gonna work?, 7afe celi ecu in rolla (tranny swap) Options

[cleanrolla97dx]

ok check it out

i have a 97 corolla with the wonderful 7afe
i have an auto w/ overdrive
i am starting to collect parts to do a manual swap
i found this ECU on ebay
CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT

it says in the description that it will work in a 94-95 celi im an guessing that the ecu will not work due to the fact the ecu is OBD-I and my car is OBD-II
toyota changed over to OBD-II in 96 on the 7afe in the corolla's but im not sure if it was the same year for the celica's
i guess it would work as far as the transmission is concerned but the rest of the car wolud probably be fuct

BTW before any one asks why im getting an ECU for a tranny swap,
the 4 spd auto w/ od is electronically controlled bythe ECU it wont work without the ecu from a manual car


any help i greatly appreciated in advance

later,
JAY

[ghostdog]

check out corolla-racing.com if you haven't already. those guys would have a better knowledge of your car and the complexities of the auto->manual swap

as far as I know the celica changed to OBD-II in 96 so that ecu you linked would be OBD-I. however perhaps you could consider switched to an OBD-I ecu as they had more hp due to less restrictive diagnostics/emissions. I'm not sure of the complexity of this but its an idea nonetheless