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Old Mar 14, 2016 | 01:30 PM
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93 vs 97 460 efi

I found a running 97 efi 460 as a donor motor to get my truck back on the road...will the 97 be a plug and play or will have to change stuff out because it is an OBDII not a OBD1 system?
 
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1997 is not automatically OBD-II. Only Cali. emissions and a few others who adopted those emission standards were OBD-II.
 
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will the 97 motor and sensors work with my 93?
 
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Once again, it depends on whether or not it was a California emissions truck. The 97 460 could be OBD-2 if it's from a California truck, or it will still be OBD-1 if it's a "49-State" truck.

The OBD-2 engines have a few differences in sensors and actuators - mainly for the EGR and Thermactor/AIR system. You will have to swap the ones from your '93 over. The OBD-2 460 engine harness will not work either, and you'll have to swap the entire thing over.

If its an OBD-1 460 it will go right in.
 
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