Interesting, and thanks for the beta. I just started a spring is here email with Charlie to plan some things out. He hasn't been on the board as much lately. I'll pass this along. We won't be doing my swap for a little while still. Will report back as things develop.

Since your guy said 99+, maybe it's as simple as getting a 97-98 ECU. Alternatively, the later Gen II.5 Monteros (not sure when) ECUs can be reprogrammed. I guess the 3S crowd has been known to use them.

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