Does anybody know were the ECU is located on a 1996 Maxima..Is it to remove/install or should a professional do this...I was thinking about getting a ECU upgrade for my 1996 Maxima automatic..Is it worth it? Thanks

The ECU is to the right of the accelerator pedal. There's a black cover in front of it held there by two plastic rivets.

See: http://www.bol.ucla.edu/%7Ecchiu1/ecu.html

Follow his link and you can uninstall/install no problem. Yes you should get the ECU upgrade *ahem* (UPRD ECU GROUP BUY) check it out http://www.maximadriver.com

The UPRD ECU works wonders!!
 

believe me when I say it,it is the best mod I have done so far and from the list of mods I have below I have tried just about all of them.About removing the ECM don't do it at 1:30 in the morning when it is 10 degrees out {like I did}because it takes quite a while and was a major pain it the *** to do.Maybe if you had a great tool chest it would be easier.

You thought it provided better gains when compared to a ypipe? if so I might have to get me one of those.

Ok I'm almost convinced to get....What kind of gains am I looking at with this upgrade...I have the following performance mods ....Y-pipe, CAI intake, Greddy SP catback, Valvebody upgrade...Also how many people do we have so far for the group deal..Thanks again...

Like Victim64 said,
 

check out http://www.maximadriver.com there you will find the dyno tests for the Chip.It gained 5HP on the top end but about 20HP in the Midrange,I would not be suprised if the gaines would be a little bit higher if it was not raining out a stuff when the Dyno was done.And last I heard there was like 11 people who wanted in on the Group Deal and that was a few weeks back,so there is a good chance were closing in on around 20 people or more.

Re: Like Victim64 said,
 

The gains for 95 and 96 might even be better than that because the gains Emax95 is talking about was done on a 97 with a 96 ECU that wasn't made for the car? If you have a 97 let Cheston know ASAP so he can get you a 96 ECU. I think if all the people that showed interest would find the cash and commit we would have over 30 people. So join, join, join, tell your friends, family, and relatives. Why? Because I want the cheapest group deal possible so I can save $$$$....

Hey Victim 64,
 

I think you ought to be a salesmen for UPRD haha because you are always advertising,I don't blame you I did the exact same thing before I got mine.Later

Re: Hey Victim 64,
 

Yeap, I think UPRD should give me a commission on every additional sale :jester:

Re: The UPRD ECU works wonders!!
 

Man, i've been saying that the UPRD ecu works for monthes!
finally, some one gets one and sees what i've been saying..

Awesome, eh Emax? hahaha. :)

PLEASE, lets go people. we still need people to get the super low discounted price..

please visit my site below in my sig. thanks.
--cheston

Yep Cheston it is awesome!!
 

Thanks so much dude I appreciate it a lot,it is the best power mod I have done yet!Later

Cheston, I want to get my hands on one of these 96 ECU for the 97's! Nabil told me there is one problem with this swap though. Something about the design and causing a check engine light. I don't want that so please let me know the status.