That's the Y2K OBD2 upgrade, where each vehicle has it's own little intra-net - PCM communicates with the various intelligent peripherals, including the instrument panel, on the CAN bus.
Severely restricts powertrain swapping or altering - ya gotta have a smart-controller to do anything with it.
DMax is ate up with the stuff, but that's also how they're getting 850hp and 1000ftlbs torque with relatively stock trucks.
Problem is, it stunts livestock offspring, curdles milk, mutates crops - stay away from 'at stuff, it's evil................
Severely restricts powertrain swapping or altering - ya gotta have a smart-controller to do anything with it.
DMax is ate up with the stuff, but that's also how they're getting 850hp and 1000ftlbs torque with relatively stock trucks.
Problem is, it stunts livestock offspring, curdles milk, mutates crops - stay away from 'at stuff, it's evil................