# PROM for a 1982 Corvette **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** chevrolet, corvette\ **Created:** [February 12, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331 "2010-02-12T17:47:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Berges](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Berges](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Berges)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/1 "2010-02-12T17:47:56Z")
I need a replacement PROM for my original factory PROM. GM does not make these anymore. I do not want a performance PROM. I understand that there is a Revised standard PROM for my car. I cannot locate one. Need help. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/2 "2010-02-12T18:02:29Z")
The Dark Years…Have you tried going through a Corvette Owners Club or group? You may have to obtain the correct “blank” e-prom and have it “burned” (make a copy) of the factory chip some kind soul loans you… ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/3 "2010-02-12T19:04:56Z")
Last Corvette I was in was a '63 split. What’s a “PROM” ? Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/4 "2010-02-12T19:16:57Z")
Have you asked this on one of the Corvette forums? You’ve contacted the auto recyclers? Checked Ebay? (PROM = Programmable Read Only Memory) ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/5 "2010-02-12T19:25:15Z")
Basically, it tells the feedback QuadraJet what to do in response to the oxygen sensor… ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/6 "2010-02-12T19:34:58Z")
Ugh - ‘feeback Quadrajet’ - I’d be looking at an aftermarket FI setup… ---
**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/7 "2010-02-12T19:37:19Z")
The people that sell the performance PROMs might be able to make you a “stock” one. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/8 "2010-02-12T19:37:26Z")
Some people feel “Factory Stock” is more important. It’s not a car, it’s an “investment”… ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/9 "2010-02-12T19:38:43Z")
I checked, I think '82 was the first year for FI: “The 1982 Corvette engine bay did offer a glimpse into the future. A new fuel delivery system called “Cross-Fire Injection” made it’s debut. Sometimes called “Throttle Body Injection”, it can be thought of as a combination of a carburetor and fuel injection. The new system enabled the engine to be rated at 200 hp and still satisfied the increasingly stringent anti-smog regulations. A new electrical fuel pump integral to the gas tank was part of the system.” ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/10 "2010-02-12T23:45:17Z")
Yup, the one modern part of that computer. I would bet that somebody could use the wrong one on the theory that all memory is about the same. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/11 "2010-02-13T00:43:41Z")
In 1982, when Motorheads were offered a 200hp smog car, they just laughed and went back to polishing their '69 427’s… ---
**Author:** ![Berges](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Berges](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Berges)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/12 "2010-02-13T16:29:44Z")
Thank you for your response. You are right, I should contact Hypertech - they provide the performance PROM. I have been searching along with my mechanic for 2 months. ---
**Author:** ![Berges](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Berges](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Berges)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/13 "2010-02-13T16:35:08Z")
Thanks for your response. Living in Houston I thought that i could find anything. Ebay did not have anything related to PROMS. We are having a Corvette show coming in March to Houston. Maybe I can get a lead there. I have been searching with my mechanic for 2 months. But, I should try the 5 Corvette clubs in the Houston area. ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prom-for-a-1982-corvette/44331/14 "2010-02-13T17:18:08Z")
The smog era Vettes aren’t going to wise investments, they are the Mustang II’s of the Corvette world, nobody really wants one. You can sell concours quality 57 fuelies, 63 split windows, or 67 427s, for upwards of $100k all day long. But you’ll have a hard time finding anyone willing to take a 73-82 Corvette off your hands for 1/10 that amount.