If your car is a 2000, and is DBW, it is exactly like his is. If it's DBC, and a 99 or older, it will be differejtl Post pics!

That is a DBC ecu. It won't work with nefmoto, nor can it be read.

MPPS will write it, and here is your original file:

The principles are the same, but it hasn't been publicly defined, so you REALLY have to want it-lol.

Good luck.

The generation of ECU decides if you an write it with nef, and read it over obd - m3.8 cannot be written with nef and read over obd, me7.x can be written and read with nef (and written with a bunch of other tools like mpps and galletto).

The two systems are incompatible, the ECU plugs are a different shape, m3.8 uses a cable throttle, me7.x uses drive-by-wire.

Easiest way to see is if the ECU plug in your new car is the same shape as the ECU plug on the old ECU, if they are the same, they it is defo not me7.x. If they are different shapes, then look at the part numbers.

You maybe should look at the availible power here thou, there are not huge gains you can get remapping a normally aspirated engine, and this may be a lot of effort for little gain.

regarding how to make a bench setup - look at the pinout picture that DD posted above.