< '97 MAF to >= '97 MAF conversion?

[V6Celi]

I have a '95 Avalon ECU and MAF sensor in my car and it has the pre ’97 MAF sensor integrated into a piece of tube that plugs into the air filter box and is very restrictive. I want to switch to the ’97 and newer “standalone” MAF sensor so I can put it into a larger tube, but there is 1 pin different between the 2 MAF sensors. I was wandering if anyone has figured a (inexpensive) way to convert to the newer MAF sensor?

The pin difference is the ’95 has an “VG-” and the ’97 and new has a “E2G“. I have an ’02 MAF that I already tried connecting to my ECU and the car would start but not stay running. I haven’t compared all the pins from my ECU to a ’97 yet, but really don’t want to buy a different ECU unless I have to.

Thanks!