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Tuck&Poke · 04-23-2002, 05:52 PM

can you stick an automatic transmission ecu on a manual car? (talking about 240's btw)

Arcane · 04-23-2002, 06:50 PM

no...because WeST said so...although i said so first...but i wasn't sure...

silviasichigo · 04-23-2002, 07:10 PM

Why would you want to? You can do it with a little splicing. But some of your sensors will not work. Some of the setting for fuel/airflow will be off. I have a power FC and tuning parameters for the ecu of the car are very simple to change if you get the software. I forgot the web site but you can buy software and the adapter (if you want to call it that) that plugs into your factory ecu. Once you hook this up to your car and start it up the program learns your cars parameters and from there it will give you suggestions and will give you warnings if you are out of safety range. I can't Remeber where to get it. But it is some of the same software tuning shops and Nissan use. When I find it I will give you the link.

Arcane · 04-23-2002, 07:48 PM

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (silviasichigo @ April 23 2002,7:10)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Why would you want to?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
maybe he wanted to turn his auto into a 5sp and thought he could save some money if he kept the ecu...seemed pretty obvious to me... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'>

silviasichigo · 04-23-2002, 07:53 PM

Sorry I guess I was looking past the point huh? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/blush.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':blush:'> Sorry if I sounded well like an ass.

drift freaq · 04-23-2002, 10:13 PM

hehe, I am running an auto ecu in my 91 because the car was an auto and I converted it to a 5 speed.
With S13's you can get away with running an auto ecu on a 5 speed swap. but with a S14 you will have to switch to a 5 speed ecu, due to OBDII. Which will throw a code bringing on your check engine light.

04-23-2002, 06:50 PM	#2
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	no...because WeST said so...although i said so first...but i wasn't sure... __________________ it's called a life...maybe you should get one!!!

04-23-2002, 07:48 PM	#4
Arcane Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 597 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (silviasichigo @ April 23 2002,7:10)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Why would you want to?</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> maybe he wanted to turn his auto into a 5sp and thought he could save some money if he kept the ecu...seemed pretty obvious to me... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/eh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':eh:'> __________________ it's called a life...maybe you should get one!!!

04-23-2002, 10:13 PM	#6
drift freaq R.I.P. Aya, always love Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Los Feliz/Hollywood Posts: 18,562 Trader Rating: (215) Rides Gallery: drift freaq Feedback Score: 215 reviews	hehe, I am running an auto ecu in my 91 because the car was an auto and I converted it to a 5 speed. With S13's you can get away with running an auto ecu on a 5 speed swap. but with a S14 you will have to switch to a 5 speed ecu, due to OBDII. Which will throw a code bringing on your check engine light. __________________ "Having a lot of tracks on a song is like putting stickers on a car to get more horsepower" New Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uebV1OnbRsw Buy my mounts! http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/51531...ns-mounts.html http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/317539...e-mouts-6.html

04-23-2002, 05:52 PM	#1
Tuck&Poke Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: MIA Age: 37 Posts: 1,046 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	can you stick an automatic transmission ecu on a manual car? (talking about 240's btw)

04-23-2002, 07:10 PM	#3
silviasichigo Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Japan Age: 48 Posts: 782 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: silviasichigo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Why would you want to? You can do it with a little splicing. But some of your sensors will not work. Some of the setting for fuel/airflow will be off. I have a power FC and tuning parameters for the ecu of the car are very simple to change if you get the software. I forgot the web site but you can buy software and the adapter (if you want to call it that) that plugs into your factory ecu. Once you hook this up to your car and start it up the program learns your cars parameters and from there it will give you suggestions and will give you warnings if you are out of safety range. I can't Remeber where to get it. But it is some of the same software tuning shops and Nissan use. When I find it I will give you the link.

04-23-2002, 07:53 PM	#5
silviasichigo Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Japan Age: 48 Posts: 782 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: silviasichigo Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Sorry I guess I was looking past the point huh? <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/blush.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':blush:'> Sorry if I sounded well like an ass.