I got tricked about my ecu.....
When I bought my car the guy told me it had an upgraded ecu of some sort from the 1st owner, but he wasnt sure which one. I found installation instructions for the PFS unit in the cars record folder but there is not one installed on the car. I opened up the ecu and it apears all stock, no extra boards. The car had a cat back and PFS intercooler and intake setup when I bought it and I just changed out the DP since it is so strongly recomended. But my recent discovery of a stock ecu worries me as now I have a catback, downpipe, larger SMIC and Intake setup, by general rules this is more than the stock ecu can handle correct? My plan is to buy a used pettit, pfs or M2 ecu to get me by untill I have the $ for a PFC and tuning. But how worried should I be about the car? Am I driving it in an unsafe condition? I have an S13 also so I can leave the FD parked if its too risky, but I figure if I make sure the boost stays under 10psi that should be ok. What do you guys think and what would be the best temporarly ecu to look for?
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I Think you already know the answer!
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Better safe than Sorry, it's hard not to drive the 7, but seems like you been researching it and know the answer,plus you have another ride!
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Originally Posted by DriftDreamzSS
......... but I figure if I make sure the boost stays under 10psi that should be ok.
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-gen-archives-73/stock-ecu-10-psi-myth-308996/ |
HOW IS THE THREE MOD RULE STILL BEING PROPAGATED???
Just keep it at 10 psi and you will be 100% fine. Anyone who says differently doesn't know what they are talking about. |
Hey, you are in SLO? Thats pretty close to me. I noticed the efini Y pipe was on your list in that other thread you linked, is that another item that can attribute to a dangerous condition on stock ecu? My car has one of these on it but I thought its only purpose was to get rid of the rubber piece to prevent leaks.
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San Lorenzo's in the Bay Area, man, not SoCal... :)
Read the thread Adam linked to. If you are at 10 psi or less, the stock ecu is fine with any bolt-on. |
Originally Posted by DriftDreamzSS
Hey, you are in SLO? Thats pretty close to me. I noticed the efini Y pipe was on your list in that other thread you linked, is that another item that can attribute to a dangerous condition on stock ecu? My car has one of these on it but I thought its only purpose was to get rid of the rubber piece to prevent leaks.
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Originally Posted by rynberg
San Lorenzo's in the Bay Area, man, not SoCal... :)
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