Turbo ECU on no turbo car
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From: Colorado Springs, CO.
RE: Turbo ECU on no turbo car
Sorry bro, but you can't just throw in a turbo ECU in an n/a car. The fuel maps in a turbo ECU will flood your GS if it even plugs in and Dusty stated, you'll have to consider the MAF, you'll need an MDP sensor on the intake manifold...blah, blah.
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From: Pa
RE: Turbo ECU on no turbo car
You can run a turbo ecu ona non-turbo you just have to add the wiring for the knock sensor , maf and a few other things. Look on vfaq.com, they have a copy of the pinouts for turbo/nonturbo ecu's. Hope that helps.
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RE: Turbo ECU on no turbo car
ORIGINAL: dsm1990gsx
You can run a turbo ecu ona non-turbo you just have to add the wiring for the knock sensor , maf and a few other things. Look on vfaq.com, they have a copy of the pinouts for turbo/nonturbo ecu's. Hope that helps.
You can run a turbo ecu ona non-turbo you just have to add the wiring for the knock sensor , maf and a few other things. Look on vfaq.com, they have a copy of the pinouts for turbo/nonturbo ecu's. Hope that helps.
A turbo ECU has a higher threshold than a non-turbo motor can even handle...think output. Why not build up the motor correctly and use a stand-alone ECU or stick with the stock motor and ECU and then add a turbo and a piggyback computer? Same output, less headache.
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RE: Turbo ECU on no turbo car
ORIGINAL: silvercoupe97
...but what's the use? I'm not doggin' ya, but that's a lot of work just to add a turbo onto a non-turbo motor.
A turbo ECU has a higher threshold than a non-turbo motor can even handle...think output. Why not build up the motor correctly and use a stand-alone ECU or stick with the stock motor and ECU and then add a turbo and a piggyback computer? Same output, less headache.
ORIGINAL: dsm1990gsx
You can run a turbo ecu ona non-turbo you just have to add the wiring for the knock sensor , maf and a few other things. Look on vfaq.com, they have a copy of the pinouts for turbo/nonturbo ecu's. Hope that helps.
You can run a turbo ecu ona non-turbo you just have to add the wiring for the knock sensor , maf and a few other things. Look on vfaq.com, they have a copy of the pinouts for turbo/nonturbo ecu's. Hope that helps.
A turbo ECU has a higher threshold than a non-turbo motor can even handle...think output. Why not build up the motor correctly and use a stand-alone ECU or stick with the stock motor and ECU and then add a turbo and a piggyback computer? Same output, less headache.
Yeah I know what your saying but its really not that hard to do to convert the wiring harness to make it work.And if he did, you could run 9-10 psiw/ supporting mods on a n/a engine.
You could also get a same year turbo wiring harness for next to nothing at a junk yard and it would be a drop in to the non turbo w/ no wire splicing or anything.
