dangerous brain Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 I am converting my N/A auto supe to a manual. I was gonna be doing the engine at the same time which would have meant changing the ECU over as well. Now I know that the engine ECU deals with the auto transmission as well. So to the question then:- will I be OK swapping in a manual box and keeping the original engine ECU? I am of course assuming here that the speed sensor plugs are compatable but will look at that 2moro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Originally posted by dangerous brain I am converting my N/A auto supe to a manual. I was gonna be doing the engine at the same time which would have meant changing the ECU over as well. Now I know that the engine ECU deals with the auto transmission as well. So to the question then:- will I be OK swapping in a manual box and keeping the original engine ECU? I am of course assuming here that the speed sensor plugs are compatable but will look at that 2moro. I believe the Golden Paperweight runs a manual box on an auto ECU with no issues !!! Dude :flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 Originally posted by dude I believe the Golden Paperweight runs a manual box on an auto ECU with no issues !!! Dude :flame Dev Golden paperweight?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millhouse Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 the Golden Paperweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted June 16, 2004 Author Share Posted June 16, 2004 Hijackin me own thread here but hell that is one nice motor. Thats the best lookin front bumper I have seen yet and considering I seriously dislike nearly all aftermarket front ends that is sayin summat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millhouse Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 another pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Originally posted by dangerous brain hell that is one nice motor. Thats the best lookin front bumper I have seen yet and considering I seriously dislike nearly all aftermarket front ends that is sayin summat The owner/builder of that car is Jon Cory (aka Bloofire on this BBS) and he's a top bloke. I believe he owns Nemesis Performance. Give him a ring if you want one of his bumpers, maybe he can sort you out. I think he said that Nemesis Performance are also the official Veilside dealers for the UK. He's the guy that's currently doing the Veilside Fortune 2003 project, you may have seen it in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by Jake The owner/builder of that car is Jon Cory (aka Bloofire on this BBS) and he's a top bloke. I believe he owns Nemesis Performance. Give him a ring if you want one of his bumpers, maybe he can sort you out. I think he said that Nemesis Performance are also the official Veilside dealers for the UK. He's the guy that's currently doing the Veilside Fortune 2003 project, you may have seen it in this thread The guy that owns the car is Glen Warren , i personally dont like the car i dont evn think its that well done , the reason its called the paperweight is it is rumoured to have a gazillion HP but never runs , ie TOTB last year it was booked in , turned up and didnt even bother going to scruitineering , he never intende to run which is bollox cause he could have gone in the show car section and let someone else have his place (he did the same the previous year) , if Bloofire reads this prehaps he should have a word as i think it mugs Nemesis off a bit . Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by dangerous brain I am converting my N/A auto supe to a manual. I was gonna be doing the engine at the same time which would have meant changing the ECU over as well. Now I know that the engine ECU deals with the auto transmission as well. So to the question then:- will I be OK swapping in a manual box and keeping the original engine ECU? I am of course assuming here that the speed sensor plugs are compatable but will look at that 2moro. You'll be fine. The only problem you may have (might not see it as a real problem) is that the auto ecu will retard the timing at certain rpm/load sites, when it thinks the gearbox is about to shift. Of course if you have some sort of piggyback device that will be controlling the timing then you should be able to work around this. The right way to go about it is to get yourself a manual ecu. That's whgat lead me down the route of getting an AEM, as I kknew I was going to mod the car further, and didn't see the sense of buying a stock manual ecu, and then buying another ecu (or piggyback units) later on, might as well get it done all in one hit. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted June 17, 2004 Author Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by TLicense You'll be fine. The only problem you may have (might not see it as a real problem) is that the auto ecu will retard the timing at certain rpm/load sites, when it thinks the gearbox is about to shift. Of course if you have some sort of piggyback device that will be controlling the timing then you should be able to work around this. The right way to go about it is to get yourself a manual ecu. That's whgat lead me down the route of getting an AEM, as I kknew I was going to mod the car further, and didn't see the sense of buying a stock manual ecu, and then buying another ecu (or piggyback units) later on, might as well get it done all in one hit. Cheers Tony I have got a manual ECU but its for a TT. I will be doing the TT conversion as well but I have to source an engine at a good price. I was hoping that I could hit the project now to lessen the workload when I have got the engine but speaking to the guys at nemesis they are saying similar things ie needs the ecu sorting. I don't want to start faffing around getting N/A manual ecu's or piggy back stuff so for now I will just put the rear diff subframe on and await an engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 I must have missed something. I thought you had an engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Originally posted by TLicense I must have missed something. I thought you had an engine? Its U/S !!!!! Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Yeah that engine just looks too poorly so I am looking for another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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