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Old 17-01-2006, 07:44 PM   #1
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I have just converted my car to manual and I am just having some concerns about the ECU. At the moment its a AUTO EDXR6 ECU and seems to be running fine. Would I get better performance if I just left this ECU or would I get better performance if I put in a MANUAL XG ECU.

Another thing is that im on a gas research system so again this might mean something as the performance is controled by the gas research and not so much by the ecu.

I personally think a manual ECU might give me better performance for this reason, even thought its only from a XG UTE.

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Old 17-01-2006, 09:15 PM   #2
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haha i put a manual xg xr6 ecu in my ED when i did the conversion. felt exactly the same. though id stay with what you got cos its tickford and i dunno if the ecu has anything to do with the gas system on there.
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Old 17-01-2006, 10:23 PM   #3
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i came across an ED XR6 Manual ECU on ebay not long ago...
can't find it now perhaps it ended...

it sounds logical that a manual ecu would be better otherwise why wouldn't they just use the same one for both transmission types? maybe they do and just say its different :
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Old 18-01-2006, 03:03 PM   #4
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Considering that everyone is second geusing. Does anyone know exactly what makes an auto ECU different to a manual ECU?
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Old 18-01-2006, 03:51 PM   #5
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Old 18-01-2006, 03:51 PM   #6
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Old 18-01-2006, 06:00 PM   #7
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The fuel and/or timing maps on the manual ecus are slightly different, manual cars with auto ecu's have been known to have idle problems where the idle hunts up and down.
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Old 18-01-2006, 06:15 PM   #8
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well considering his car is running straight gas research i dont think fuel matters as there are no injectors operating ;)
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Old 18-01-2006, 08:08 PM   #9
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how does the gas get into the engine then, mine is duel fuel and the gas goes in via injectors i think
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Old 18-01-2006, 08:54 PM   #10
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Old 19-01-2006, 05:19 PM   #11
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As far as the transmission itself is concerned, I don't think it would bother the computer if the transmission was not there, as such.

I am %99 percent sure that the ECU's have different part numbers.

Check the factory manual, they have all the ECUs and part numbers listed.
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Old 19-01-2006, 06:06 PM   #12
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different fuel maps, as there are different amount of gears auto vs manual

and becuase he is running gas. i honestly dont think it will matter that much, as gas does not need a fuel map.
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Old 19-01-2006, 06:56 PM   #13
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thanks everyone but I'll havfe to agree with niko. Grechie let me borrow his manual EBII ECU and I honestly did not notice anything different. I think I'll just keep it unless i can get a good sale on it and therefore I'll just put a standard manual one in.
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