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02-02-2018, 05:46 PM | #1 | ||
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Hey all
Not sure if posting this in the right place but in putting a 220 xr8 motor and box into a series 1 v8 Fairmont. (An building a te50 replica ish thing) my main question is will the Fairmont ecu run the 220 to all its potential? Because in guessing the xr8 wbu being a series 2 won't want to work with smartlock system? Anyone been down this road? Cheers for any help Eddy |
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02-02-2018, 06:40 PM | #2 | ||
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Eddy,
You would need the ECU from the XR8 220 to run at it's full potential. I never had done the conversion, however I own an XR8 220, and I can't imagine this motor running on a Fairmont ECU given what Tickford has done to these motors. I would suggest a ECU from an XR8 220 or a custom ECU, which would be an expensive upgrade. Good luck Eddy |
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02-02-2018, 06:43 PM | #3 | ||
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Yea I was thinking that. I have the way out of the 220 but it's a series 2 not series 1 like the Fairmont so being out of a smart shield system instead of smart lock don't know if it would pair up
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03-02-2018, 03:08 PM | #5 | ||
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As said it will run fine on the fairmont ECU but down a bit of power and torque. The 175/185kw tunes are set up for 91ron fuel and have less spark advance.
Once it's up and running you can look into a J3 chip or quarterhorse for tuning. Getting the S2/3 ecu to work in the S1 will be a headache as there are differences in the BCMs and instrument clusters. |
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03-02-2018, 03:14 PM | #6 | ||
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Yea that makes sense, in thinking I'll just get a j3 for it then it should run ideal. Thanks for the advice
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03-02-2018, 03:52 PM | #7 | ||
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Do not use the series 2/3 ECU in your series 1. Just drop in the 220 and custom tune to suite.
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03-02-2018, 04:51 PM | #8 | |||
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When I enquired about a J3 for my VCT AU I was told the A/C won’t work. I’m not sure if it’s the same for the V8 something to keep in mind. If you want to run a S2/S3 ECU in a S1 it can be done if you swap the dash from a Series 1.5 and also use a steering column from a smartshield AU. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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03-02-2018, 09:38 PM | #9 | |||
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Interesting about the clusters... I've often wanted a real oil pressure gauge like the series 1 had, do you know if the series 1.5 clusters have real oil pressure or dummy gauges like the S2/3? |
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04-02-2018, 08:47 AM | #10 | |||
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Yes all Series 1/1.5 clusters have real oil pressure gauges Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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