bought an ecu

e2theb · 13-08-2007, 12:17 PM

guys, just handed over my arm and leg for a el xr6 manual ecu.... cost me 650 on ebay.
i been looking for one for a while as im putn an auxr6 into me 5speed eb2.
i hear these ecus are pretty rare and go for a steep price but just wondering what prices anyone else has paid.... (hopefully its about the same so i dont feel so bad). haha oh well least ill be able to do me conversion as legit as possilble eh....?

ef_classic · 13-08-2007, 12:42 PM

EF Auto ECU cost me $33 on ebay.

I know the manual ECU's cost much more.

Grechie · 13-08-2007, 01:47 PM

the manual ecu's defently go for much more, as there more rare.

auto tickford ecu's still go for a fair bit though.

old_mate · 13-08-2007, 02:10 PM

250 bucks. EL XR6 manual about 18 months ago or so.

Supa R00 · 13-08-2007, 03:38 PM

650 bucks! Fair dinkum! geez... you could buy the box and just run the auto computer...

get_an_ea_today · 13-08-2007, 04:47 PM

I paid $350 for a EL XR6 manual ecu a couple of months ago.

SB4 · 13-08-2007, 05:23 PM

Has anybody installed an auto EL XR6 ecu onto a manual e-series? Would there be much of a difference between the manual ecu? It would be a much cheaper alternative

RG · 13-08-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SB4

Has anybody installed an auto EL XR6 ecu onto a manual e-series? Would there be much of a difference between the manual ecu? It would be a much cheaper alternative

Tried and failed but you can do a couple of things with resistors that will trick them into working apparently.

get_an_ea_today · 13-08-2007, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SB4

Has anybody installed an auto EL XR6 ecu onto a manual e-series? Would there be much of a difference between the manual ecu? It would be a much cheaper alternative

Well apprently you can fool the ecu that its in neutral some how and it works.

335JET · 14-08-2007, 04:52 PM

you say your putting an auxr6 into your 5 speed eb, do you mean the au xr6 engine, cos i dont think that an EL xr6 ECU will work. youd need an au ecu.

Squatter · 14-08-2007, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BOSS 4LTR

you say your putting an auxr6 into your 5 speed eb, do you mean the au xr6 engine, cos i dont think that an EL xr6 ECU will work. youd need an au ecu.

Doesn't the AU have coil packs?? I got a brand new EL xr6 manual ecu off ebay, $650, with bypass module. Surprise, surprise engine wouldn't start. Should've put the money toward Haltech E6X. If someone makes me a good offer i will part with it. The wiring for my conversion is giving me the shits!! Car is going to auto elec's.

Daz

EBIIXR6 · 14-08-2007, 08:51 PM

hes proably running the EB inlet manifold and map sensor and all the gear that can controlled by the EL xr ECU...

335JET · 14-08-2007, 09:07 PM

yea thats what i mean, EL's use a dizzy while AU's have coil packs, instead of paying $650 for a Ford ECU, you could have bought a megasquirt2 which is fully programable for not much more.

Christiaan · 14-08-2007, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BOSS 4LTR

yea thats what i mean, EL's use a dizzy while AU's have coil packs, instead of paying $650 for a Ford ECU, you could have bought a megasquirt2 which is fully programable for not much more.

they're about $350 for parts.. so quite a lot less..

e2theb · 15-08-2007, 03:22 AM

nah the el ecu plugs straight into the eb loom and is what you need to run an au engine. if you use the au ecu you have to change the whole wiring loom.
you use the dizzy from the eb (no coil pack), and im running the el thermos and bbm which ill wire up to the el ecu.