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Old 02-02-2011, 09:26 PM
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hi, is there someone who is using a plug n play ecu for an esort cosworth which works well with the std sensors, or using a plug n play adapter to any after market ecus? what are you using?
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I run autronic sm4 and havent cut a wire in the loom.
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so than do you have a patch loom from the autronic to the std ecu weber soket?
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what about gems ecu they do 1 direct replacement which uses all factroy sensors and same p8 socket? anyone used one of them?
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Originally Posted by YBT200
so than do you have a patch loom from the autronic to the std ecu weber soket?
I used a abs box and took the socket and made a adapter to my weber socket.
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get your P8 converted by RPLabs so that you can map it and add features like ALS, launch control etc to an OE quality product
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
get your P8 converted by RPLabs so that you can map it and add features like ALS, launch control etc to an OE quality product
or buy a good after market one that has got all them features plus more already in it and will be as good quality wise as the oe one

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or buy a good after market one that has got all them features plus more already in it and will be as good quality wise as the oe one
i doubt it. not saying it will be bad quality, although some aftermarket ones are, but hardly any of them are up to OE standards.
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Originally Posted by foreigneRS
i doubt it. not saying it will be bad quality, although some aftermarket ones are, but hardly any of them are up to OE standards.
whys that then modern ecu technology is much more advanced and at a guess so are the materials used building process and computing power they have my autronic ecu has been in the car for 5 years now never given me a problem
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