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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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Default Converting my FRST from OFAC to OFAB

to cut a long story short i have a spare ofab ecu and chip, my currecnt ofac ecu and chip i think are on their way out.

How hard is it to convert my current loom and setup to accept the OFAB ecu and chip.

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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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As i said to you before, you HAVE to have a Marelli MAP sensor to run OFAB.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 05:40 PM
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are the edis units and co pot thingys interchangable tho?
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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yea they are all the same
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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safechav you are a fountain of useful information m8



so erm using a 3 bar on ofab...keep the suppressor or ditch it?
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 06:53 PM
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The suppressor should be kept, but you can't just plug a 3 Bar in and run it, get your wallet out cos you need a chip

Ive got OFAB here i bought a year and half ago but im going to run megasquirt now
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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yeah i know i need a chip,thats under control

ive swapped from ofac to ofab and was wondering what bits i can keep and what bits i need to replace.thing is my loom i got had the supressor removed (plug too ) so i need to get a new plug and supressor?
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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You sure its been removed? Earlt FRST's didn't have suppressors i believe.
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SafeChav
You sure its been removed? Earlt FRST's didn't have suppressors i believe.

ahhh that could explain it,i compared against a ofab loom my mate is using for his bonus sleeper and where he has the bit for the supressor i dont have anything


so will it run ok without one (obviosly having a correct chip for my set up)
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Old Apr 26, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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It will run, obviously they got fitted on later ones for a reason but it shouldnt be too much of a drama if you dont
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