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 Fecking Rev Limiter!
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Wicked Neo
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:50 pm

right seeing as u lot have all being doing videos, thought i would do one too

just including this last one i took thou because it highlights a problem i have with the ECU / rev limiter

watch the bottom right hand side of the vid, at 120mph and 6000 rpm u will see a yellow light flash up, thats the limiter and it wont let me go any faster!

video

test conducted on a private test track of course Laughing
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 12:53 am

get a standard ECU in there, problem solved.
Wicked Neo
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:04 am

Aye, gonna be visiting local renault breakers this weekend in search of a standard ECU then i can rip apart one thats currently on the car and test the superchip.
we got eprom programers at work and diagnositc software.
i can't remap it as don't have the software for that but i can at least check what the current mapping is on the eprom.
simonds1
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:01 am

I don't get a light when I'm on the limiter in mine. I want a light Crying or Very sad
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:33 am

no one else does. Thats his electrical fault light coming on.
simonds1
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:34 am

Ooh I seeee! Well in that case, I don't want a light then Laughing
Wicked Neo
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:50 am

hehe

Standard ECU back on the car and no more light, can rev her up to 7200 rpm now Smile

did not test top end yet thou as local private test track had spectators set up on some of the bridges . . .
schakal
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:54 am

how much did you get the ECU for ?
Wicked Neo
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:16 am

too much!

£45 but neal said he had a spare one kicking around
Chris H
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 10:24 am

I have 2 spares Razz
schakal
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:17 pm

ph1 and ph2 ecus are not interchangeable thought are they ?
david3533
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:24 pm

I'm sure they are. I'm pretty sure they are the same part number
schakal
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:41 pm

not sure about that meself ,
i remember neo tried swapping ecus on his ph1 and ph2 once and they did not work if he is not lieing to us Laughing
Wicked Neo
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:35 am

i did swap my Ph1 ECU into my PH2 and vice versa, neither of them would start the other car. something to do with the immobliser on them.

the ECU now in my Ph2 is from another Ph2 and the breakers i got it from had several differing types of ECU for the 16V.
had to take mine out of the car and into his office so we could make sure the numbers matched.

so . . the answer to wether they are interchangeable between Ph1 and Ph2 is Yes & No lol

if the numbers match then it will work and oh don't forget to plip.
when you put an ECU from another into your car, you have to plip the remote (lock/unlock doors) to enable the ECU.
Neal
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:36 am

i didnt know that the ECU was in anyway attached to the plip, and i didnt know that there was an immobiliser involved with the ECU either.
Chris H
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:37 am

it is on the late ph2's.

About 94 on ish, a few earlier ones have it.
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