just bought an ecu

[FD3SNuttah]

Knightsports ecu


Dunno what to expect, (it says chip not Ecu) shows a pic of a whole ecu  :confused:  either way for 15 dollars it should still be a bargain!  anyone got a knightsports ecu?

[FD3SNuttah]

ok i have buyers PARANOIA now....

Well for about 20 quid i may have just bought a chip (its not a real knightsports one)...  i am thinking hes copied the maps of a knightsport ecu and is just knocking out flashed chips which you exchange with the standard thing?

luckily my brother in law is an electrical genius (he tests and checks morgan/jaguar and a few other makes\' ecu and switches) so i wont have a problem with getting it fitted / checked.

[iaint]

Sounds fun!  What\'s the worst that could happen, eh..?

[John Yorke]

Sounds fun!  What\'s the worst that could happen, eh..?

Dont ask :eek

[Brett]

I\'d imagine it just fits in the same slot as the standard ROM.  
Sorry to say this Nas, but I contacted this bloke about 10 times asking him to confirm the chip numbers and never got a response from him!  If they are flashed then all is well, I assume they are for a N374 ECU then?

[FD3SNuttah]

Yeh the advert clearly states that its for the n374..  thats what i should have in my car (going by research)..


The worst that can happen eh??! lol lets see, i start the car up and it says "hello Nas" and takes off turbo boosting down the road and then fires an ejector seat!! LOL

I havent tried emailing him yet.... The ebay payment server is down... Brett explain what you mean by chip numbers?

[Brett]

N374 is the JDM ECU number, the stock TII ECU should be N380, I dont know if the chip is compatible?  Needs someone with more FC ECU knowledge than me to comment.

[FD3SNuttah]

meh... is the ecu type written on the car somewhere?

[Brett]

You need to take a look at the ECU in the passenger foot well, but I\'m 99.999999% certain yours will be an N380 as its a uk car you have.

[cjr]

the cars are the same. ish uk have a bit more emision s**t than jdm ones not sure about usa. But we all know that there emission laws are as a**l as ours

[FD3SNuttah]

hmm, maybe someone knows the difference between them?? one talks jap and one speaks english obviously lol.


might just gamble. although i think i should get my hands on a spare ecu before messing with my original one!

[Brett]

JDM one has a tighter set of tolerances on the knock levels so requires better quality fuel. (No more 95ron...Yes Stu I\'m looking at you!)

[grinder]

what me .. she got treat to £40.02 of optimax a few nights back

[FD3SNuttah]

JDM one has a tighter set of tolerances on the knock levels so requires better quality fuel. (No more 95ron...Yes Stu I\'m looking at you!)

is that it!?! well beign a "weekend thrash" i dont think i have a problem with that. besides i thought we had to run it on optimax anyway!!??  that reminds me i have to pay for it!! 15.50 for cost and shipping including tax i reckon thats gonna be around 20 quid all in,

I will bring this thread up from the dead when i get round to fitting it (one of the things i will do after it gets sprayed (looking at soon after new year ,, been hitting the overtime!!!)

[Brett]

If I were you mate I\'d look at buying a 2nd hand N374 type ECU, must be a few of the specialists with them knocking around, that way you know the chip will work in there and you have a stock ECU to use should the need arise. :yes