Thread: ECU upgrades

NNN suffixed ECU's are flashable unplug the brain, plug it into the computer and upload the new map.

non NNN ECU's need to have the cover pulled and a chip change.

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Originally Posted by Disco EMU

Ean

Didn't realise that .... seems that I'm talk out of my arse .... again!

When I was talking with "Discowhite" (Phil) he wanted to know if my ECU was flashable or not. I just assumed that meant the earlier ECU's couldn't be re-mapped..... Can you explain it for me?

Thanks

Craig

From the "ecu upgrade td5 99 thread" is my quote:

"Every one has an opinion on who does good work etc etc but the experience I had with TRS was that I air freighted the ECU from my 2000 manual Td5 on the weekend from Arnhem Land to Adelaide, they added the chip and upgraded on the Monday and bubble wrapped it and Express Posted it so I had it on the Wednesday and I reinstalled it Sat, relearnt the security and away I went - all for a fixed price."

Happy with it and like Dobbo 8.5-9.5 litres/km or 10.5-12 l/100km. Haven't driven long distances on it yet but have a 450km round trip to Gapuwiyak on Monday.

Originally Posted by Disco EMU

Ean

Didn't realise that .... seems that I'm talk out of my arse .... again!

When I was talking with "Discowhite" (Phil) he wanted to know if my ECU was flashable or not. I just assumed that meant the earlier ECU's couldn't be re-mapped..... Can you explain it for me?

Thanks

Craig

this was in the pm

now the only thing that may add an issue is the year of your disco..being a 2000 mod it may have a non flashable ecu. to find out you need to have a look at the ecu and see if has the correct part number. you need it to say NNN somewhere NOT, MSB.
its really easy to check, just need a screw driver to pull it out of the battery/ecu box.

ive sent/replied to so many pm's its hard to keep track of what ive told who...

cheers phil

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Just wondering why you need to get a flashable ECU. The non flashable one's can be re-mapped.

Cheers Ean

No they can't, the MSB Prefix non flashable ECU needs a soldered in chip, only the NNN prefix flashable ECU can be re-mapped.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

No they can't, the MSB Prefix non flashable ECU needs a soldered in chip, only the NNN prefix flashable ECU can be re-mapped.

Baz.

I based what I said on the assumption that TRS re-mapped my 2001 ECU which I believed to be a non-flashable 1..
It appears that my assumptions are wrong so it is me who seems to be talking out of their arse..


Cheers Ean

In preperation for a trip towing my campa with boat on top with my 2001 auto to the N.T., I did the Tombi 2 ECU up grade, EGR removal, Straight through main muffler, removed the cat converter and installed an engine saver monitor with water level & head temperature. On a long climb & trying to maintain 110 kph the adjusting pot for the head temp part of the engine saver started to alarm after I had set it to the max. This convinced me to back off even though there was no increase in engine water temp. The next vital thing I need is an EGT gauge. Hate to cook such a magic machine.
Geoff

There is Welcome to Syntek at Brendale on the Northside of Brisbane if you looking for local support.

Pretty sure Brett did Craig Davis'd R & D before moving back to up to the Sunny State.

Originally Posted by Ean Austral

I based what I said on the assumption that TRS re-mapped my 2001 ECU which I believed to be a non-flashable 1..
It appears that my assumptions are wrong so it is me who seems to be talking out of their arse..


Cheers Ean

Have you checked to see if your ECU is flashable? it may well be

Baz.