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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 02:25 AM
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2 ecu's for one car?

Is it possible to have 2 ecu to work with 1 car, to swap back and forth? I saw a thread about this but I cant seem to find it. BTW how much does a stock ecu go for?
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 02:47 AM
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I don't see why not. It's like switching from stock ecu to any other engine managemant. As long as it's tuned to the mods and gas you will be using.
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Derek888
Is it possible to have 2 ecu to work with 1 car, to swap back and forth? I saw a thread about this but I cant seem to find it. BTW how much does a stock ecu go for?
This is essentially what the Xede and UTEC are. The stock ECU handles idle, AC idle boost, warmup, etc., and the piggy back handles air/fuel/timing/boost up top. To use two ECUs of the standard variety, you'd need a Y harness with all those wires to the ECU being switched in some way. Sounds like a lot of trouble to me.
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 06:02 AM
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I swapped ecu's before with another Evo and none of our cars starts
The reason im asking is because I live in asia and for me to send my ecu for a flash will take some time and also I drive my car everyday to work.
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Old Feb 13, 2005 | 06:23 AM
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i believe the stock ECU has to be flashed so that the key transponder matches up with the ECU otherwise the immobilizer will prevent starting
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