Confirmed: Evo ROM Can Be Flashed to Lancer ECU
Apr 26, 2010, 08:36 AM
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this is the most awesome news ive heard so far!!!!
ur a god senate!!
EDIT: this is good for us Marcus. =)
also, could i just dl ANY evo 8 roms?
ur a god senate!!
EDIT: this is good for us Marcus. =)
also, could i just dl ANY evo 8 roms?
Last edited by ClixT; Apr 26, 2010 at 08:41 AM.
keep up the good work!!
Apr 26, 2010, 08:53 AM
#18
I recommended the tephra v7 rom because it not only has extra features but also is highly mapped out allowing for the most radical changes of any of the roms where they may not be as mapped out as this one.
Apr 26, 2010, 10:52 AM
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I don't feel like I deserve any credit for this one. All I did was flash a ROM onto an ECU. If anyone else had gotten curious and tried it they likely would've had the same success. In the end, if it helps out the Lancer guys that's all that matters to me.
If anything, cheers to RoadSpike for the logical contributions to the discussion in the other thread that convinced me to walk out to my car and attempt it.
If anything, cheers to RoadSpike for the logical contributions to the discussion in the other thread that convinced me to walk out to my car and attempt it.
Apr 26, 2010, 11:02 AM
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you guys are awesome, I was thinking about doing this but like previously mentioned I was afraid of bricking my ecu....
you guys should get some kind of contribution since you saved us all money from buying evo ecu's lol
One question though, when saving the tephra rom to the rommetadata folder I have a .bin attached ...does that bin go in the same folder or do I need to move it somewhere else?
you guys should get some kind of contribution since you saved us all money from buying evo ecu's lol
One question though, when saving the tephra rom to the rommetadata folder I have a .bin attached ...does that bin go in the same folder or do I need to move it somewhere else?
Last edited by turbolancer02; Apr 26, 2010 at 11:05 AM.
Apr 26, 2010, 11:02 AM
#21
I don't feel like I deserve any credit for this one. All I did was flash a ROM onto an ECU. If anyone else had gotten curious and tried it they likely would've had the same success. In the end, if it helps out the Lancer guys that's all that matters to me.
If anything, cheers to RoadSpike for the logical contributions to the discussion in the other thread that convinced me to walk out to my car and attempt it.
If anything, cheers to RoadSpike for the logical contributions to the discussion in the other thread that convinced me to walk out to my car and attempt it.
I'm still betting the same thing will happen with the 2008+ lancers if it hasn't already
Apr 26, 2010, 11:15 AM
#22
you guys are awesome, I was thinking about doing this but like previously mentioned I was afraid of bricking my ecu....
you guys should get some kind of contribution since you saved us all money from buying evo ecu's lol
One question though, when saving the tephra rom to the rommetadata folder I have a .bin attached ...does that bin go in the same folder or do I need to move it somewhere else?
you guys should get some kind of contribution since you saved us all money from buying evo ecu's lol
One question though, when saving the tephra rom to the rommetadata folder I have a .bin attached ...does that bin go in the same folder or do I need to move it somewhere else?
Apr 26, 2010, 01:47 PM
#24
Senate and RS ... I <3 you guys. I had never thought to try it as the Evos have issues swapping different ROMs back and forth ... some swap, some don't. It was an assumption that the ROMs wouldn't work since the IDs were no where near any Evo ROMs.
Oh, and I didn't see the Tephra ROM info posted here ... you would use the 94170715 V7 (or other Evo VIII ROM), correct?
Oh, and I didn't see the Tephra ROM info posted here ... you would use the 94170715 V7 (or other Evo VIII ROM), correct?
Apr 26, 2010, 02:03 PM
#25
Senate and RS ... I <3 you guys. I had never thought to try it as the Evos have issues swapping different ROMs back and forth ... some swap, some don't. It was an assumption that the ROMs wouldn't work since the IDs were no where near any Evo ROMs.
Oh, and I didn't see the Tephra ROM info posted here ... you would use the 94170715 V7 (or other Evo VIII ROM), correct?
Oh, and I didn't see the Tephra ROM info posted here ... you would use the 94170715 V7 (or other Evo VIII ROM), correct?
Apr 26, 2010, 04:09 PM
#28
im tempted to try this but im not sure still but i had a friend who has two mirages say he put his 5 speed ecu in to his auto and it started and idled but his auto tranny jacked up so he cant drive it to see what happens
Apr 26, 2010, 04:31 PM
#29
Well if someone would be kind enough to post up a pin out diagram of the lancer auto ecu and manual ecu we could compare it and see if there really is a spot on the ecu for it to control the transmission.
Simply put if there are no wires going to the ecu or out of the ecu to the transmission or from the transmission it must get its directions from some other source. Old cars used a cable to tell them what the throttle position was but new cars probably use an electronic link to where the throttle is
A transmission is a pretty simple piece of equipment and doesn't need a huge amount of programming to create solid workable shift points. My guess is if anything the transmission has a wire to the throttle position sensor and thats it to create when the valve body on the transmission shifts to a new gear. The transmission itself isn't capable of self destructing on the odd chance its gets a crossed signal.
Apr 26, 2010, 04:50 PM
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Well if someone would be kind enough to post up a pin out diagram of the lancer auto ecu and manual ecu we could compare it and see if there really is a spot on the ecu for it to control the transmission.
Simply put if there are no wires going to the ecu or out of the ecu to the transmission or from the transmission it must get its directions from some other source. Old cars used a cable to tell them what the throttle position was but new cars probably use an electronic link to where the throttle is
A transmission is a pretty simple piece of equipment and doesn't need a huge amount of programming to create solid workable shift points. My guess is if anything the transmission has a wire to the throttle position sensor and thats it to create when the valve body on the transmission shifts to a new gear. The transmission itself isn't capable of self destructing on the odd chance its gets a crossed signal.
Simply put if there are no wires going to the ecu or out of the ecu to the transmission or from the transmission it must get its directions from some other source. Old cars used a cable to tell them what the throttle position was but new cars probably use an electronic link to where the throttle is
A transmission is a pretty simple piece of equipment and doesn't need a huge amount of programming to create solid workable shift points. My guess is if anything the transmission has a wire to the throttle position sensor and thats it to create when the valve body on the transmission shifts to a new gear. The transmission itself isn't capable of self destructing on the odd chance its gets a crossed signal.
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