When buying an ECU.....

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TD or Not TD
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Is there anything i need to know when purchasing a stock CA18Det ECU to make sure thats what it is? any certain codes, i saw some on e-bay that said code 98. im not sure what i should be looking for but i would like to be informed ahead of time.


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teddy
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78,98 are 5spd. 79,99 are auto. Those are jdm ecu's. I don't know anything about the euro ecu's.

TD or Not TD
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alright awsome. thanks for the good info.

burntricer
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if your running it in a 8-6 shouldnt you consider standalone?

TD or Not TD
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no, im just going to use all stock sensors, wires ecu ect. as long as i can get power to the ecu ect then ill be fine

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DIng-KF
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Also, 70 & 84 are euro-spec manual ecus and 71, 85 are euro/auto ecus.

TD or Not TD
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alright thanks, is there any way to get an ecu already rom tuned for a Z32 MAF and 440-460cc injectors? since i have to buy a MAF i figured i will get one off of a Z32 and most rom tunes i see are for larger injectors and 440-460 seem to be what most people are running.

any ideas on this? or places where i can get a ecu with a ROM tune in it already?

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DIng-KF
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A popular combination is a Z32 AFM with 444cc injectors. You might find tuned ".bin" files for these on several Nissan related sites, so that you can make your own eprom (if you got the equipment needed), but i wouldn't suggest this, as you really can't know the work that has be done.

CA ECUs are quite easy reprogrammable so you wouldn't have a problem to have someone do it (best way would be on a dyno), but i don't know how much this would cost.

Also, i ve seen tuned ecus from blitz/tomei/mines for several stages, but most of them are stage 1 with std AFM/injectors etc, so youshould be really lucky to find one already tuned for Z32 AFM/bigger injectors etc.

If after a stock ecu myself and have difficulty in finding one .

TD or Not TD
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well there is a few on ebay for sale, some mines and some stock ones. all from the same place, only problem is they are in japan and it would probably take a long time. and who knows what the mines ecu's are tuned for.....

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I have a tuned ecu for z32maf remapped fuel/air. 500cc injectors for ca18det it was personally mine but im selling everything$200 plus shipping


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