CA and FED ECU

[Whitetal]

What's the difference between the CA and FED ecu? Is there smog issues? I'm in CA and I'm trying to find a turbo ecu. I want to know if I buy a Fed ecu, will it pass smog. There's a lot more Fed ecus than CA. I'm looking for CA ecus but mostling finding Fed ecus.

 

[darkness_fallz]

Cali has higher emissions regulations than the rest of the world (as if you didn't already know that) therefore their ECU's are coded differently- get a CA ECU otherwise you chance not passing emissions....

 

[Defiant]

Cali has higher emissions regulations than the rest of the world (as if you didn't already know that) therefore their ECU's are coded differently- get a CA ECU otherwise you chance not passing emissions....

http://members.shaw.ca/costall/1000Q/answers-makeandmodel.htm

What are the differences between Federal cars and California (CA) cars?
CA cars have more stringent emissions requirements than Federal cars, so they have a couple of extra pieces of equipment. An exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) solenoid valve is installed on CA cars next to the fuel pressure solenoid valve, while Federal cars have a empty space there. 1G CA ECUs are programmed slightly differently than Federal ECUs, making it problematic to switch ECUs from car to car without getting error codes.

To add to the confusion, all 1994 USA DSMs had California emissions, meaning there are technically no Federal 1994 cars. This prevents 1994 owners from installing an EGR blockoff plate, as the CA-style ECU is smart enough to notice and flag an error code. This requires the substitution of a 92-93 Federal ECU for the original CA ECU.

Other than that, there are no differences between Federal and CA cars.

Whital, fill out your vehicle profile:

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148744

 

[Mackzero]

What car is this for?? I removed all the emissions stuff for my 1990 CA ECU'd Eclipse GSX. I still have my EGR solenoid, and the factory chip. I might still have the emissions stuff also. If you can get a Federal ecu, I will sell you the chip for cheap, and you can add a take out a resistor and make the Federal Ecu a CA ecu. I don't need the chip. Just a thought.