I need help with ECU stuff ASAP

[darkness_fallz]

Just out of sheer morbid curiousity, I was wondering.... my ECU just died due to a leaky capacitor, and I haven't been able to find one for my exact car- but I did find an ECU for a 1991 Plymouth Laser RS T 5 Speed....

I have a 1992 Eagle Talon TSi Automatic with the 6 bolt in it.... would there be any serious problems with running the 5 Speed ECU with my car? It would just be until I can afford or find a 1992 Automatic ECU.

Any immediate help would be GREATLY appreciated.

 

[ben90tsi]

Yeah you might run into a few problems like running rich, the autos have smaller injectors than the 5sp, less agressive cams, smaller turbo, so if you dont mind your car running poorly for a while until you find an auto ecu, then go for it(im not sure if it would do damage or not, i know some people have done it though)

 

[ben90tsi]

oh and i forgot to mention, you dont have to just look for a 92 ecu, any 91-94 ecu from and auto turbo car will work.

 

[steve]

Yeah you might run into a few problems like running rich.

You run rich when you put 450s in a auto with a auto ECU but I think you would run lean, until the fuel trims adjusted, from putting a 5 speed ECU in an auto since the 390s wouldn't spray as much fuel as the 450's the ECU is expecting.

Steve

 

[darkness_fallz]

Just about how much work do you think it would take me to pull the cams, injectors, and turbo off of the 5-speed and put it on? To make the five speed ECU a more "permanent" addition.

Would it be worth it?

 

[ben90tsi]

Whoops sorry about that saying youd run rich, you would in fact run lean, i got em mixed around But yeah switching over the cams, injectors, and turbo from a five speed is well worth it for an auto. As long as you do the work yourself it should be fairly inexpensive too.