20v ecu differences??????????

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20v ecu differences??????????

Postby maxium » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:12 pm

does any one know if or what the differences between a manual or auto ecu?
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Postby johntramp » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:37 pm

i am using an auto one on my manual blacktop without a problem. apparently there may be a power loss but i have never had anyone confirm that
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Postby maxium » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:46 pm

so they plug in to the loom and run ok?
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Postby johntramp » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:23 pm

yeah. i was told by someone that something had to be shorted on the plug which goes to the auto gearbox, but I never did that and it ran fine
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Postby sergei » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:32 pm

The auto ECU will not plug in into manual loom and vice versa.
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Postby Punter » Wed Nov 08, 2006 10:37 am

sergei wrote:The auto ECU will not plug in into manual loom and vice versa.
Yea one of the plugs is different. The other 2 are the same.
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