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loom and ECU placement

Postby dxtawagon » Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:00 am

hey,
im planning on doing a rwd 4age conversion and i have all parts except i only have a aw11 loom (not a rwd ae86 loom). this means if i install the loom the ECU plugs end up near drivers front light....
Would it be possible to place the ECU in some form of water proof box up at the front there? or does it really need to be in the cabin?
There may be some other reason why this would not work but just an intial thought
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Postby B_giB » Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:39 pm

A member of the power boat club runs a 1G Turbo in his Mod-H, Has the ECU in a plactic Sistema container, Keeps in dry, until he flips it, Then that is a different story...
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Postby sergei » Fri Nov 04, 2011 4:29 pm

why not extend the loom?
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Postby MrOizo » Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:12 pm

Altezza's have the ECU in the engine bay...

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Suitable compartment should be fine.
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Postby dxtawagon » Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:14 pm

sergei wrote:why not extend the loom?

cause it would be a mission....? for me anyway haha.
also dont really want to modify the firewall and i think the ke26 doesnt really have provision for a thick loom to pass through the wall? id have to check this though.
would fit nicely in a box below the battery.....
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Postby Dell'Orto » Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:53 pm

They dont, but pretty sure from memory there is room for a loom inside the guard
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Postby strx7 » Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:40 am

majority of jap cars built in the last 7-8 years have the ecu in the engine bay.
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Postby ee904age » Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:11 pm

B_giB wrote:A member of the power boat club runs a 1G Turbo in his Mod-H, Has the ECU in a plactic Sistema container, Keeps in dry, until he flips it, Then that is a different story...


A mate had a 1UZ in a trials type truck, did the same thing. It went upside down in mud, sand, allsorts and never had any issues.
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Postby l1ttle_d3vil » Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:00 pm

dxtawagon wrote:also dont really want to modify the firewall and i think the ke26 doesnt really have provision for a thick loom to pass through the wall?


50mm holesaw through the firewall + a grommet and you're sorted.

otherwise, try the hole where your cable clutch originally went through...
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