Manual Conversion

[tommyb]

hi just wonderinf if anyone can tell me how the manual conversion on the stagea's work with ecu

like is the auto ecu inside the actual enigne ecu which located in the passnger side kick panel if so how do i go about running the car with the manaul in it and is there a way to pull out the ecu an wiring loom and replace it with a manual one or is that to much trouble.

or is there no need to do this

thanks

[Ska]

I have no idea how it was done, but I have a manual which was a auto with a power-fc in it. So it is possible.

[wrxxy]

No need to change anything I got an R34 and just did a Auto to Man Conversion and still running the Auto Ecu Still runs fine cant tell the diff except for the AT light on the dash which stays on LOL.........

[EGA41T]

all the auto computers that ive played with handled manual fine.

[EGA41T]

...oh and POWER FC FTW!!!!!

[GoldZilla]

Mine is a converted-to-manual job (done by the previous owner) and AFAIK it still uses the factory auto ECU.

[tommyb]

so if i converet my car i can oull the ecu out and put a fc in

are u sure

casue all the loom would be made for a auto

but to the people who have done it how is it and really is it very ahrd ans exspive to do

[FLYSLY]

manual conversion about 4k,

Do a search, there are plenty of threads on manual conversions, even a thread which is a DIY manual conversion thread

[GoldZilla]

The connection between the ECU's of a S1 Stagea and R33 (and quite possibly between S2 and R34) are the same, so a PFC should just plug straight in.

The only issue is that there was never a version of the PFC made for an RB25DET with ATESSA AWD, so you have to "tweak" it somehow to make it all work.

I'm not exactly sure what that "tweak" is because I haven't done it myself (although I would like to, sometime in the near future).

[FLYSLY]

do it nick do it lol

[GoldZilla]

Money talks, Simon, and mine ain't sayin' shit (if you get what I mean)!

[tommyb]

thanks for the info, what u might have to do is plug the power fc in to the loom and then just work out whick wires are for the 4wd then just use the old computer for that and use the fc for everthing else that would work.

casuae thats what i was going to do with my auto leave the ecu on there then just piggy back thr fc for everthing but the auto and stuff so i can still tune the motor.

so how does it go with the manual and is it reall hard or not i have seen the threads about.

[EGA41T]

if you do go manual and want to put the power fc in, just pm me and i can provide you with the "Secret Squirrel Tweak"

i have successfully put it into 3 stageas so they work with power fc's thus far.

[tommyb]

hey andy is ur stagea a manual

it sayd u live on penrith my dad lives in the blue mountains so maybe when i go to see one day we can meet up and have chat about ur and my car maye if ya want

[EGA41T]

yeah its manual, (rs four "s" i.e. manual) yeah no worries bud, i actually live in glenmore park.

[wolverine]

i have a series 2 GTS-t manual ECU sitting around here somewhere if for some reason you end up needing one.

[CruiseLiner]

hey andy whats this tweak u talk about? is it to connect the 4wd up? i found 3 wires i think are for the 4wd.

these are the pin numbers and colours from the engine ecu...

5 - tacho - white/black

43 - ground - brown/white

37 - TPS - blue/black

are these the correct colours? and where do u hook them too, to get it to work?

thanks mate

[FLYSLY]

Money talks, Simon, and mine ain't sayin' shit (if you get what I mean)!

Tell me about it, mine isnt really saying anything at the moment either except for *help*

[EGA41T]

hey andy whats this tweak u talk about? is it to connect the 4wd up? i found 3 wires i think are for the 4wd.

these are the pin numbers and colours from the engine ecu...

5 - tacho - white/black

43 - ground - brown/white

37 - TPS - blue/black

are these the correct colours? and where do u hook them too, to get it to work?

thanks mate

...hot tip, it has nothing to do with 4wd

[GoldZilla]

Hmmm, now I'm intrigued