I'm looking for an ECU that can handle boost for my 97 EX...Any ideas? Whats the best ECU i could get for my money, im broke after my last ticket

 

not sure what u mean by "handle boost?". what motor do u have and what year is it??

 

its a 97 EX, and i think its a DOHC, cant find it anywhere, 1.6L non VTEC. My friend has the same car and turbo'ed it and his check engine light came on, something to do with the boost and his ECU not bein able to handle it

 

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Alright, your friend's check engine light problem is more than likely due to the fact that he's still running OBD2, and has not had a tune.

If the motor in your car is stock, then you do NOT have a DOHC, and you DO have VTEC, if it is infact a 97 EX

What you will need to safely and reliably run boost is an OBD2A-OBD1 conversion harness, a chipped p28 ecu with a basemap, and eventually a street or dyno tune.

I suggest both you and your buddy do some major research about turbos before you end up blowing your motors.

 

and correct me if im wrong but the reason the code could be comeing up coule be because the map sensor freaks out at around 11-12 psi.....

 

yea you need a 3 bar map sensor, a ecu to be able to read it, and a way to tune.

 

i think....[sm=chairshot.gif]
dude...
good luck! and dont mess up your car.

 

i need to do that too[sm=bangbang.gif]

 

.....or something to do with his engine about to explode? (theres a word for it when youre running so lean your engine blows up, but i cant remember it)

and i can't beleive somebody boosted and kept a stock ECU [&:]seriously, what wer ethey thinking?