Mines Ecu

[mr manfringinsen]

I had a problem with the ignition timing on my stag which led me to trying to get my ECU into diagnostic mode. (I still intend to post the definitive guide to timing but I've yet to time my car, it's showing 40 degrees of advance but it's not pinging and probably closer to 15 to 20 in reality). but I digress. This is what I have in my car. see pic. From what I can find http://www.mines-wave.com/ it appears to remove the boost limit, 180kph speed limit and generally alter the ignition and fuel curves. I thought it was just a plug-in chip on the standard ECU, but the case doesn't appear to have the little screw associated with diagnostic mode(s) that the Nissan ones have. The case also has two pieces of mines anti-tamper tapes on it. It doesn't say VX-ROM on it anywhere either but I assume that is what it is.

Does anybody have some hard and fast facts on this box?

Is it a modded standard ECU or a dedicated Mines unit?

thanking you in advance.

Edited October 22, 2006 by mr manfringinsen

[oxford1327]

do you wanna sell it????????????? do ya do ya do ya?????????

[Tangles]

keep it and add an Apexi SITC as a piggyback unit, to controll the ign. timing easier, maybe ?

dunnoh myself tho.

[mcnamg]

i think the mines ecu is a replacement for the factory ecu and is a custom map designed to take advantage of mines tuning skills as a generic map the main problem you will have with this is that i dont think it can be reset and the map is locked and designed specifically for japanese fuel. on its own it will probably be a bit rough but as brendan suggested with some additional bits and pieces you ay be able to make it work .

maybe sydneykid will be able to shed some more light on it

[mr manfringinsen]

i think the mines ecu is a replacement for the factory ecu and is a custom map designed to take advantage of mines tuning skills as a generic map the main problem you will have with this is that i dont think it can be reset and the map is locked and designed specifically for japanese fuel. on its own it will probably be a bit rough but as brendan suggested with some additional bits and pieces you ay be able to make it work .

Yeah I had about 5min of excitement thinking it may be programmable but it is a ROM program. Their website seems to have a stage 1 setup only for the stagea. even then it's for the series 3. But it's working nicely on my K&N and catback series 1. The boost sits at 5psi till 3500rpm then 8psi after that so they haven't just upped the boost. I am still working on the timing though.

maybe sydneykid will be able to shed some more light on it

He already has with his thread on the jaycar fuel controller and boost controller. I should be able to do the same with this. My only caveat is if mines got rid of the boost limit and the solenoid fails closed with the jaycar boost controller installed, there is nothing to stop the turbo from boosting until something gives.

[mr manfringinsen]

do you wanna sell it????????????? do ya do ya do ya?????????

It'd be fun with a motor running a lot of boost if they got rid of any boost limitation. At what level of boost does the standard ECU begin to go into R&R?

[GorGasm]

its more a question of overall airflow and load rather than boost level.

But lets say between 9-12 psi.

[tommyb]

hey guys all the mines ecu are is just u send them ur standard one from u car and they rebuild it, thats the easy way of explaining it.

so it depends on what u want really to what they do