Running Manual Box With Auto Ecu

[gregando]

need to know if this works or not just checked the error codes and came up 54 which i believe is auto gearbox error code. the thing is my r32 is a 5 spd , will the car run normally using an auto ecu with a manual box as the ecu has written in marker on it auto. has this dipstick i baught the car off totally stuffed up and replaced the ecu with the wrong one .

[Nigel Nichols]

need to know if this works or not just checked the error codes and came up 54 which i believe is auto gearbox error code. the thing is my r32 is a 5 spd , will the car run normally using an auto ecu with a manual box as the ecu has written in marker on it auto. has this dipstick i baught the car off totally stuffed up and replaced the ecu with the wrong one .

I have used a RB25DE "auto" ecu to run a RB30DE engine in a R32 factory 5 speed manual. No issues what so ever. In fact it seems the ecu still knows when I select any gear as the engine RPMs ramps up 200 rpms as would to carry the load of the original auto tranny going into gear. So that means the ECU is still receiving feedback from the manual gearbox in my case.

I haven't tried to see what errors code I get, still might get the 54 as you do but by all accounts there is no issue running the auto ecu on a manual.

Nigel

Edited July 9, 2010 by Nigel Nichols