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OMEGA
Joined: Tue May 01, 2012 4:28 pm Posts: 89
Vehicle: 94 LWB VITARA
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 Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:50 am |
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Hi all just a quik one if u were to in a 94 lwb vit do an engine conversion would you need to retain the factory ecu for any other functions that aren't engine related or will the bcm take care of all that?
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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 Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:55 am |
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Vitaras don't have a bcm, just fuses and wires. The ecu only runs the engine.
Steve.
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OMEGA
Joined: Tue May 01, 2012 4:28 pm Posts: 89
Vehicle: 94 LWB VITARA
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 Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:07 am |
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Cheers Steve, question asked, question answered, done deal.
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Rhinoman
Joined: Mon May 16, 2011 7:03 pm Posts: 686 Location: Brinkworth, England
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 Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:43 pm |
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If its an auto then the ECU also controls torque converter lock up.
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Fatzook

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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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 Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:49 pm |
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Rhinoman wrote: If its an auto then the ECU also controls torque converter lock up. I thought the TCM would have taken care of this?
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Rhinoman
Joined: Mon May 16, 2011 7:03 pm Posts: 686 Location: Brinkworth, England
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 Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:07 pm |
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I was thinking that a 94 would have a 3-speed auto without a TCM but there were some JDM Vits with a 4-speed around that time, if its one of those then thats a lot more complex, there a a few threads about that that have the info.
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Fatzook

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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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 Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:09 pm |
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AFAIK, all LWB vitaras were AW4 driven in Australia. And All SWB EFI models were too IIRC.
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Gwagensteve
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 13007 Location: Melbourne
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Rhinoman, we never received vitaras here with the TH180C gearbox. Our three speed vitaras are all hydraulic, no converter lock. AFAIK, the TH180C cars were all tbi injected, not carby.
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