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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 12:55 AM
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Oh fooey, I'm going standalone!

So, for months I'd hunted for, and found, "treasure" in the junkyards, in the form of an '84, an '87, and an '88 300ZX Turbo ECU's for the Z31 ECU/MAF conversion. But the kicker is that I recently ended up changing my mind to go standalone. ^^;;; That's kind of a pisser, but later this month I'm taking my car in for some big mods, and will probably need the standalone to cope. Welp, here's to hoping it all goes off without a hitch..
Old Sep 6, 2007 | 06:42 AM
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What are the big mods?
Old Sep 6, 2007 | 07:07 AM
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Well if you do end up going standalone would you be selling the Z31T ECU? I want to do the Z31ECU/MAF swap myself.
Old Sep 7, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by duowing
Well if you do end up going standalone would you be selling the Z31T ECU? I want to do the Z31ECU/MAF swap myself.
If you're interested, which ECU do you want? '84, '87, or '88? They're all Turbo models, verifiable by the part #'s on the casings. I do have one MAF, dizzy wheel, and a 3-wire plug connector (for the '88 O2 sensor which is different). I do have a new 3-wire O2 sensor from NGK, but you'd have to wait till the end of the month before it can be removed from the car, or else I'll have a hole in my exhaust. ^^ So let me know which items you want.


For my car, I'm going for a whole turbo system renovation: Garrett ball-bearing turbo, intercooler, new downpipe, Walbro fuel pump, Megasquirt (with mods for boost control and knock detection). We'll see if I have enough time/money for RC Engineering to work over my injectors and/or get a rising-rate fuel regulator. I was interested in getting some internal work done, but there won't be enough time if I want the car to be ready for an upcoming road trip.

Heh, how can I afford all this? Well, lack of girlfriend is one factor... But, I'm also happy to say that my daily driver is about to be paid off on its next payment, thus freeing up funds. It'll also be my birthday in a few weeks, so that'll be some gift money there. ^_^
Old Sep 7, 2007 | 09:33 PM
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I want the '88 ECU, MAF, Dizzy wheel and 3-wire plug connector for the O2 sensor...
Old Sep 7, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by lww
I want the '88 ECU, MAF, Dizzy wheel and 3-wire plug connector for the O2 sensor...

huh... I see no relation between this request and the newly obtained 280zxt...
Old Sep 8, 2007 | 03:18 PM
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Old Sep 8, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by lww
I want the '88 ECU, MAF, Dizzy wheel and 3-wire plug connector for the O2 sensor...
Ok, I PMed you.
Old Sep 9, 2007 | 01:51 AM
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A good aftermarket ECU is really the only way to go if you are after serious power. Assuming you have a dyno man who knows how to set it up.

I've seen significant power increases resulting from just using a good ECU, nothing else. What one are you going to use?
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