TheMax95

Will an ecu from a 96 auto that is upgraded from Technosquare fit on my 96 5speed?

thats all thanks in advance.
-Paul

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96 SE 5speed i/y
best 1/4 - 14.762
best mph - 93.8

Rowan

iTrader: (1)

did they ever crack the rev limiter? patiently waiting.

Don't really want to give my money to JWT...

TheMax95

no. it has the stock rev limiter. are they the same for auto and 5speed?
-Paul

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96 SE 5speed i/y
best 1/4 - 14.762
best mph - 93.8

DAVE Sz

iTrader: (2)

No they aren't the same. It will work but I guess you'll get a CEL, maybe not. Also I think the AT ECU blips the throttle at upshifts or downshifts.

NightRider

iTrader: (6)

DAVE Sz you are very wrong. I have a 5-speed ECU in my Auto. They are interchangable. The ECU doesn't have anything to do with the shifting of the AT. That's what the TCU is for.

DAVE Sz

iTrader: (2)

It's the TCM actually. And I'm not wrong. With an auto ECU a 5spd will get a blip of the throttle. Don't you think that by some crazy chance the nissan engineers actually connected the ECU and the TCM? That would be crazy wouldn't it? We're talking about auto ecus in a 5spd not vice versa.

TheMax95

so which is it guys? Can i put an auto ecu into my 5speed from technosquare?
-Paul

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96 SE 5speed i/y
best 1/4 - 14.762
best mph - 93.8

GodFather

iTrader: (10)

dont' do it. i'd go for the ones that's made for the right cars. i'm sure most of maxima users are very careful buying their mods. you must do the same, too. you don't want to go for it and regret that it doesn't work.

TheMax95

the reason I'm asking is because there is one for sale for cheap but its from his 96 auto. If it works on my 5speed I'll just buy it and save a lot of $$.

Anyone ever done this?
-Paul

Nealoc187

iTrader: (23)

Actually you are wrong nightrider, I too have an auto ECU in my 5 speed and have used it intermittently over the last 2.5 years, and it does blip the throttle if you are at a dead stop and go from neutral into a gear, and also holds the throttle at about 12-1300rpm if you are in neutral coasting to a stop. Once you stop the RPM will drop back to normal idle.

So in short yes you can use an auto ECU in a 5spd but you will get a check engine light and those throttle blips, but they aren't anything that affects driveability or power.

NightRider

iTrader: (6)

I'm really not wrong. When you install it, you have to reset the ECU for it to adjust to the new car. When I installed my ECU the first time I started it the RPMs jumped up. After a reset is works as normal. I have used auto ECUs in the 5-speed too and have never come across the throttle blipping. Your case is very rare.

Nealoc187

iTrader: (23)

I've never reset my ECU per the screw on the side of it, but the removal (disconnection of power) is the same thing, and I've done that tons of times (swapping back and forth between ECUs, letting others borrow the ECU, etc), however based on what you have said I will try to reset the ECU tomorrow. Also I suppose its a possibility that certain auto ECUs or certain years do this but not all, which would also be an explanation. Maybe the ECU I have is the rarity and others not blipping are the norm, but since it is the sole experience I have with it, I assumed it to be true across the board. I will report my findings tomorrow after I reset it.

TheMax95

You are very helpfull Neal. Thanks a lot! You have a good rep on the org for being honest and as helpfull as possible. This is why I trust your input.

I am going to go ahead and get the auto ecu for my car.
-Paul

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96 SE 5speed i/y
14.762
93.8