Engine bay tidying

[V88Dicky]

That sounds absolutely epic mate

[SturdyHSV]

I thought it'd be a nice bit of thread closure to have a full on before and after, so here we are, from this:



To this:



Ignore the leaves and fact the car itself hasn't been cleaned in 18 months

[TerryS]

I am struggling with where to put the ECU inside the car. Did you find somewhere decent?

[SturdyHSV]

TerryS said:

I am struggling with where to put the ECU inside the car. Did you find somewhere decent?

Yep, left hand side kick panel in the passenger footwell, get that off (think you need to loosen the door sill trim possibly, I can't remember...!) and there's plenty of space and a bit of a mounting that you can easily secure the ECU to.

It's where they put the gearbox computer / TCM on the autos that have a separate controller

You need to mess about poking the ECU connectors back through the hole in the firewall, but it is doable, might need to do the largest connector first I think because naturally space gets tighter as you poke more connectors back.

[TerryS]

SturdyHSV said:

Yep, left hand side kick panel in the passenger footwell, get that off (think you need to loosen the door sill trim possibly, I can't remember...!) and there's plenty of space and a bit of a mounting that you can easily secure the ECU to.

It's where they put the gearbox computer / TCM on the autos that have a separate controller

You need to mess about poking the ECU connectors back through the hole in the firewall, but it is doable, might need to do the largest connector first I think because naturally space gets tighter as you poke more connectors back.

Top man, I already have the ecu & loom in the footwell, just couldn't find a place for it.

[fred bloggs]

Looking really nice now Sturdy. Glad it’s back up and oiling well.
I put ecu in the glovebox now, for ease.

I’ve had an autronic, an emerald and the efi live.
I bloody hated the efi live software.
The haltech is by far the most easy to use and fastest and the fact it is full closed loop means it constantly updates its fuel map

[fred bloggs]

Looking really nice now Sturdy. Glad it’s back up and oiling well.
I put ecu in the glovebox now, for ease.

I’ve had an autronic, an emerald and the efi live.
I bloody hated the efi live software.
The haltech is by far the most easy to use and fastest and the fact it is full closed loop means it constantly updates its fuel map

Edited by fred bloggs on Wednesday 20th July 19:19

[TerryS]

fred bloggs said:

Looking really nice now Sturdy. Glad it’s back up and oiling well.
I put ecu in the glovebox now, for ease.

I’ve had an autronic, an emerald and the efi live.
I bloody hated the efi live software.
The haltech is by far the most easy to use and fastest and the fact it is full closed loop means it constantly updates its fuel map

Is the Autronic PnP? I ran an Autronic SM4 on a MKIV Supra, worked OK.

[fred bloggs]

TerryS said:

Is the Autronic PnP? I ran an Autronic SM4 on a MKIV Supra, worked OK.

It was a pnp on a mitsubishi lancer.

[SturdyHSV]

Tidied up the windscreen washer hoses so they're tucked inside the bonnet now, tidied up the vent line that was a bit tight across the front of the engine to the catch can, tucked the remote clutch bleed line behind the loom and the car is actually clean now!



And for a bit of go to justify all the show, it made what I'm going to call 500rwhp at Surrey Rolling Road



That estimates out at 605 flywheel, so whether you look at stock ones making ~320rwhp or 400 flywheel, it's basically got 50% more power than originally