Quote for new engineloom and ecu

[flyingdutchie]

I have been offered an amount of 5000 euro's to take out my current mbe ecu and wiring and to put a new ecu in with a new engine loom. This is for my ls engined cerbera. Enginemapping and everything included.

Is there a way to do this for a lot less? I do not want a budget solution with bad cold starts and non functioning lamdafunctions.

[flyingdutchie]

I see different offerings of wiring looms and gm ecu's on ebay.com.

What is the opinion of this kit? Suitable for installation in the Cerb? I have also asked the tuner for a opinion.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200518132935?item=20051813...

The offered 5K euro's is a lot of money. Really a lot. It scared me, but a system like the KMS sets you back almost 1K already. It is stil in the box then.

[flyingdutchie]

Did you do this yourself? How did you connect the fans and the A/C? What wires were needed to connect with the car's electronics?

[flyingdutchie]

I want to do my changes to the conversion step by step I think. The reluctorwheel is the 58X. Does this mean that when a new loom and ecu are installed, I cannot change flywheel/gearbox afterwards without retune?

[flyingdutchie]

The KMS was also suggested by my tuner. He also said a universal loom wouldn't do it for the cerbera. I my simple thinking I thought that a GM loom would fit directly on the engine and the ecu. Probably some other connectors for the fans etc. If the ecu is already preprogrammed for the engine spec, wouldn't that save a lot of time? You're right that optimizing the mapping on the rolling road wil require him to get used to working with the GM ecu. He is familiar with the KMS systems. It is just that i want to prevent that things are going to be reinvented. I visited a corvette workshop this week and they do a lot of business with www.hotrodlane.cc. If he gives them the engine spec, he gets a loom and a ecu and it is plug and play he says. He puts ls1 engines in 70's corvette's.

[flyingdutchie]

Yes! I am running cats. I need a proper lambdasetting. What I've learned is that a lot converters (I think) just run on the mapping in the UK. They settle for a "bad" cold start, when not using IACV in combination with a cablethrottlebody. I feel myself a complete jurk when my engine stalls 3 times before I have left the block. At the dutch MoT you need to have 0.5% CO max at idle. Between 2500-3200rpm max CO is 0.3%. Furthermore the lamdavalue needs to be between 0.97 and 1.03 at the rpm level 2500-3200rpm's. Overhere there are no friendly MoT testers. It needs to meet these requirements. An engine like mine is vey mild and should idle dead smooth at 600-700rpm's cold or hot. I've already bought the IACV and the connector, but it hasn't been fitted yet.

[flyingdutchie]

Made the decision today. It is going to be the KMS ecu. Loom is already in order. Wideband lambda setup. Steppermotor setup. I wil keep you all posted....
We wil have to find a simple and good drivebelt setup. When this work is completed a better solution wil have to be found for the gearbox/belhousing.

[flyingdutchie]

I am thinking about ordering an a/c and alternator bracket from Kwik Performance (www.kwikperf.com). I think the Cerb's airconpump wil fit on the bracket. I wil have to order another alternator. Compared to now the alternator and a/c pump wil have to change places. Is anyone familiar with these components?

[flyingdutchie]

Parts are ordered with a GM alternator 102A included. The Cerbera A/C pump (Sanden) wil hopefully fit. Ordered the parts at pace performance.