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Hi guys long story very short ive got a 130 surf with a vp (i think) 3.8 in it, its been done with all the marksadaptors jazz and a toyota 5 speed box.
When i got it it had a bad miss which i fixed by putting another ecu in it from a auto vn. My question is should i have used a 5 speed ecu?

Won't effect it.

the differences are in the outputs/ inputs so the ecu can communicate with the TCU for best engine response on kickdown etc.

the mapping is identical.

You could swap the memcal from the vp ecu to the vn ecu, the actual ecu is the same

Thanks fellas, is it worth getting an aftermarket memcal or are they just bullshit? http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-par ... 391786.htm

you'd get that much gain from a set of extractors 2.5 or 2 and 3/4 inch exhaust and cheese grater turbo flow mufflers, the reason the rev limit is low is because the 3.8 was a cut down v8 5 litre buick, hence the odd firing order and balancing.

Sweet as, its got a decent size exhaust already and do you know the rev limit off hand? As it is it sounds like it wants to vibrate ta bits and throw a leg out at high revs, just sounds bloody good on the cut lol

I've been told you need to be very careful to avoid sitting it on the rev limiter as they work by cutting the fuel to the injectors - causing a significant shock loading on the crank as it cuts in & out. If you want to sit on the limiter - best to get an aftermarket system to progressively cut the ignition to 2 cylinders at a time.