Which NSW engineers have you used for aftermarket ECUs?

[kugzs]

When speaking to different engineers a while a go, i got a lot of flat no's with regard to aftermarket ecu's. However some stated that if they passed emmissions testing then they would pass them.
Just wondering if you could name any engineers that have passed aftermarkets ecus recently.

thanks

(and surge tanks in the boot)

[allmtr]

Never spoken to one that will pass an aftermarket ECU. They all seem to be of the opinion that it is too easy to load multiple maps or just change settings after testing (something that you could easily do with a factory ECU as well) :shrugs:

[Andrew162]

I had an APEXi Power FC running in my RAV4 with the ST205 conversion in it, and neither the engineer writing the report for the car nor the dude doing the blue slip to verify it all, had any problem with it being converted to aftermarket ECU.

[Cuzzo]

What sort of effort do they go to, to check if its using an aftermarket ecu.

What if i put a standard ecu in my glovebox with part of the loom comming off it and hiding behind the dash. Will he unplug it to see if the car will still run?

[Andrew162]

I have heard of guys who do blue slips who will do that, even if the engineer passes it. I think one of the reasons mine passed is because I only had a hand controller which can monitor all settings and change not so many from the controller. Having said that, I could have just as easily gone and got a laptop cheap from somewhere, got the APEXi software onto it, hooked it into the ECU and fiddled with settings from there. So I guess it's a bit of 'luck of the draw' with modified cars requiring engineering certificates and getting re-blue slipped. I had mine passed with no complications at all, and the hand controller was in full view of everyone... really wish I could give a more definitive answer.

[gearb0x]

Even if they check its easy to fake Run a kill switch through the dummy wires and bridge them inside the ECU so when you unplug the fake ECU it kills it

[kugzs]

bump this

not too keen on the fake ecu solution

[oldcorollas]

andrews solution was a dodgy engineer.
technically, an ECU that you can change, that is different from the original and may affect emissions... is illegal without an emissions test.

you can find a dodgy engineer, but if someone pases it and you get pulled by the EPA/cops, it is no protection. illegal is illegal, regardless if a dodgy engineer passes it.

call some engineers, or call RTA and make sure, but it seems a bit bleak for legality...




does the ECU fit inside a standard toyota ECU casing?

[d3v147]

Gotta love Tassie! Just don't let it run out of rego for longer than 3 months!

[Youngy]

Technically any ecu can be modified or changed. It does not really matter if the ecu is factory or not. Of course there are limits.

My engineer would pass the car with an after market ecu as long as I got it through an emissions test. And there is nothing dodgy about my engineer.

[kugzs]

Name, Location?

[emp?]

my engineer was the same as Youny's, had no drama as long as emissions were met

[RiceburnaGTV]

my engineer was the same as Youny's, had no drama as long as emissions were met

and the engineer is???

[emp?]

ill pm you
next time i go to the car and read who it was

[ViPeR_NiPPleX]

how severe was the emission test on the old wallet? Did it pass the first sniff?