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I Supported Toymods
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melbourne.vic.au
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May 2002
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Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 02:02
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Hey All,
On the side of the old ECU's (in my case 5M-E) there are 2 screw holes with gum covered over it, does anyone know what the 2 adjustments do for the ECU?
Cheers.
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 03:11
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Can you take a pic of what ur talking about? lol
I can't be stuffed getting an ecu out to take apart 
Cheers
Wilbo
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I Supported Toymods
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melbourne.vic.au
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May 2002
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 03:22
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on the right side of the ECU (seen as a thingy attached to the side wall of the ECU), there is 2 small holes gummed up with silicon/putty where you can put a small phillips head screw driver and adjust something...
Does any have a clue what it does?
Cheers.
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VIC, Sth Frankston.
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July 2003
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Location:
Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 04:06
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yep, as said above, it is used to clamp the driving FET to the case to cool it
Cheers
Wilbo
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I Supported Toymods
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melbourne.vic.au
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 04:11
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Sorry Viper, can't take a photo at the moment as my Digital Camera is 6000kms away from where I am (overseas on duty  )
But it will arrive tomorrow and i'll take more happy snaps of the ECU...
Cheers.
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 06:26
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i wouldn't bother keeping open your ECU and photgraphing it - there is nothing adjustable. zip. nadda.
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I Supported Toymods
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melbourne.vic.au
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 10:04
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No problems 
Does anyone know if the USA grade of petrol is similar to Australia or that they are different by a bit... Using the USA ECU the 5M-E runs laggy and slow.
Cheers.
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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I Supported Toymods
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melbourne.vic.au
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 11:26
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I am running 16D TDC because of the premium unleaded... It runs great with the Aussie ECU in it but when I just plug in the USA ECU, it goes like crap and when you push it. It lags big time. I just have to wake up tomorrow early and try again...
Cheers.
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I Supported Toymods
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melbourne.vic.au
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May 2002
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 11:28
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| thechuckster wrote on Sat, 29 January 2005 22:02 |
i thought "slow and laggy" was a factory-built feature of the engine?  ...
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Oh and I forgot... Remember that it's (very) inefficient
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wangaratta
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May 2004
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 11:30
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i was under the impression that the USA ECU had worse tuning than ours.
the info i have seen points towards their 5ME's having even less power ( thats right, there is such a thing  ) than ours. . .
can anyone confirm this??
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I Supported Toymods
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melbourne.vic.au
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May 2002
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 11:52
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I thought it was based on the quality of the fuel... Tomorrow I am going to retard the timing back to 8D TDC (on premium) and see how it will drive... Would it be detrimental to my motor if I do that?
Cheers.
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 12:24
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mine runs much higher - around 15 degrees BTDC at idle i think.
there's not much rotation left on the clamp on the side of the dizzi.
you'll improve things slightly (at the expence of harder cold starting and increased risk of pining/detonation) if you up the timing advance, not retard it.
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I Supported Toymods
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melbourne.vic.au
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May 2002
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Re: Question about the 5M-E ECU.
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Sat, 29 January 2005 12:50
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| thechuckster wrote on Sat, 29 January 2005 23:24 |
mine runs much higher - around 15 degrees BTDC at idle i think.
there's not much rotation left on the clamp on the side of the dizzi.
you'll improve things slightly (at the expence of harder cold starting and increased risk of pining/detonation) if you up the timing advance, not retard it.
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If you have a 5M-E Remember to disconnect the 2 vaccum pipes and plug them up when you are tuning the car...
I'll retard to 8D BTDC the car tomorrow...
Cheers.
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