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Jun 25, 2004 | 11:06 PM

pandacivic

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ECU swapping...

...I'm wanting to swap my ECU on my '00 Si with a Civic Type R ECU. what problems will i have to look forward to? will i have to change anything? what problems will i be facing? thanks for any help!

Jun 26, 2004 | 12:09 AM

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Re: ECU swapping... (pandacivic)

dont know.... u might wanna find out if the ctr ecu has an immobilizer on it.. that might cause a problem if it has one.

Jun 26, 2004 | 08:51 AM

pandacivic

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Re: ECU swapping... (hondaZvic)

what does the immobilizer do?

Jun 26, 2004 | 09:24 AM

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Re: ECU swapping... (pandacivic)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by pandacivic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what does the immobilizer do?</TD></TR></TABLE>
prevents the car from starting without the origional key with a chip in it that is matched to the ECU.