i can get a ZC off ebay for a good price. THe guy wants to sell his ZC ecu for $150, but i already have a CRX si ecu. SHould i get a ZC ecu or stick with teh si ecu?

can i get an ecu for cheaper than $150 cdn?

 

get the zc ecu.. the si ecu sucks with the zc... there's a world of difference... 150 cdn isnt too bad... zc ecu's tend to be rare so prices are higher. you're other alternative is the 88-89 teg pg7....but if you have a chance to get the pm5...get it.

 

PM5 is a Dx ECU. PM7 is the ZC I believe.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by markedOO1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">get the zc ecu.. the si ecu sucks with the zc... there's a world of difference... 150 cdn isnt too bad... zc ecu's tend to be rare so prices are higher. you're other alternative is the 88-89 teg pg7....but if you have a chance to get the pm5...get it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

PM5 is a Dx ECU. PM7 is the ZC I believe.

 

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PM5 is a Dx ECU. PM7 is the ZC I believe.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup..you're right.. wasnt thinking right

 

If i were you, I'd keep your PM6 and chip it or have it chipped with whatever maps you would like. Maps for stock PM7 exist. Save yourself about $140

 

I just bought a Toda Race PM7 off ebay for $120 shipped. I would check around somemore for a better deal. Btw the Toda ECU is for sale if anyone is interested as i bought a Spoon PM7 a while back and I'm gonna be using that instead. I'll also trade the Toda for a stock PM7 plus some cash

 

or send it to zdyne to get remapped for the zc (can even get the 112 speed limiter removed). Better than wasting $140 on another ecu, imho, and you know that you've got a good ecu in your hands.

 

just get it chipped

stk=pm6

 

the 88-89 integra ecu works good too(PG7). Better than the si, but not as good as the ZC. You could get one off ebay for like $30. I got mine for $32 shipped.

 

 

where can i get a good chip for a good price for my pm6 then?

id rather save some money since im a student!

 

From what I've read you can't chip 88 and 89 PM6 ECU's. Need a 90 or 91 in order to chip it.

I still get a kick out of how much you guys paid for your PM7's. I got mine for under 13 bux heh

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tommycrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">or send it to zdyne to get remapped for the zc (can even get the 112 speed limiter removed). Better than wasting $140 on another ecu, imho, and you know that you've got a good ecu in your hands.</TD></TR></TABLE>

what is the 112 speed limited in, which ecu?

 

http://www.pgmfi.org

 

All JDM Ecus have it, Japanese law requires all vehicle on the road to have a 112 mph speed limiter programmed in. If you don't plan on racing why worry about it being there. I don't. By the way I paid $89 for my PM7 on ebay.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kyle h. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.pgmfi.org</TD></TR></TABLE>

what am i supposed to look for here?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by virginia_dude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">All JDM Ecus have it, Japanese law requires all vehicle on the road to have a 112 mph speed limiter programmed in. If you don't plan on racing why worry about it being there. I don't. By the way I paid $89 for my PM7 on ebay.</TD></TR></TABLE>

my car doesnt have one.....when im in 4th doing a buck 25, it keeps pulling....and after i shift into 5th.....it just wants to keep going...i havnt hit the limiter yet

 

Well you certain its not been chipped. Japanese law required it, On new vehicles yours could have been remapped after it was produced.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by black89crxsi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

my car doesnt have one.....when im in 4th doing a buck 25, it keeps pulling....and after i shift into 5th.....it just wants to keep going...i havnt hit the limiter yet </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

You can chip 88-89 ECU's it's just more difficult.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by virginia_dude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well you certain its not been chipped. Japanese law required it, On new vehicles yours could have been remapped after it was produced.</TD></TR></TABLE>

nah, b/c its the same for both of my cars....with the zc motor u tell me if u think its chipped...in the 88- 1st 0-30 2nd 30-60 3rd 60-90 4th 90-125 (where my speedo stops) 5th keeps pulling

in my 89- 1st 0-30 2nd 30-60 3rd 60-95 4th....94-? i was doing 120mph but i dont know what my rpms were......

 

Well mine has never been driven fast enough to confirm. But speedo's are notoriously inaccurate, much moreso at those speeds. I know for a fact PM7 and several other JDM ECU's have limiters in because the code exists in them for that very thing. I have a JDM PM7 (there are NO USDM PM7 ecu's) BUt my car has never been faster than 95.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by black89crxsi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

nah, b/c its the same for both of my cars....with the zc motor u tell me if u think its chipped...in the 88- 1st 0-30 2nd 30-60 3rd 60-90 4th 90-125 (where my speedo stops) 5th keeps pulling

in my 89- 1st 0-30 2nd 30-60 3rd 60-95 4th....94-? i was doing 120mph but i dont know what my rpms were......</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

i was on the nj parkway road thing..haha..and there was a car flying down the road, so i ya know downshifted and caught up....then he turned into a rest area..and i asked how fast he was going..hes like 130....and at that point my car was still moving

 

And you are certain you have a PM7 and not a PM6 or PG7 ecu, Only an unmolested PM7 has a speed limiter of the three. I am certain the car is capible of it, particularly with a DOHC ZC, but not with a factory JDM ECU. Computer would hold it back. I know at 90 mine is pulling way hard but wasn't worth risking a ticket to see what it would do. To me anyway.

 

just open it up and look ...like 4 or 5 philleps screws and pop the top cover off then you can see if its chipped or not