how do you know an ecu is what the person claims it to be?

im looking at a couple and to me they look no drifferent to the standard board. is there anyway of me know if this is a esl unit?



thanks for your help

 

Top right is a daughterboard.
Assuming you are after a live mappable board it maybe better to get a new one fitted and mapped as new features available such as mafless

 

my origional ecu had a board in place where the esl daughterboard was meant to go, it was soldered in and meant i couild nt get esl - i think it mightve been linked to the hks fcon unit my car had at the time?

 

That one looks like my mates one he can get live maps.
what's the difference with this one ere then? I'm thinking about get one for myself would be good to know.

 

Thanks for the info.

So this isn't a remappable esl ecu then?

How much is for a mafless esl unit then? And how good are they?

O and what are the upgrades availible?

Thanks

 

it looks more like the live map board. the other one had mini eproms.
im sure there was only 2 boards made.

take a better pic showing just the board mate.
but to me, this is the live map one.

 

if its the esl board, it should say so on here:



again, take a better pic mate

 

I take it the new features are software and works on any esl live map boards ?

 

I cant take a picture of it, as it's one that I am thinking Of buying. So this is a live map ecu?and please excuse my ignorance but a live map is road or dyno mapping right?

Thanks

 

Live mappable means the map can be altered instantly whilst mapping rather than having to reblow an eeprom.
Your going to have to have a 2nd hand one mapped so factor cost into your budget.

 

can you upgrade upgrade the early live mappable boards to run mafless?

 

oops, throught you already had the ecu with the board,

i'll have to properly start reading these threads you know

 

ok i have got some pictures of the daughter board now is this the one i need for live re-maps ?

thanks

 

Eh? I think you forgot to post your new pics!

 

excellent.. I was about to book a spec savers apointment..

 

huh??
im looking at it now????

 

hold on

 

here we go
don't know what happened there

 

LOL

 

Do you think we're all Clairvoyants?

 

ok are you telling me you cant see them cos when i look at the p1$$ing page they are there!

bloody thing

you can see me other pictures right??

 

nothing there.

 

o for **** sake!!!

i'll try again

but im telling ya i can see them on my screen and on my misses laptop.

 

ok third time lucky

 

Success!

 

 

haha im telling i can still see the other pictures that you all cant see!

 

Spooky!

 

what program did you use for it mate.

i always use photobucket

 

ok back to my question this the live map thingy??

and is their a way of knowing if it is the mafless one?