What type of ECU does the FTO have?

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:39 pm

What type is it?
Like, OBD0, 1, 2???

Also, my ECU has Mines stickers on it... what is that supposed to be? I mean I know the company Mines but this is a FTO Ecu with those stickers, and they are the ones that go onto where the case opens, like in computer parts to make sure things haven't been opened for warranty claims

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:09 pm

Well I asked my ECU, it said "It's time to get a watch LOL".

Smartass ECU.

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:01 pm

Damn it... I hate these stupid new age smart electronics!!

But... I don't know maybe you misread but I asked what TYPE is it, not what TIME is it?

PS. Did you ever end up getting a watch?

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 11:03 pm

ah gees I just realised my mistake!

Damn it I will fix it up...

scarecrow · Post by **scarecrow** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 12:25 am

Haha, sorry. couldn't resist... for anyone who sees this now then originally the title said "time" instead of "type".

Sorry I can't actually help you with your question, i'm sure benny or dstocks will be around to answer soon enough.

RedlineGX · Post by **RedlineGX** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:08 am

I should know this but I believe it is OBD II. Anyone else can confirm?

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 1:19 am

It was supposed to be an proper Mitsi MUTII unit but it got all f*cked up during the push for production..... hence its a one off weird one. Plugs are OBDII compliant, but data output is far from it. The poms have spent 7 pages of forum chit chat trying to work it out...

http://www.ftooc.org/phpbb/viewtopic.ph ... 30&start=0

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:23 am

Thanks for clearing up any confusion scarecrow

hmm...
Well the reason I ask and maybe this will be more relevant, is that with OBD0 and I the rom chip can be taken out and a new one be put in with a new map.
Now, I have a piggyback so obviously it's not important, but there's one thing though which can be done that a piggyback can't do, and that's raising the rev limiter... obviously with the correct engine work to go with it...

I guess this is wishfull thinking as I am thinking it would cost well over $10K to get the engine to spin to 10,000rpm safely

mr_bishi · Post by **mr_bishi** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 5:12 am

It sounds like you've got the Mines vx rom.....Happy days dude!

http://www.mitsubishi-fto.org/parts/ele ... index.html

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 3:40 pm

Does it have any benefits?
What is it retuned for?

And what ever different tuning it has, it will all be "wiped" as soon as the piggyback comes into play?

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 3:58 pm

Anyone???
Any benefits of the Mines computer?? Or just the cool stickers once it's tuned with a piggyback?

d_stroy_r · Post by **d_stroy_r** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:20 pm

Mines is a VERY expensive stand alone computer. I always thought it was better than the HKS version due to the tuning abilities of the MINES.

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:39 pm

I think the one I have is just a standard FTO ECU with something done from mines?

How can I tell if it is a full mines computer? It plugs into the wiring like the stock FTO one does

I will take some pics and post them up of the ECU...

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 8:59 pm

Ok sorry about the quality they are from my phone but having a closer look it is exactly the same as the one Mr_Bishi posted a pic of

Here it is:

mr_bishi · Post by **mr_bishi** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:20 pm

If you're thinking of piggybacking it,take it out and sell it......replace it with a standard fto jobbie.

Tbh i don't really know the tuning capabilities of the mines,i just know it's an expensive bit of kit.

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:49 pm

How much would it go for??

kid_dynamite · Post by **kid_dynamite** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:12 am

Hate to say it guys but a Mines ECU is perhaps one thing you don't want on your FTO. They are a programmable ECU but settings can not be changed by anyone. Only Mines in Japan will tune them, and this is only available to the individual who purchased the ECU.

So basically you have an ECU that is tuned for an unknown modification level, for a higher octane fuel (usually at least 100 RON), and you can't retune it.

mr_bishi · Post by **mr_bishi** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 4:35 am

spetz wrote:How much would it go for??

I'm sure they're about Â£900 gbp new.

kid_dynamite · Post by **kid_dynamite** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:35 am

mr_bishi wrote:
spetz wrote:How much would it go for??
I'm sure they're about Â£900 gbp new.

The only difference with you guys in the UK is that Australia doesn't have a Mines distributor and tuner so we can't get it tuned here (You guys have Prospec).

Spetz I daresay you'd be better off trying to sell it to someone in the UK. Anyone who buys it in Australia, I don't know why you would!

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 8:08 pm

Well I am not sure if I am even going to bother selling it
Since it was put in the only thing I noticed is the car backfired here and there. So I am guessing running richer. It was put in because something wasn't working and just checking if it was a faulty ECU.

At this stage I am quite happy for my car to have a MINES computer, even if it is no better to me than a stock one

Am I correct though in saying that the chip in it has been taken out and a Mines one put in?
I may open it up and see, as I know in some cars they change the whole pin setup so you can just clip on and off different rom chips so you can easily swap tunes on the car