2.3 MZR in a custom application ECU dilemma

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06-15-2015, 12:47 AM

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I'm just curious: why do you want to ditch dbw so bad?
I love it on many of the cars that I tune.

06-15-2015, 12:57 AM

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I drive all kinds of brand new cars at work from Mustangs to Accents and they all have their quirks and none of them feel like they have the response of a cable driven unit. They always have a delay in acceleration or a delay when letting off the gas.

Plus I may decide to run ITB in the future.

06-15-2015, 08:59 AM

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Well yeah, most dbw cars do that, but that's why you tune it.
If set up correctly, it can be really cool, and even more precise than cable because the car is not reacting from tps inputs but actually anticipating throttle inputs

06-15-2015, 05:47 PM

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When you said Ford Escort I assumed you meant one of these:

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06-15-2015, 05:55 PM

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yes, rwd escort. Or at least thats the most popular thing in europe to mzr swap.

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06-15-2015, 07:00 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by timk

When you said Ford Escort I assumed you meant one of these:

haha, nope. American Ford Escort, the same thing as your KF/KH Ford Laser

10-01-2015, 09:08 PM

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I dont really want to start a work log here but figured I would show some extra pictures in this thread. Warning: Not a Miata, but does contain Miata parts.