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Mobius 03-23-2012 12:24 AM

Me, I'm waiting for the Reverant MS3. Then I shall taunt you with my superior ECU goodness.

2manyhobyz 03-23-2012 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by MoonieGT (Post 852203)
I'll find out on Saturday... and let you know. I *think* that it will be possible to mount it in the vicinity of the OEM ECU, but have yet to try it. It will require some sort of custom mounting system for sure. I need to confirm that there is enough room as the MS box is maybe twice as thick as the oem unit?

It fits, you will need to fab some brackets. The left pic is how it's facing ready to be plugged in.There is a 10mm stud way up in there at the top. The bracket on the right pic goes onto the 10mm stud coming out from the firewall. Don't plug anything in until all the fabbing/testfitting is done.
Cheers-JB

msm782 03-23-2012 08:26 PM

Just got mine today, Greece to Chicago in 3 days. Less than a day spent in customs, no clue how I got that lucky. o_0

MoonieGT 03-23-2012 08:38 PM

Mine was in customs for two weeks.

Miater 03-24-2012 12:07 PM

I hope I get so lucky. Did he give you guys a tracking number? Im just blindly waiting, for a bigger suprise.

Reverant 03-24-2012 12:13 PM


Originally Posted by Miater (Post 853122)
I hope I get so lucky. Did he give you guys a tracking number? Im just blindly waiting, for a bigger suprise.

Tracking # PMed.

MoonieGT 03-26-2012 10:32 AM

I tried installing this weekend: car would not start. The ECU was communicating with the laptop, but it just cranked with no hint of trying to fire up. Trouble shooting to follow. Jumping the fuel pump is the next step, but it will probably be a while before I have time to attack this project again.

Regarding mounting in a '99: you MIGHT MAYBE be able to mount in the stock location, but it will TIGHT. The problem is that the harness uses those two big connectors that are themselves very tall, add to that the stiff cable that sticks out from those and it's just so cramped with the pedals and other wires that are already populating the area. I think I'm going to have cut Rev's harness and extend it as well ala JeffMan. I just don't see how it's possible to install without doing that.

Reverant 03-26-2012 10:45 AM

These connectors have provisions for side exiting of the wires, if that helps.

I've very interested in any solution that doesn't require hacking up the PnP adapter harness. The one I build is ~20" long, which is long enough to wrap around the MS.

MoonieGT 03-26-2012 11:03 AM

I'll have to play with harness and see what I can do. It's just so tight in there because of the pedals. The OEM unit is inbetween the brake and clutch pedals. Your ECU is 2 - 2.5 times thicker than the OEM, space is limited out of the box. Maybe I can work on the side exit and see if the wires can come over the top of the unit. If I can do that it might work. As for the box, I think you can probably zip tie it to the stock brackets.

hustler 03-26-2012 01:20 PM


Originally Posted by MoonieGT (Post 853948)
I'll have to play with harness and see what I can do. It's just so tight in there because of the pedals. The OEM unit is inbetween the brake and clutch pedals. Your ECU is 2 - 2.5 times thicker than the OEM, space is limited out of the box. Maybe I can work on the side exit and see if the wires can come over the top of the unit. If I can do that it might work. As for the box, I think you can probably zip tie it to the stock brackets.

Were you making fuel pressure or not?

MoonieGT 03-26-2012 01:31 PM

As far as we could tell the fuel lines had pressure in them. But I'm not sure if we had spark or not. I pulled a plug and tried to see if it sparked during cranking, but didn't see one...

hustler 03-26-2012 02:45 PM


Originally Posted by MoonieGT (Post 854031)
As far as we could tell the fuel lines had pressure in them. But I'm not sure if we had spark or not. I pulled a plug and tried to see if it sparked during cranking, but didn't see one...

Did it reek of fuel? I'm in town this weekend and free if you want help.

midpack 03-27-2012 12:06 AM

How big is the MS2? There's a fair amount of room left of the clutch, maybe it will fit there.

Reverant 03-27-2012 02:43 AM


Originally Posted by midpack (Post 854286)
How big is the MS2? There's a fair amount of room left of the clutch, maybe it will fit there.

158x105x63mm for the enclosure. Add about 80mm more to the length for the protruding connectors and wiring loop-around.

hustler 03-27-2012 08:04 AM


Originally Posted by Mobius (Post 852521)
Me, I'm waiting for the Reverant MS3. Then I shall taunt you with my superior ECU goodness.

I hope you're looking forward to your ban, ----------.

midpack 03-27-2012 09:40 PM

It's tight, but my MFSII(tm) fit in two different spots.

Right of the steering column, harness points towards heater vent
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-T...327_202022.jpg

Left of the clutch pedal, harness towards firewall
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-e...327_202622.jpg

Once zip tied in place it would not rub against the pedal as shown in the picture.

Overall length was ~260mm
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-C...327_200946.jpg


If you relocate the relays there would be tons of room

nismo240 03-28-2012 04:05 PM

Is group buy still open? Interested in a MS for 99-00. What is the price shipped to US-MA? Would like to mount in the glove box and do an easy connector swap for OBD2 testing once a year.

Miater 03-28-2012 04:20 PM

[QUOTE=nismo240;855164]Is group buy still open? Interested in a MS for 99-00. What is the price shipped to US-MA? Would like to mount in the glove box and do an easy connector swap for OBD2 testing once a year.[/QUOTE

The group buy is over. Spend some time reading over the first few pages of this thread, then go to the MS section of the forum and do MORE reading.

devin mac 03-28-2012 04:40 PM


Originally Posted by nismo240 (Post 855164)
Is group buy still open? Interested in a MS for 99-00. What is the price shipped to US-MA? Would like to mount in the glove box and do an easy connector swap for OBD2 testing once a year.

Go to the Meet-n-Greet forum and introduce yourself so we can ask questions and probe you.


yes, probe.

hustler 03-28-2012 09:10 PM

How the hell do I track this god damned thing? USPS shows nothing. I can sit tight and all, I was just bored and lonely, in the cold.


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