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frenchi
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Post Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:43 pm

i have a 073 pre facelift ecu in car can i plug in facelift 173 ,and will it work help
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Post Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:54 pm

Don't think it will.someone should be along shortly to confirm but i think that pre facelift looms have 35pins in two rows for the ecu and facelift ones have 55 pins in three rows
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Post Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:03 pm

Irrc , you need :

Ecu ,engine loom , crank pulley , crank sensor .
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Post Sun Mar 10, 2013 10:11 pm

See the Zone Wiki guide on this:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... tronic_1.3

Alternatively, I can supply a chip for the early chrome bumper 073 ECU if you are seeking to improve it without going to the hassle of a conversion.
///M aurice
ECU Upgrade EPROM Chips, £40 posted within the UK. Note these are not Zone chips.
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