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oze30
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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:52 am

Are ECU's engine specific? or will a 320 fit a 325?

Could this sort out the speedo problem?
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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 8:05 am

I don't know about the physical ECU but the fuel and ignition maps will be all wrong between those 2 cars.

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Post Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:18 am

oze30 wrote:Are ECU's engine specific? or will a 320 fit a 325?

Could this sort out the speedo problem?
Think I've read somewhere that the later 320 and 325 ECUs are the same except for the chip. I.E. You can buy an uprated chip for a 325, stick it in a 320 ECU and use it on a 325 engine.

Nothing you do with engine ECUs will have any effect on the speedo. No connection at all.