Head Scratcher, what ecu do I use?

[Gh0stk1ll3r]

Hi everyone,

I've just bought a roller project that should be ready to turn key, providing I have the right ECU.

 

The car was a BF XR6 with a ZF 6HP-26.

Now it has a BA XR6 Turbo donk bolted to the original ZF 6HP-26 from the BF.

 

Apparently I can just tune the BF's ECU to run the combo of the BA Turbo and the ZF. Is this correct?

Or do I have to use a BF XR6 Turbo, ZF 6HP-26 ECU and BCM?

 

I rang my local tuner and he had no idea.

 

Thanks for your time.

[ilk]

Does it have to be a factory item? Could you use a aftermarket haltech ecu? I don't know. I don't even know why I'm answering.

[Gh0stk1ll3r]

That's my absolute last resort. Because the plug and play option is 3k.

[ilk]

Well is it worth your time and money to try and do it the hard way or get something you know that's going to work. You could always sell the aftermarket ecu when you blow your car up I'm assuming this is a car that's going to see a lot of abuse

[Gh0stk1ll3r]

Car won't see abuse to be honest. Being an unopened BA motor, we all know their limits. Definitely pro looking into making a tuned ford ecu work.

[k31th]

your tuner should be able to make the BA motor work fine with the BF ancillaries, it just won't have a couple of sensors (knock sensor and secondary oxygen sensor, are the ones I can think off of the top of my head).

 

my only question is, why does it have a BA motor in there? somebody's a fair dinkum cheapskate to blow up a BF motor then replace it with a cheapy BA motor...

[Gh0stk1ll3r]

Guy I bought it off Inherited a Original 90,000km BA XR6 Turbo that ran sweet as a nut but had a surprise date with a Captiva in the side. The BF was on it's second motor and blew the head. Picked up the lot for $3800. I'll chuck a bf or fg Turbo motor in it when I pay my ranger off.

 

So back on topic I should be right with the BF ECU?

 

Thanks.

[k31th]

yep, it'll be fine

 

pics and vids when it's all done

[Gh0stk1ll3r]

Will do mate, thanks a bunch.

[4321]

Or get a bf turbo ecu , bcm, dash cluster, key & barrell, bf turbo engine loom & it should start up thinking it's still in the other car