1.8 ecu swap

[smokey]

I am thinking of doin an ecu swap for a gti one do I need the loom aswell

[samass]

yep.

what's your reasoning? what other supporting mods are you doing? look at Dan86's project thread, he put gti6 inlet, exhaust, head, cams, loom and ecu on his 1.8

[smokey]

Just thinking it opens up more doors than the sagem all I can find is piggy back devices or inner ecu chips but I'm not sure they actually work

[samass]

yeah that's a fair point, if you know someone that can remap the gti bosch, or even magneti marrelli ecu, that's a lot beter than the sagem POS. make sure the ecu is either unlocked, or you get all the immobiliser stuff with it too

[smokey]

Unlocked??

[samass]

yeah otherwise the immobiliser will kick in and you won't be able to start the car.