I need Standalone help (REW swap)
Hey guys, not sure how to word this in the most understanding way.... but i'll take a crack at it.
I am in the process of the 13b rew swap into my S1. i have most all the parts, and the engine building should be done by mid July, however there is 1 last thing i have not ordered. i've done a ton of reading thru rx7club.com and here thru a few members builds of the REW and RE. I have no luck finding the answer.... so the question is. and the REW swap into the S1 chassis, i know adaptronics is the way to go, i just want to know if i can use this one Plug-in Select Mazda Rx8 ECU | Full Function Engineering or do i need to use the Universal one? (shown here) Adaptronic e440 Universal Select | Full Function Engineering |
Either will work...you will have to do re-wiring regardless......
What are you using for a trigger wheel? If you don't use the RX-8 wheel you will need to add it to get the power steering and tach to work in the dash. Do you plan on using the DBW throttle...or go to a cable? |
the first one is plug and play, if you know how to solder, then you buy the universal one and you have to buy rx8 harness, then you solder yourself..i hope it helps..
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Originally Posted by halimsteven
(Post 4611592)
the first one is plug and play, if you know how to solder, then you buy the universal one and you have to buy rx8 harness, then you solder yourself..i hope it helps..
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Originally Posted by halimsteven
(Post 4611592)
the first one is plug and play, if you know how to solder, then you buy the universal one and you have to buy rx8 harness, then you solder yourself..i hope it helps..
Originally Posted by dannobre
(Post 4611602)
It's only plug and play for the RX-8 harness though. You wouold have to rewire the engine harness to fit the REW. You would also have to use the RX-8 trigger wheel and not the REW one
Another example... REW has 4 injectors vs 6 for the renny. But you can solve this problem with a aftermarket LIM and in doing so you get a extra inch of clearance from the firewall with said LIM. These swaps have lots of little details that easily get overlooked. . |
Originally Posted by firecran
(Post 4611607)
Another example...
REW has 4 injectors vs 6 for the renny. But you can solve this problem with a aftermarket LIM and in doing so you get a extra inch of clearance from the firewall with said LIM. These swaps have lots of little details that easily get overlooked. . i see, so regardless i need to use the REW harness? or just use the Renesis harness and splice and rewire? i have seen the LIM from excessive, it has 4 injector ports? or 6? |
Personally I would wire it with a flying lead type harness.....There is nothing to be gained from using a 15 year old harness except a lot of grief.
Have you decided what you are using for a front cover and trigger signal? There are a lot of choices :-) |
Originally Posted by dannobre
(Post 4611638)
Personally I would wire it with a flying lead type harness.....There is nothing to be gained from using a 15 year old harness except a lot of grief.
Have you decided what you are using for a front cover and trigger signal? There are a lot of choices :-) And yes I am going to use the renesis front cover and trigger wheel. Did you do a REW swap? If so what did you do? |
Originally Posted by firecran
(Post 4611607)
Another example...
REW has 4 injectors vs 6 for the renny. But you can solve this problem with a aftermarket LIM and in doing so you get a extra inch of clearance from the firewall with said LIM. These swaps have lots of little details that easily get overlooked. . . |
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Try contacting Chris at Banzai Racing in Indiana.
After my mechanic blew and DESTROYED my REW swap, I went to e them Banzai to have them rebuild the motor and fix my previous mechanics mistakes. This is the bracket he is fabricating for the tigger wheel. Attachment 287831 |
Dietbudda, where have you been?!? I thought you totally gave up on the rx. Let me guess, your timing was wrong and blew the engine a couple of times? What stage is your car at now?
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That is the prototype, the production piece is laser cut stainless that is a single piece without welds. It will be available on out site in a few weeks.
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Originally Posted by dznutzuk
(Post 4612683)
Dietbudda, where have you been?!? I thought you totally gave up on the rx. Let me guess, your timing was wrong and blew the engine a couple of times? What stage is your car at now?
It's back a Banzai now getting worked on and having all the issues my previous mechanic caused fixed, dude did a number on the car. |
What were the things that he did wrong(mistakes)? It was pretty easy and straightforward.
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PM Sent
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Originally Posted by Banzai-Racing
(Post 4612955)
That is the prototype, the production piece is laser cut stainless that is a single piece without welds. It will be available on out site in a few weeks.
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Originally Posted by Banzai-Racing
(Post 4612955)
That is the prototype, the production piece is laser cut stainless that is a single piece without welds. It will be available on out site in a few weeks.
:) |
It would be a lot more effective to contact a vendor directly rather than bump a thread on a forum and hope they see it
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
(Post 4708647)
It would be a lot more effective to contact a vendor directly rather than bump a thread on a forum and hope they see it
He does things in a R0undabout way than be direct.... :Peace: . |
Originally Posted by TeamRX8
(Post 4708647)
It would be a lot more effective to contact a vendor directly rather than bump a thread on a forum and hope they see it
Well, I did that several months ago and it still isn't available. So I figured if I post something here, it would generate some interest and maybe this thing would go into production. I'm not in a big hurry, I still have lots of other things to do. But if/when it does go up on their site, I'll be one of the first to buy it. |
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