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Adaptronic have now done installations on the following vehicles using the e420c ECU: Series 5 RX7, Gen 5 Suzuki Swift, Mazda Familia, Nissan Pulsar GTiR, 99 Prelude VTiR, VP Commodore.
RX7 and RX8 "Plug and Play" looms under development: We are currently working on the plug and play looms for the series 6 and 7 RX7, and the RX8. If you have one of these vehicles and are looking for an ECU with a plug and play loom, be sure to give us a call or watch this page for further updates. We have recently installed an Adaptronic e420c into a Series 5 RX7 (13B turbo). The ECU files will be up in the next few weeks.
For those that have been keen on this monster of an ECU that has been 2 years in the making, the e1280s is on its way to completion with all the final bits and pieces being corrected and finalised before it goes on sale very soon. You may have seen our new advertising with the e1280s in the background of the advert indicating that it is nearly completed. Keep an eye on this page for further updates.
We recently installed an adaptronic ECU on a Gen 5 Suzuki Swift RE2 that was turbocharged. We were able to bypass all fault codes that were generated by the standard factory ECU in order to have everything running perfectly in the vehicle. If you have a Suzuki Swift and would like an install please contact us.
We are now sponsoring driver Eugene Arendsen and the rest of the team at Arendsen Racing this year. You will be seeing our ECU in action on the track and around Australia via TV telecasting. Look out for our new logo shining on the car!
Adaptronic have now done installations on the following vehicles using the e420c ECU: Series 5 RX7, Gen 5 Suzuki Swift, Mazda Familia, Nissan Pulsar GTiR, 99 Prelude VTiR, VP Commodore.
V1.0N of the firmware, and a new software version WARI V1.11, are now officially released. The files can be downloaded from the downloads page
The NBA (99-00) and NBB (01-05) MX5 plug-in looms are now available. For pricing and more details refer to the sales page
The e420c installers manual and wiring diagram have been updated on the downloads page. The updated documentation applies to the current beta firmware and software, as well as the next upcoming firmware and software release.
We now have a plug-in loom available for the 90-95 model NA Mazda MX5. We also have plug-in looms in development for the NB MX5, including both the 99-00 and 01-05 models. Watch this space. For pricing and and more details refer to the sales page
We now have a landline based phone number for enquiries. It is listed in the contacts link here
We have recently completed an install with continuous variable valve timing on a Mazda MX5. We now support variable valve timing for most models. For the .ecu file, and more information on the current installation, visit here
Many new features including improved throttle response and a new much easier trigger interface, download or read about all the improvements here
We are now able to supply MAP sensors at a highly competitive price. For pricing and and more details refer to the sales page.
Adaptronic have designed and built a plug in loom for the R33 skyline(RB25DET) which may also suit other R33's and R32's, and a plug in loom for the Suzuki Swift GTi G13B Mk2 & Mk3, we are still interested to hear what other vehicles you would like plug in looms for. We are now also stocking single channel 'dumb' igniters for those of you who decide or need to change the ignition system. For pricing and and more details refer to the sales page.
The vidigauge that we have all been waiting for is now ready for road testing, to purchase a vidigauge or for more details contact us.
We are currently investigating the possibility of supplying plug-in looms for some vehicles (based on the number of requests for that vehicle). So if you would like a plug-in loom for your car/bike/bus/boat send us an email with your name, vehicle make, model, year and whether you would need to keep the factory ecu connected (for an auto, digital dash, etc) and we will see what we can do
A few new features: adjustable auxilary PWM output as a function of engine speed and load for auxilary devices (eg water injection), more control over closed loop fuel control (adjustable gains at lower RPM sites and delay after engine starting before going closed loop), as well as some minor tidy-ups of existing features. It's available on the downloads page.
A few new features: MAP/TPS based acceleration enrichment cutoff, deceleration enleanment, more triggering compatibility, RPM variable gains for VVT, faster throttle pump code, map trace, asynchronous accelerator pump now trimmed by air and water temperature - available on the downloads page.
Minor tweaks to the V1.0E firmware, and an alpha version of closed loop continuously variable valve timing control - available on the downloads page. Also, another G13B-engined Mini has been added to the field applications page, along with an 8-throttle body SC400 Lexus (1UZFE).
Minor tweaks to the V1.0D firmware - available on the downloads page.
The new firmware offers much greater engine responsiveness due to improved calculation speed. It also allows you to select the main RPM mapping points from 200, 250, 300 or 500 RPM. These allow full RPM ranges of 6200, 7750, 9300 and 15500 RPM respectively. Alpha (largely untested) gear detection and VVT angle detection (not closed loop actuation) has been implemented. It's on the downloads page.
The new firmware is compatible with the LC-1 wideband oxygen sensor from Innovative Motorsports, as well as allowing calibration of the VSS inputs. It's on the downloads page.
A Toyota 1UZFE engine (fitted to a manualised Soarer) has been fitted with an Adpatronic e420c ECU. Read about it on the field applications page.
Beta version only support for Honda DC5 and S2000 triggers has been added. The new firmware and software are available at the downloads page.
An assortment of released ECU files has been listed as a link in the navigation bar. It's an index of ECU files which can be used to get a engine running. Some are more tuned than others .
A new version of the 420 ECU has been released. The e420c replaces the e420b.
It has the same packaging, wiring and I/O as the e420b ECU, and is similar in
performance. It does however have new hardware, including more memory for
settings. This allows two fuel and ignition maps, allowing an alternate map to
be selected with a digital input, as well as a MAP and a TPS map with a digital
input to select between the two, tuning via TPS at open throttle but MAP at
closed throttle, or tuning via TPS with a multiplier taken from the MAP table.
It also has 32 temperature points for target idle speed, idle effort, cranking
fuel, fuel correction for water and air temp, ignition correction for water
and air temp and so on, as well as temperature calibration.
The software has
much more diagnostic information available to the installer, and can import
e420b ECU configuration files. Most importantly, because the e420c has much
more memory for settings, the firmware can continue to be expanded. See the
downloads
page for more information.
A 20-valve 4AGE engine has been added to the field applications page. It includes the wiring mapping to the factory blacktop ECU, a dyno-tuned ECU settings file and some explanation text. It was tuned using TPS with MAP correction on an e420b ECU, requiring V0.3L firmware or an e420c ECU.
A 4EFTE engine has been added to the field applications page. It includes the wiring mapping to the factory ECU, a dyno-tuned ECU settings file and some explanation text.
A slight change to map interpolation for high boost engines has been made, and a TPS tuning with linear MAP correction has been added. The new firmware and software are available at the downloads page.
The closed loop boost control feature (and the software to support it) has now been released, and is available at the downloads page.
The original entry for the Haltech E11 had the tuning marked at every 500 RPM. We have since been informed by Haltech that the tuning points are actually every 250 RPM, so a correction to the competitors' page has been made. It also runs a 32-bit processor.
Adaptronic now has a CreatePHBB forum set up. The purpose of it is to allow people to share information and techniques. Here is the URL.
One of the Adaptronic test vehicles, the turbo 121, has now been fitted with a bleed valve and runs closed loop boost control from the ECU. This is the first closed loop boost control implementation for the Adaptronic, so that firmware feature is still something of a beta version. Anyone interested should send us an email.
Many new cars have been added to the field applications page, including an NA MX-5, a Cappuccino, a 1.8 CE Lancer, a GSXR-600 engine, a 4AGE 20-valve and a Citroen TU5JP4 1.6L.
Also the triggering on the Mitsubishi 2-pulse reset style sensors has been improved for shorter crank time, and accelerator pump has been added for vehicles with a TPS switch only (not a potentiometer). These are both features of the latest firmware version V0.3J, on the downloads page.
Andy Wyatt did fairly simple test of Australian factory ECU vs Japanese factory ECU vs Programmable ECU on the same stock-standard MX5 engine. A brief summary is here.
It turns out that the Innovative Motorsports LM-1 wideband oxygen sensor is quite popular, so we have added compatibility with this sensor's serial output. It can be found on the downloads page. The new firmware also includes options in the adaptive fuel tuning to adjust other parts of the map that are so-far untuned, and to force motonicity (so that higher loads always require more fuel).
One thing that will make many people happy is that the software now allows the operator to drag out a region of the map and manipulate it as a whole; adding/subtracting a fixed percentage or fixed amount, performing a 2-axis interpolation or just overwriting the entire area.
We previously had indicated on the list of competitors' features (compiled in December 2003) that the Autronic ECU required manual intervention from the laptop during adaptive tuning modes. From reading their latest webpage on the subject, it would appear that this was either incorrect, or old information. It has now been corrected, or updated, in the competitors' page.
The installation manual has now been updated to match the rewritten software and also the latest features which have been added. It can be found on the downloads page.
The Mazda 121 received a 1.5L DOHC engine conversion in August 2003. In August 2005, it received a turbocharger. It was tuned at Dumar Auto Technics in Berowra (NSW). Read about it at field applications.
After adding the 6-cylinder wasted spark ignition system, the system has been installed on an RB20DET engine in a VL Commodore. The installation was done by AutoAACES in Wyoming, on the Central Coast of NSW. Read about it at field applications.
Version 0.3B of the firmware adds compatibility with the Zeitronix wideband oxygen sensor. This and the software to suit can be found on the downloads page.
Adaptronic has also sourced some 2 bar, 60mm boost gauges made by Auto Gauge. They have been manufacturing automotive instrumentation since the late 1960s. These are available to individuals for A$90 each + postage - distributors please contact us for pricing.
Version 0.3A of the firmware is now released. This gives marked improvement in knock sensing and support for 3 ignition outputs (to allow wasted spark ignition on 6 cylinder engines). It can be found on the downloads page.
Honda have to do EVERYTHING differently; the ignition sense is inverted, the reluctor pickups are inverted in voltage sense, the engines fire 1243 and the engine spins backwards. Fortunately this most of this is transparent to the ECU. Installation information for the Honda Integra LS (fixed valve timing), including wiring diagrams, dyno graphs and ECU configuration are all on the field application page.
The 1.5L CE Lancer/Mirage in Australia came out with the 4G15 SOHC engine. A fairly economic conversion is to swap this out for the DOHC version of the same engine. The ECU setup is documented on the field application page.
Over the Easter weekend 2005, Andy Wyatt took a trip up to the Sunshine Coast to do a couple of ECU installations; a 341hp S13 Silvia and a turbo MX5. These are now documented on the field application page.
This was a test that we did late last year to see how quickly the ECU could do a tune on a dyno. As a first pass, it took 12 minutes to tune the 1500 - 3500 RPM points for stoichiometry, using only the factory oxygen sensor. The video is on the media page.
Many NSW Mini fans will know of the Mini running the Suzuki Cultus engine. Now it has an Adaptronic ECU controlling it! Read about it on the field application page.
On the 22nd of January 2005, we dyno-tuned the turbocharged Mirage on the Dynapack hub dyno at MRT. Read about it on the field application page.
That's right, as an adjunct to the beta testing of the Adaptronic 420, we will be offering installation and street tuning services. Dyno tuning will still be outsourced. If your modified car is in need of an aftermarket ECU, and you're in the Sydney area, do read on...
Over the period of 27-29 of Dec 2004, the Adaptronic 420 was installed onto a turbocharged Mitsubishi Mirage. Read about it on the field application page.
Well, the annual Formula SAE competition occurred at Victoria University Driver Training Facility on the 3rd to the 5th of December, 2004. Read the Adaptronic Race Report here. Also, the official results from the SAE-A page.
Some recent videos of testing at the Oran Park skid pan for cornering and acceleration have been uploaded to the field application page.
The Suzuki Swift GTi is notorious for its bizarre crank angle sensor, from which aftermarket ECUs have great difficulty triggering. When people install aftermarket ECUs on the G13B engine, they are usually forced to modify the sensor by removing teeth, decreasing the timing accuracy and preventing the factory ECU from being reinstalled. The Adaptronic is the first aftermarket ECU (that we're aware of) that triggers off the standard sensor. Read about it on the field application page.
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