Jun 9, 2003 #1 B buickboy Active Member Joined May 24, 2001 Messages 1,151 I am going to 72's. Still using Stock ECM. Do I need to mod this thing or not. Some say yes, some say no. Experts, Help! Mitch
I am going to 72's. Still using Stock ECM. Do I need to mod this thing or not. Some say yes, some say no. Experts, Help! Mitch
Jun 9, 2003 #2 I ijames Active Member Joined Jun 1, 2001 Messages 3,210 Yes, the 72's are low impedance and require that the drivers in the ecm be replaced.
Jun 9, 2003 #3 J J Banning Quench my thirst with C16 Joined May 25, 2001 Messages 2,032 Yes. Do a search for Bob Bailey. I hear he does good work. iJames (posted above) might do ECM mods as well. Not sure though. He makes some nice chips though. -Banning.
Yes. Do a search for Bob Bailey. I hear he does good work. iJames (posted above) might do ECM mods as well. Not sure though. He makes some nice chips though. -Banning.
Jun 9, 2003 #4 T T-top87GN The Buick Manual CD Guy Joined Jun 26, 2001 Messages 1,402 An unmodded ECM will work with the low imp injs. Well for a while anyways. Till the ECM burns up. So yes, look up Bob Bailey and get the mod done.
An unmodded ECM will work with the low imp injs. Well for a while anyways. Till the ECM burns up. So yes, look up Bob Bailey and get the mod done.
Jun 9, 2003 #5 T The Radius Kid Active Member Joined Jan 26, 2002 Messages 2,596 Originally posted by Bandit An unmodded ECM will work with the low imp injs. Well for a while anyways. Till the ECM burns up. So yes, look up Bob Bailey and get the mod done. Click to expand... Darn good idea.You don't want to find out under boost that an injector driver just shut down or went funky.
Originally posted by Bandit An unmodded ECM will work with the low imp injs. Well for a while anyways. Till the ECM burns up. So yes, look up Bob Bailey and get the mod done. Click to expand... Darn good idea.You don't want to find out under boost that an injector driver just shut down or went funky.
Jun 9, 2003 #6 R rob nolan Active Member Joined May 1, 2002 Messages 1,149 Yes you will need it modded. Red Armstrong @ Quad Air does it for $135. Here is his #(440)-235-3232
Jun 9, 2003 #7 V V6 Beast Under Pressure Joined Jun 5, 2001 Messages 2,043 Originally posted by Bandit An unmodded ECM will work with the low imp injs. Well for a while anyways. Till the ECM burns up. So yes, look up Bob Bailey and get the mod done. Click to expand... I thought it was the injectors that burned up not the ECM. Sully
Originally posted by Bandit An unmodded ECM will work with the low imp injs. Well for a while anyways. Till the ECM burns up. So yes, look up Bob Bailey and get the mod done. Click to expand... I thought it was the injectors that burned up not the ECM. Sully
Jun 9, 2003 #8 T T-top87GN The Buick Manual CD Guy Joined Jun 26, 2001 Messages 1,402 No it will eventually burn out the drivers for the injectors. If yo have larger hihg imp injs (like 36's or bigger) reach your hand down there and feel the ECM some time. It gets kinda hot.
No it will eventually burn out the drivers for the injectors. If yo have larger hihg imp injs (like 36's or bigger) reach your hand down there and feel the ECM some time. It gets kinda hot.