Beginner guide to ECU install and wiring + editable wiring diagram download

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[@d4a]

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[@PeterR0035]

Nice video! As a tip; be careful not to run sensor wires alongside high power wires (alternator wires, wind shield wiper engine, starter engine, claxon,...) or wires carrying high pulse rates (ignition,...); it will affect the signal in the sensor wire and may give false info to the ECU. Wires can pick up the electro magnetic field from another wire running parallel for some length and thus induce weird voltages. Crossing a high power wire is no problem. Car electric systems are one of the 'dirtiest' networks possible; lots of spikes and unclean (fluctuating) voltages in what should be stable DC voltage. So take good care of proper grounding where necessary too; don't just connect a negative wire somewhere on the chassis (in a car the whole body work is considered negative or 'ground'). Thanks for your great informative channel and clear explanations!

[@stevenmott1713]

I learned about this the hard way when a friend did a subwoofer install for me way back. he has the 4awg power wire too close to something and the EMF played havoc on the car. Funny thing is, it was fine for months before it actually caused a problem.

[@Richie_RHD]

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[@SFORDS]

Plus one

[@mark_osborne]

Absolutely

[@severinschmid7714]

myy thoughts!!

[@falconpatrol3565]

Thank you very much sir. This was the most frightening part of modification for me and I don't live in a place where you can rely on professionals for this job. Now I feel more comfortable about having to do this myself.

[@charliebone126]

Your channel is amazing. I'm a 50 year old Australian electrician and you did a better job than I could do explaining this 😊 Good job

[@cukymonster33]

Awesome stuff. I have been an automotive electronics guy for 30 years. This system has been anticipated for years. We can now convert any carbureted engine to MPFI or whatever we want

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[@nathanaelwarden]

I love the way you explain things. No matter how daunting the task may seem, your voice has a calming effect and your mounting procedure for your ecu, Fuses and relays appeals very much to my OCD! Excellent work as always.

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Wow this is awesome, these videos are coming out right as I am trying to gather information about all of these topics while im in the process of building my car, its so helpful to have extra bits of information that are as complete and unobstructed as you make them in your videos.

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Nice video make the job a lot easier

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[@TheRealTomLauda]

Fantastic ! I always thought the wiring process to be intimidating, your video makes it way more accessible. Thanks,outstanding job, as always !

[@TheGearhead28]

This is one of the best videos you have posted. Its really good how you detail everything, makes someone like me who knows nothing about wiring an ECU feel capable of doing so. Thank you for all of your content!!

[@qualcunoacaso4865]

This is just... wow. I have no words. Thanks for all this. You explain so good and in a simple way that learn more here even if i suck in english. Great channel, great content, amazing teacher

[@gregkemp1389]

I have never wired an ECU before but your video is so clear and concise, I wouldn’t hesitate to do it if needed. Keep up the good work

[@ShainAndrews]

By clear and concise you mean lots of talking with little info...

[@802Garage]

Nice guide as always! I'd recommend anyone buy a few decent quality depinning tools if they are getting this deep into wiring. They also make relay 4/5 pin connectors to tidy that bit up or small fuse/relay boxes. Once you get started it can actually be a lot of fun! Everyone makes mistakes though. When making the ignition harness for our rotary BRZ from scratch, even though I read the diagrams correctly and even wrote down my wiring correctly on my spreadsheet, I still managed to switch a white and blue wire. It reversed the order two coil packs were firing and funny enough the car still ran, but luckily I diagnosed it later when chasing other issues. Double and triple check your work! A lot of professionals will use a multimeter to continuity check every wire from ECU side to engine side before wrapping up a harness.

[@krnt13]

Man I swear, you have been the best guide to making decisions to mod my car, this video is a god send...

[@elvisnikulin8674]

I've been wanting to learn this for a while, thanks for making the video. Looking forward to future ecu/tuning vids.

[@eedut]

As somebody who has made wiring harnesses for military trucks, your harness looks great! It would have been good to share some tips like connecting 2 wires by crimping them together. (useful when a lot of sensors close by share a ground or +12v fe.)

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I love your videos! It would be amazing to see a series on suspension geometry!

[@d4a]

Not too far off

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Finally - was waiting for this video

[@solohour]

That was tremendous. I've got a flying lead harness with my new Link ECU and this was super helpful. Thank you.

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[@diyhell8712]

This is brilliant. Exactly what I've been after to build up my bravery and have a go at installing an ECU. Thanks!

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ECU.S the most Intimidating of all the. Automotive Electrical System!! Thanks for Sharing!!

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[@RoadRunnerMeep]

Great article, that wiring was a work of art there's something relaxing about custom building your own looms

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For DIY fellas like me, this is just amazing, thank you

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[@vozhdmeister5256]

Hello, I expertise in cars wiring and specially in standalone ECUs wiring. You made a pretty good job. You told about soldering but in cars you really don't want to make joins that heat would weaken and get lose. Unless you're connecting wires to integrated circuits holes you always prefer crimping. You selected an aluminum plate to screw in ECU fusebox and relays but aluminum is conductive. Maybe I would have selected PTFE or PVC or plexiglass plate for that job. The issue you could have encountered with wires insulator hard to pin in connector could come from wire itself. There is different wire qualities over there, starting with the very common but ugly chinese PVC insulated wire to the best and more expensive raychem T4/T6 thin and heat resistant insulator wires, with FLRY wires and TXL wires in between that are much better than PVC insulated wires but less expensive and more common than raychem T wires.

[@josedelfuego]

Thank you for teaching us this valuable information I am planning on customizing my 2001 chevy camaro v6 wire harness and want to get rid that trash anti theft feature off of it. I got the camaro free from a friend who did not take care of it and there was a bypass installed in it because of the key sensor not functioning correctly. Thank you so much on the introduction I am looking forward on trying this out thanks buddy.

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learn a lot from this guy, explanation is top notch

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I'm not sure if I asked you before but dive into wiring itself and electricity in cars. Basics on how everything works, how sensors work and go further in tuning. You are doing amazing content!

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Brilliant upload, this makes the job seem so much more possible 👏 Truly excellent

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[@joshwilson3114]

Molex makes blanks. Or you can make your own. I always start by blanking all of the unused pins, then checking and rechecking my work. For me this helps by giving me several other pin references. Also you will want to do this on a machine where the area you are mounting the ECU, or any controller for that matter, is not a weather tight area. This helps protect your ECU/controller pins from corrosion.

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Can't wait the tune episode this was awesome!!!

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

The greatest skill for this type of project is patience. You may have to read something 10 times before you understand it. Try to keep what you have to remember to a minimum, write everything down if it is different than the diagram. Don't be shy with the connectors, give each wire a good tug to check the crimp and the connector when installed. Better it pulls out now.

[@robair67]

Everything you mention is really good advice. One other piece of advice I would add to these, is lock yourself in your workshop while you are in there during the critical jobs; So your friends can't interrupt your train of thought!

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

@@robair67 Good point, it's easy to lose a car from your train of thought with a small distraction.

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[@zac2384]

I'm doing this on my car very soon. Good timing!

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[@kmemz]

One thing you can do when splicing wiring, to clean it up and make it look nice, as well as make it easier to trace if the wire ever needs to be criticized during troubleshooting, is to use a slightly lower guage wire as a "bus bar" wire, run it near all components it will be connecting to, then connect smaller wires to it using T-tap crimps. or otherwise a solution that can joint off of the bus bar wire. It's not a solution that works everywhere, but there are moments where it can turn a rat's nest of wiring you have to dig through, and rebuilding a crimp with several wires, into following and unclipping the right T-Tap if you need to replace a section of wire.

[@robair67]

Good call.

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Very nice. I want to do a stand alone on my 944 at some point in the next few years. There have been a lot of advances in the last 35 years.

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Gotta be grateful for all this free knowledge. How would I have learned such a topic otherwise? Hahaha

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Ohhh i look forward for this video thanks its awsom as usual.

[@Thatdavemarsh]

Holy plate, my guy! I guess you had that laying around.

[@d4a]

Nope, bought it. Couldn't find a thinner one. I console myself by saying how it acts as a heat sink for the ECU 😂

[@akuzin13]

Thank you for this great piece of science!!

[@kevinparker461]

Very useful ... i now know i will leave to this to someone else, someone who's not as fogetful or clumsy as i am!.

[@frednandfrancis2497]

Thank you for teaching us .I have recorded the second video which will explain how to start the engine after doing the wiring of eam infinity. Things to consider or to check before starting the engine

[@tomjohnson1110]

Okay! I was really excited, I was going to learn something. Then the wiring diagram came on screen, my head slumped forward and I thought " Oh shit ". That was the high point. lol

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Thank you so much for all the videos! They’re very helpful and informative 👍

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Damn. You'll giving us all the tools to build a custom car. I've been using the advice in your videos to build my EG33 Subaru. Hopefully it comes together good. I'm hoping maybe you'll get into some tuning and setting up base maps at some point too. That would be awesome.

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We love a good EG33.

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@@802Garage The motor build came out of a Sand rail drag car out in the Oregon dunes. It's going to be going into a Bugeye WRX now. Just need to get our hands on some STI transmission stuff and it will be good to shove into the car. Most of the engine work and wiring is done now.

[@802Garage]

@@jdmking4776 Sounds awesome! We just finished rotary swapping a BRZ, but I also have plans to put a BRZ engine in an S12 and a WRX engine into an Eclipse. 😂

[@jdmking4776]

@@802Garage That's awesome man. Rotary engines are hella underrated. Nice to see some love for the S12. I have a S13 right now I'm trying to build. SR20VET. It's proven to actually be a real pain in the butt. I'll get it sorted out though

[@802Garage]

@@jdmking4776 I'm also putting an SR20 in my MR2. If I had a longitudinal SR on hand I would put that in the S12, but they pricey. The FA20 was free! XD Jealous of your S13.

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Perfect video at a perfect time, yet again

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Awesome info! Thank you!!

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This is the video I needed 🙏🏻👌🏻

[@chiefdenis]

Can't wait for 2nd part

[@LeZturbo]

Great instructive video, thanks a lot !!!

[@gashparperformance113]

Pritisak ulja 😂 neki naš čovik 😊 🤘

[@ianclough6338]

I'm not sure that was actually an appropriately sized piece of aluminum for mounting that ecu. 🤣 I'll just say I'm confident that ecu ain't going anywhere. Love the channel professor, keep this good stuff coming.

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[@TheSilence88]

Nice! did it once but this is real good refresher

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i love your channel i learned so much from you. thank you

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Dude You are Massiah of Car Enthusiast.

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Magical video.

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[@NoSkates]

I would love to see info on installing sensors. Especially carbureted vehicles that didn't have trigger wheels and knock sensors from factory.

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Fantastic video thank you very direct very nerdy everything that you need to know

[@patriotdiz4846]

Very good and informative, as always.

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Amazingly helpful. Thank you!

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That's the video i was hopping to see

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If you want to build the very best harness, Tefzel wire is the absolute best.

[@decem_unosquattro9538]

🤔 most interesting dude! I toyed with the idea of upgrading my pre 1997 ECU because one can't use an OBE2 sensor.

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This is GOLD!

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legends say he is still tuning the car

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amazing work !! thanks bro you're a legend does part 2 is coming ?

[@SFORDS]

Perfect as usual 👌

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Mate this is an amazing video

[@donovancairo3689]

Very clean explaining,exiting really,i would like to see how it ties in to the boost school tho.

[@Goc67]

Excellent video. What made you choose this ECU?