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Offline lyle chavez

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just wondering (ECU and welding on manifold)
« on: May 05, 2005, 10:12:11 pm »
ya, I just want to know if I'll fry my ECU if I'll weld on the manifold with out taking the battery terminal out.

Offline Chris Andrews

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just wondering (ECU and welding on manifold)
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2005, 10:18:25 pm »
Maybe, maybe not, but do you want to risk it?  ECUs are expensive, and yet it only takes 30 seconds to disconnect the negative terminal.
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Offline Artem Goloubov

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just wondering (ECU and welding on manifold)
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2005, 09:00:11 am »
Quote from: "Chris Andrews"
Maybe, maybe not, but do you want to risk it?  ECUs are expensive, and yet it only takes 30 seconds to disconnect the negative terminal.


However it takes 2 minuts to reprogramm the CD player. :P

I'd disconnect the battery and ECU. Why are you welding the manifold on the car?

Offline Ryan Coft

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just wondering (ECU and welding on manifold)
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2005, 12:17:16 pm »
weld the manifold to the head!

no more broken bolts!!! genious!!!!!!!!111!!one

hmm.. i think i have anger management issue's towards broken exhaust manifold bolts

good thing i have studs now

Offline Martin Raska

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just wondering (ECU and welding on manifold)
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2005, 04:24:11 pm »
Apparently BMW welded heads on blocks and manifolds on back in 70's with their 2002 race cars.
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