the ECU can be re-flashed but only with certain mazda tooling. I have heard if you have an mp3 ecu they can pull the maps off it and then flash it onto another prtege ecu.

There is just no way to creat your own map I think....it would be nice if we had an inside guy at a mazda dealer who was familiar with that tool.

 

Its a Ford EEC IV, or V ECU from what I remember...and it is notoriously hard to "crack"...to my knowledge no one has been able to decode the the encrypted coding, or gain any control over virtually any part of it...

Racing Beat: Don't feel too bad, most new ECU's are like this...and the Protege community has a very small ECU aftermarket...But it is growing a little...Just be happy that you have a real excuse the buy a standalone...and without the stock ECU, it will never relearn how to be slow ever again...

 

So basically without forking over a few grand for a stand alone we are screwed. what about slapping an MSP or MP3 ECU in there?

 

MSP ecu is junk and the mp3 is not a noticeable difference but if you can get a swap from a turbo mp3 it's worth it.

There are a few piggybacks for boosted cars. It seems that NA cars have nothing. I think the AEM will be the best for any NA application.

 

A turbo MP3? You mean an MP3 that has been boosted right.

 

wouldn't a turbo mp3 mean it's boosted?? yeah. There area lot of people who put turbo's on mp3's...they dont want the advanced timing for th mp3 so they switch ecu's with a protege owner and each person wins.

 

I thought you meant factory turbocharged MP3 not an aftermarket one.

 

no, there's no such thing.

 

I cant go stand alone, Missouri has emissions testing where they plug into your OBD port.....
what was need is an OBD emulator to fool the OBD scan tool into thinking its there.....then I can run standalone and still pass "Big Brothers" emissions test

 

the dealer can re flash your ecu to mp3 specs or P5 specs, we just got the new snap on scanner and we should be able to do some custom flashes with it

 

really?? Thats awesome Chris. Let me know when you get it worked out. I'll be a guienna pig for you!!

 

How much would that run?