Paul Hassell 2 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Good morning all, We are about to start an engine swap project on a Land Rover Defender 110 where we are going to fit an early Lexus 1UZ (non vvt) with an Eaton 112 supercharger ! Has anybody on here got a 1UZ engine using Link, as we are not sure which ECU would be the most suitable. Cheers in advance Paul. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adamw 865 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Yes we do! We have one as one of the donkey engines on our dyno. The Storm would be my suggestion as for the minimum ECU to go for - 3 main reasons: The Storm is our lowest cost ECU with Knock control. The Storm is our lowest cost ECU with 8 injector and 8 Ignition drives. The Storm is our lowest cost ECU that can drive the stock stepper motor idle valve. There is a comparison table on this page here to highlight the main differences between our ECU models: https://www.linkecu.com/products/ecu-comparison-chart/ Paul Hassell 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Hassell 2 Posted July 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Great, I have previous experience with the Storm, but am i correct in thinking the Storm does not accept fly by wire throttle ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott C 1 Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 You are correct. The Xtreme is the most economical ecu with ethrottle control. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adamw 865 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 On 7/12/2018 at 12:47 AM, TeamJHR said: Great, I have previous experience with the Storm, but am i correct in thinking the Storm does not accept fly by wire throttle ? I thought the early 1UZ didnt have E-throttle? Was I wrong there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brad Burnett 89 Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 nope your right adam. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Hassell 2 Posted November 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Sorry for not posting up for a while, the conversion is now going to use a 3uz, but almost certainly still with an Eaton Supercharger. I think the Thunder will be the ECU of choice....any thoughts on this ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Hill 45 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thunder would be great. Loads of spare aux outs and inputs, and dual lambda too. You also get built in ECU hold power control. I have a 3uz which I will run with my thunder. Just not sure what car it's going in yet ! Paul Hassell 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Hill 45 Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 I've just started building a custom 1UZ VVTi loom and specced an ECU for a customer replacing the standard setup (in a Triumph Stag), and with an Xtreme we quickly ran out of aux outputs. The build is now going to use a Thunder. To run the standard engine functions as implemented on the LS400, it will take at least 12 Aux outs from my calculations:- VVT Bank 1 VVT Bank 2 Fuel Pump ACIS Tacho Ethrottle Relay Ethrottle + Ethrottle - Ethrottle Clutch (PWM 250Hz) Check Engine Light Oil Pressure Warning Light Fan (Viscous on LS400, but I like to add electric for any conversion) Adding Dual Lambda for both banks into the equation (and 3 axis accelerometer, high speed digital inputs, etc.) it quickly makes sense to go for a Thunder. Richard. Paul Hassell 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Hassell 2 Posted November 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 Thank you very much @Richard Hill, that is very helpful, I was trying to work out how many Aux outputs I would need. This setup will be a supercharged 3uz but i do not know how to edit the post title ( if that is even possible). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adamw 865 Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, TeamJHR said: This setup will be a supercharged 3uz but i do not know how to edit the post title ( if that is even possible). done. Paul Hassell 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Hassell 2 Posted November 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 On 11/14/2018 at 7:52 AM, Adamw said: done. Thanks @Adamw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Macca3UZ 0 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Hi all, I am also looking for info on which ecu is going to be best for a boosted 3UZ. I too am leaning towards a supercharger setup, looking at a harrop htv2300, but still haven’t ruled out a turbo as I like what Toyota did with their intake manifold and it is a little hard to part with. On that subject, is a channel allocated for the dual intake actuation? If I did go the turbo route, is there room to run boost control? Also is there any way to have a cruise control setup if the car never had it? its all going into an old Landcruiser with an auto (has its own standalone computer). Speed signal is available for the cruise control. Thanks in advance! Regards, Macca Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jappa 1 Posted April 21, 2019 Report Share Posted April 21, 2019 I have an eaton M122 supercharged 3uz-fe in my celica and am very happy with it. Unopened wrecker engine of unknown km's Link storm G4 10psi of boost Mechanical throttle body 550cc injectors Makes 304wkw @ 7300rpm and over 500nm of torque between 2250 and 4500rpm Cheers Jappa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andy r 0 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 have you changed your rods to cope with the supercharger boost Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jappa 1 Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 No, wrecker spec engine is unopened. Everyone says the 4.3 rods are weak, haven't caused a problem yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jappa 1 Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 Now running 12lbs. with a smaller blower pulley and nothing has come out the side. Yet...... Richard Hill 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard Hill 45 Posted December 30, 2019 Report Share Posted December 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Jappa said: Now running 12lbs. with a smaller blower pulley and nothing has come out the side. Yet...... Great info, thanks. I have a standard 3uz going in my kit car, might look at boosting it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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