Hi gang . Little info required please. I have a vs auto ute. I have fitted a complete vs ecotec statesman loom in the ute. I have obtained a s/c l67 engine and auto from a vx calais. I have also Obtained a vs statesman l67 engine loom. Now the tricky part. I have the following ecu's. I have the standard ecotec vs statesman ecu. And I have the ecu from the vx calais that the l67 and auto came from. Also have a chip marked 'vt hsv xu6 supercharged', and I purchased a mace tuned chip for stage 2 cam 69 throttle body etc. ( work that's going to get done to mine). Can I use either of those ecu's with one of these chips, or do I have to buy a vs supercharged ecu and fit chip into that. Help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers. Tim
None of those ECUs or memcals are interchangeable. At a minimum you need to get any VS auto ECU (the Statesman one will be fine) and get a VS supercharged memcal, either the factory one or get somebody to burn you one, you can't use the VT or VX memcal. Either that or just get an entire VS S/C ECU that comes with the memcal.
Thank you very much rjk for your input. Ok... I clearly didn't mention (late night for me and tired) that the mace tuned chip was for a vs l67 with stage 2 cam and throttle body. Soooo! your saying I can use that chip in the stock standard statesman vs (ecotec) auto ECU!!!!!
Hi folks, I'm new to the forum, looking for tips on a conversion, i have a vs ute 3.8 ecotec/auto. I've just bought a vx s/c calais complete running car. Should i gut the loom etc from the ute and change everything from the calais?, or just change parts and ecu & modules into the ute's loom etc.
Use all the vs wiring just lengthen the wires that need doing, grab a vs L67 memcal with no vats and plug it in the vs PCM, you will need to drill and tap a hole under the thermostat housing for dash temp sender.
Do you need to drill and tap a hole ?, As the Temp Sender on a L67, is located at the back on the left hand side, below the Thermostat Housing, [also below the blower bypass solenoid]
That sensor is for the PCM, if you want the dash one to work it requires a temp sender to be fitted. Vs L67's had a adaptor on the back of the Lim (lower intake manifold) for the sender, Vt-Vy L67'S do not have it.
You might want to notch out the bellhousing for extractor clearance. https://forums.justcommodores.com.au/threads/vs-series-3-extractors.279308/
