D21 ECU

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D21 ECU

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Alright, so this is my first post here, but I'm certainly no newb lol. Question. I have a 93 d21 that I'm hoping to go turbo with here very soon. Will need a tune for the ecu. Obviously.

My truck seems to hit fuel cut or similar in 3rd gear at roughly 68 mph. Is this indicative of an issue I'm unaware of, or is this something that will be just tuned out? It's driving me nuts....looked everywhere for months have found very limited information on the subject. Thia
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Hi, a couple of questions to get a bit more info.
About how many revs does 68mph in 3rd gear equal?
Does it miss fire like a rev limit or just not rev any further, like it runs out of puff?
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Truck doesn't have a tach. Haven't installed one yet. I'd estimate about mid 5k rpm. It hits 68 mph, then it's like you unplugged the coil wire, you can stab the throttle all you want,it just won't do anything for a second or 2. Shift to 4thc and it'll pick right back up.

I had read somewhere about a limiter of some sort at 68 mph so I assumed this is what it is.

If you accelerate at less than full throttle, you can continue past 68 as well. It's very strange. I can take it to over 100 in 5th, so it can't be a load issue.
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FYI, U12 Stanza's with KA24E's have a high speed fuel map that is used over 68mph. This map is very rich and can make the car feel like it is loosing power, but not to extreme. Makes it use more fuel though!
The D21 hi speed fuel map is very similar to the primary map, so it shouldn't give the symtoms you are experiencing.
Have you done a diagnostic test on the ECU and checked for error codes?
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Yeah. Should have been more clear. Covered all the bases. Codes, good connection, etc. I do believe tho, that the ecu is out of a 240, not a d21. And when I hit 68, or so, it literally shuts down. Have to go below 68 or grab 4th gear to continue accelerating.... very strange to me.
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Ahhh, an S13 240 (KA24E SOHC) ECU, I assume.
240's have a 5th gear switch that the D21 does not.
From the FSM, the 240 ECU is expecting 6-8 Volts on pin 45 (5th gear sw) when the 5th gear switch is NOT engaged. (0V when engaged)
Maybe because pin 45 is never getting this 6-8V, it is upsetting the ECU?
Worth investigating?
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That's what I was wondering about, but, I can hit the Rev limiter in 1st and 2nd gear.... I suppose I'll scope out the 45th pin and see what the deal is.
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At the same time, ive done the the speed cut out elimination by cutting the speed sensor wire, in hopes that that would fix it. But alas, no change
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Oops, I was a bit tired last night (Oz time) and was a bit wrong there.
The 5th gear switch just grounds/earths pin 45, so having no connection will make no difference at all.
Cutting the speed sensor wire may make it go into "limp mode" (max 2500rpm). That happened to me when my speedo stopped working.
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It's certainly not in limp mode, and oddly enough, no speed sensor code. . Weird. May try chasing the 5th gear circuit
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So, after lots of trouble shooting, I still haven't found any issues. What would happen if I applied power or ground to pin 45? Simulating that 5th gear switch being there. Ideas?
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Unplug the 4th and 5th gear switches on the transmission and your problem will go away.

Most switches will connect to ground when on. There is no way for the computer to detect if the are unplugged. Electrically they appear just like the switch isn't activated.
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666d21 wrote:Truck doesn't have a tach. Haven't installed one yet. I'd estimate about mid 5k rpm. It hits 68 mph, then it's like you unplugged the coil wire, you can stab the throttle rembourser crédit all you want,it just won't do anything for a second or 2. Shift to 4thc and it'll pick right back up.

I had read somewhere about a limiter of some sort at 68 mph so I assumed this is what it is.

If you accelerate at less than full throttle, you can continue past 68 as well. It's very strange. I can take it to over 100 in 5th, so it can't be a load issue.
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