Northstar equipment

[peter paul fenske]

Hi Bruce and all

The ecm is both. Normally it is just a talker spewing a repeating
instrument panel data stream on the buss. The buss can be grabbed through
a neat protocol by various systems on the buss when needed.
This is why scanners get kinda tricky on these  types of
vehicles

:peter

>Wouldn't the engine ecm be a listener rather than a talker as far
>as being on a bus line?.  That is using the 4 others as "sensors"
>to react to?..
>Just curious if that would be an actuate statement.
>Cheers
>Bruce
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>>My 3800SC ECM was linked with 5 other boxes in the donor car (Bonne). When
>I
>>put it in the Ciera, I used only the ECM and it works fine and doesn't
>>complain. Looks like they don't ping each other.
>>
>>TK
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Jennifer and Brock Fraser <fraser at forbin.com>
>>To: diy_efi at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at esl.eng.ohio-state.edu>
>>Date: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 9:54 PM
>>Subject: Northstar equipment
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>>>
>>>I've seen a lot of talk of people using Northstar engines for engine swaps
>>>in vehicles like Fiero's and such.  I've also seen some rumblings about
>>>converting these engines to carb(s) to avoid dealing with the injection
>>>system.
>>>
>>>For a guy that wants to purchase a complete Northstar control system (ECM,
>>>sensors, ignition parts) does anybody have any leads on where to buy this
>>>as "take-off" or possibly unwanted parts?
>>>
>>>I know that the Northstar engine ECM is networked with the other on-board
>>>controllers.  Does anybody know if the engine controller will function as
>a
>>>"lone box" without it's other box-friends to "talk to"?  In what control
>>>trim (spark, fuel systems) are people using these engines?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Brock
>>>
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