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<blockquote data-quote="Ihtisham Rauf" data-source="post: 776715" data-attributes="member: 29008"><p>A little update:</p><p></p><p><strong>1. ECU</strong> - The CGA3 ECU is in! In all honesty, I can’t notice any difference from before to after though.</p><p></p><p><strong><u><em>ECU Guide</em></u></strong></p><p>To swap the ECU:</p><p>- it’s just a simple plug and play</p><p>- you also have to change the key reader (the black box that goes around the ignition barrel)</p><p>- you also have to take the chip from the key coded to the new ECU and swap this chip into your existing key (so you can use your existing key with the new ECU, without having any NATS related immobiliser issues)</p><p>- to remove the chip from a key, you just pull out the blue bit (pry it with a screwdriver)</p><p>- using this above method, you get to use the original key to open and start the car</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Brakes</strong> - New Mintex pads and discs are in. Went for standard Mintex pads rather than the performance M1144 ones. The reason my brakes were so bad was because they were severely worn, so I wrongfully blamed all Micras for having bad brakes. The new pads and discs are really good and more than capable, so I don’t really have a need to put M1144 pads in.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>NEXT STEPS:</u></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>1. Cams </strong>- Still need to fit the high-lift inlet camshaft in!</p><p></p><p><strong>2. Lightened Flywheel</strong> - I have a spare CG10 flywheel and have someone who can lighten it, but I'm just weary of the whole idea that these flywheels can't be lightened much due to having to maintain the 'crank trigger pickup sensors'. I just don't want to pay so much to get it lightened, only to be told that weight has gone from 6kg to 5.5kg. The guy seems confident in that he normally can get flywheels to 50% the original weight, but I think it may be different in this case.</p><p></p><p><strong>3. Exhaust Manifold</strong> - Find a second hand Janspeed 4-2-1 exhaust manifold as I don’t fancy paying for a new one. But they’re so rare, so I’ll probably be waiting a while.</p><p></p><p>It’s very slowly but surely starting to come together. Just wish second hand performance parts were more readily available; it’s so frustrating to see so many Peugeot/VW and other makes 4-2-1 manifolds for £60-£80 on eBay and none for Micras!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ihtisham Rauf, post: 776715, member: 29008"] A little update: [B]1. ECU[/B] - The CGA3 ECU is in! In all honesty, I can’t notice any difference from before to after though. [B][U][I]ECU Guide[/I][/U][/B] To swap the ECU: - it’s just a simple plug and play - you also have to change the key reader (the black box that goes around the ignition barrel) - you also have to take the chip from the key coded to the new ECU and swap this chip into your existing key (so you can use your existing key with the new ECU, without having any NATS related immobiliser issues) - to remove the chip from a key, you just pull out the blue bit (pry it with a screwdriver) - using this above method, you get to use the original key to open and start the car [B]2. Brakes[/B] - New Mintex pads and discs are in. Went for standard Mintex pads rather than the performance M1144 ones. The reason my brakes were so bad was because they were severely worn, so I wrongfully blamed all Micras for having bad brakes. The new pads and discs are really good and more than capable, so I don’t really have a need to put M1144 pads in. [B][U]NEXT STEPS:[/U] 1. Cams [/B]- Still need to fit the high-lift inlet camshaft in! [B]2. Lightened Flywheel[/B] - I have a spare CG10 flywheel and have someone who can lighten it, but I'm just weary of the whole idea that these flywheels can't be lightened much due to having to maintain the 'crank trigger pickup sensors'. I just don't want to pay so much to get it lightened, only to be told that weight has gone from 6kg to 5.5kg. The guy seems confident in that he normally can get flywheels to 50% the original weight, but I think it may be different in this case. [B]3. Exhaust Manifold[/B] - Find a second hand Janspeed 4-2-1 exhaust manifold as I don’t fancy paying for a new one. But they’re so rare, so I’ll probably be waiting a while. It’s very slowly but surely starting to come together. Just wish second hand performance parts were more readily available; it’s so frustrating to see so many Peugeot/VW and other makes 4-2-1 manifolds for £60-£80 on eBay and none for Micras! [/QUOTE]
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