Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 15:14:36 -0600
Reply-To: Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
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David,
About that $100. Is that Canadian dollars or real dollars? Makes a big
difference.
Cheers,
Bruce
>From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
>Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
>Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 11:01:58 -0800
>
>What I am getting at is the motor they presented to the C.A.R.B. is a
>*DIFFERENT* motor than what they sell in their kit. The ECU that is
>mentioned in the EO *WILL NOT* work with the fuel injection system on the
>motor nor even plug into the wire harness that is sold with their motor.
>The Audi ECU is a K-Motronic (same as the 2.0L 16V Golf / Jetta motors) and
>is not a OBD compliant ECU that you can access with a VAG-COM.
>
>Show me a photo of the Audi ECU listed in the EO installed and functioning
>on a motor that has a fuel rail and VAG-COM showing it is Motronic 9.0 and
>I
>will give you $100 cash!
>
>David Marshall
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
>Of Kim Brennan
>Sent: January 15, 2004 10:25 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: TiiCo California Smog Legal!
>
>
>As has been discussed on the list before, The Tiico engine is a 2.0L
>block with a 1.8L head. When plugged into VagCom the ECU says it is
>Motronic 9.0. The kit as I've seen it delivered does NOT have a fuel
>rail. However a fuel rail is easily adapted and added to a Tiico. The
>kit does not come with braided metal fuel lines.
>
>It isn't impossible that for California a different ECU is shipped. I'd
>have to dig into the GoldBrick to see what part number is on the ECU.
>
>In short, Tiico's hp rating, MIGHT be correct, for the head block combo
>they've put together. "Brand New!" Well, I guess that depends on your
>definition of sex...
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