Drivetrain NEW ALTA R56 Plug-n-Play ECU Q&A Thread
2nd Gear
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From: Orlando, FL
I've had my ECU for almost two weeks now... but haven't had the time to put it on the car! I started reading about the problems with many people's harnesses (bad pins?) and haven't had a chance to set aside the time to mess with it. I need to get it on the car so I can see what all the fuss is about. 
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JT
An extra set of hands made all the difference in installing (for me at least). Tough parts were getting the OEM plastic cover off and getting enough slack to get the harness connected. Mine ran great as advertised. But died after a couple of tanks of gas. Currently waiting for an RMA number...
An extra set of hands made all the difference in installing (for me at least). Tough parts were getting the OEM plastic cover off and getting enough slack to get the harness connected. Mine ran great as advertised. But died after a couple of tanks of gas. Currently waiting for an RMA number...
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From: Mililani,Hawaii
I've had my ECU for almost two weeks now... but haven't had the time to put it on the car! I started reading about the problems with many people's harnesses (bad pins?) and haven't had a chance to set aside the time to mess with it. I need to get it on the car so I can see what all the fuss is about.
if you don't run the wire inside the car you can do the install in under 10 minutes easily. then you'll know if you need the updated harness.
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From: Chicago, IL
5th Gear
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From: Bedford, NY
It ends in...um...1...2...3..........4. And all videos I have posted are all fake....really.
3rd Gear
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
Where did you "hear" this? Ironically, aren't you the one that has been thoroughly against the Alta ECU?
6th Gear
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From: Mililani,Hawaii
YUP! As soon as my service advisor types in "motormouth" my warranty is out the window!
5th Gear
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From: Bedford, NY
Thank god there are so many flat black ones motoring about out there.
....ahhh ****.
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From: Paradise
The service rep at a dealer was telling me that with some warranty issues, MINI gets involved and my "research" the issue. They had one guy come in with melted brakes and claimed that he had not "tracked" the car. MINI found that he had.
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From: Mililani,Hawaii
I guess we would have heard had you gotten them Friday? Perhaps today then =)
On the Alta site the picture of the harness has changed..
is this the new harness? It doesn't look anything like the old one. I'm not even sure how it would hook up. There are only 2 cables instead of 3.
http://www.altaminiperformance.com/p...ry=26&model=11
Maybe it's actually a picture of the harness for the r53?
edit: it must be for the r53. Same picture now as for the r53 pnp. Also connectors are the wrong shape.
Have you gotten the new harness yet?
is this the new harness? It doesn't look anything like the old one. I'm not even sure how it would hook up. There are only 2 cables instead of 3.
http://www.altaminiperformance.com/p...ry=26&model=11
Maybe it's actually a picture of the harness for the r53?
edit: it must be for the r53. Same picture now as for the r53 pnp. Also connectors are the wrong shape.
Have you gotten the new harness yet?
Auto on Sport Button guy
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From: Portland, OR
now just picture me running around the room doining the bull dance...woo hooo!!!!
ok, so hopefully I can get one at the grand opening?
Last edited by amazingrando; Feb 12, 2008 at 09:03 AM.
They are in! We are testing them over the weekend on several local cars including my own. Want to be 100% before we start shipping any of them out. But yes they are StateSide!
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From: Sacramento, Ca
That's what I wanna hear!