80 series turbo conversions

[Huw Powell]

> > Ok, that's right now that I think about it...but its still not the full blown
> > Motronic system that the Mac 11 uses, its a more simple system, no?
>
> It's not much simpler, just different.  The KH uses the MAC-07A ECU
> and has a different code-dumping sequence than the later ECUs.  Instead of
> flashing lights, the KH ECU uses the tachometer in combination with the
> brake pedal to step through diagnostic sequences.  It's just as "full-blown
> motronic" (in the sense that it controls fuel, spark and boost) as the
> MC ECUs.
>
> At any rate, Audi never called these ECUs "Motronic" because that is
> a Bosch trade mark, and these aren't Bosch boxes.  It's Audi's adaptation
> of Bosch fuel injection mechanical components with a special ECU from
> Hitachi.  It doesn't correspond with any Motronic models from the Bosch
> product line.

I have heard these weird hybrid systems (DPR, ISV *and* a warm up
regulator on one engine?) referred to by someone (who probably should
have known better) as "CIS Turbo."  Whether that was jargon or
nomenclature is anybody's guess...

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Huw Powell

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