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Skidd · 07-09-2010, 01:23 PM

My experience with the Metro is very limited, but I've lots with some other cars that also went from Mech -> Elec on the distributor. And, the ones I know about, the swap would be very very hard to do. 99% of them do indeed require you to swap the ECU over, and most of these swaps involved a lot more than just plug-n-play. I can't think of one where all of the ECU Pins even matched. Granted, the Metro might not be as complex as others, but I think you'll be doing way more work than it's really worth. The gains will most likely not justify the work.

Not the answer your looking for I'm sure, sorry I couldn't offer more help.

07-09-2010, 01:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Skidd EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	My experience with the Metro is very limited, but I've lots with some other cars that also went from Mech -> Elec on the distributor. And, the ones I know about, the swap would be very very hard to do. 99% of them do indeed require you to swap the ECU over, and most of these swaps involved a lot more than just plug-n-play. I can't think of one where all of the ECU Pins even matched. Granted, the Metro might not be as complex as others, but I think you'll be doing way more work than it's really worth. The gains will most likely not justify the work. Not the answer your looking for I'm sure, sorry I couldn't offer more help. __________________ Sorry, new users are not permitted to post links in their signatures.