Re: Driving with two ECU´s
Originally posted by David Taylor:
[qb] Has anyone with an electrical or otherwise modified system considered informing their insurance company who will no doubt look upon such bodging as a greater risk. They'll take any opportunity you throw to whack up the premium and suggesting that "but it made the car safer for my wife" or "it works better for bad weather" will no doubt stir little positive emotion in the average insurer.
David. [/qb][/b]
My insurer is aware of my stage one mod and I did my 'switchable' mod under guidance from my local Saab main dealer - they helped with circuit diagrams & an explanation of how the system worked - they liked the idea & though it could be useful in certain circumstances. Infact they liked it so much they even gave me the dashboard switch that I use to activate the system for free.
If you would be happy to stick a block of wood under the throttle pedal - please feel free to do so -but I think you'll find that there are occasions when one might want to press the throttle a little further than the block of wood allows.
How would the insurance report read
" Well there seemed to be plenty of time to overtake - but the block of sitka spruce under the throttle prevented normal accelaration & thats why I hit the oncoming vehicle. My car is badly damged and I've got spelks in my right foot"
I perfectly understand the need to keep things simple but I've found that, even under moderate throttle, once my car gets to 2500rpm it just takes off. There are times when you don't want that. It can be uncomfortable for passengers too, particularly those of a non-motoring bent.
So I'm quite happy with my system & I won't be introducing an timber into the vehicle. The last time I had a car with any wood in it I was driving a Morris 1000 traveller ( I did so for 5 years) & I sincerely hope it's an experience I never have to repeat