Ferrari Mailing List: Re: The Lifespan of a Modern Car with Electronics...was Re: Best car I've driven (A.K.A. Old man rambling on Tuesday)

[Jim Conforti (lndshrk]

At 09:00 AM 12/3/2008 -0800, LS wrote:

> A friend of mine is building an '89 E30 M3 with a 2008 BMW M5 v10 
> drivetrain and suspension. Instead of cracking the factory ECU 
> programming, he trashed it and is having Dinan assist him with a 
> standalone Pectel unit to takeover everything. It was claimed that the 
> modern V10 BMW could not run without proprietary BMW ECU control. It is a 
> ridiculous amount of work, but he is pioneering it for the BMW world. It 
> is only the beginning.

  Of course said vehicle can NEVER be operated on any public highway in 
the USA.

  (Seriously)

  The chances of getting caught are low, but if he does - I hope he's got 
incredibly
  deep pockets because it's rather expensive fighting the US EPA in court.

  This, of course, is why you DON'T "trash" the factory ECU.  ROFLMAO.

  JC