Emerald Question

[BackStreetRacecars 3]

I managed to get hold of my first mappable ecu today . Its an emerald m3d and the serial number is EMR 0130. I am unsure if it is real as it doesnt look like any of the ones in pictures I have seen or like the ones I have fitted previously to cars. What do the older models look like and how difficult will it be to update etc... I have emailed emerald with the serial number and asked them too, just wanted to see if there was any input here?

cheers

[Baz 421]

Doesn't sound like one, well, certainly isn't an M3D serial# i don't think!

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

I've got one of the early K-compatible ones, circa 2000 I think. Just looks like an aluminium (silver) box, ridges/fins down the side, and a DIN plug, led and the MEMS wiring socket on it, and that's it. It has two little tabs that slide down the ridges on the one side, which you can use to mount it. Otherwise not a lot more to it, certainly no major branding scribbled all over it/etc.

[BackStreetRacecars 3]

I've got one of the early K-compatible ones, circa 2000 I think. Just looks like an aluminium (silver) box, ridges/fins down the side, and a DIN plug, led and the MEMS wiring socket on it, and that's it. It has two little tabs that slide down the ridges on the one side, which you can use to mount it. Otherwise not a lot more to it, certainly no major branding scribbled all over it/etc.

 

 

yeah pretty much looks like that... is it of any use to me then??

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

I should think so, yes, I think the early ones were just slower processing and not quite so feature-rich, but even my K-compatible one has lamba input, shift light, etc. and certainly ticks all the boxes I need for my 1600 K-Series. It's off the road and I've not used it for a while, so I forget exactly what features it has and doesn't have over the newer ones. I *think* the older ones are possibly upgradeable by Emerald if you're that fussed about it?

[BackStreetRacecars 3]

well I intend to run an 8valve fast road engine from it then later possibly use it for my Mi/gti6 engine I am building..

Hopefully emerald will get back to me soon and i should know!!

[Baz 421]

They've had the same shell for about 10yrs, previous to that been similar but had the GEMS style socket as brumster said.

Edited October 17, 2009 by Baz

[weejimmy 1]

do you have a pic?

i didnt relise you got fake ones.

[Baz 421]

Afaik, there's no fake ones per se...

 

http://emeraldm3d.com/

[Galifrey 1]

Afaik, there's no fake ones per se...

 

http://emeraldm3d.com/

 

Old one like this?

 

[hexhamstu 9]

So what features do the newer ones have over the one pictured above?

[Baz 421]

Yup, the old 8bit ones iirc.

 

Going by that, it would seem they did have 'EMR' Serial#'s then!

[BackStreetRacecars 3]

yeah that looks alot like it.... Slightly bigger though and has the wrinig plug on the same side as the data link connector... Anyone have one on a 205?

[weejimmy 1]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT

i was watching this. thought i was in for a bargin @ £80 but then it shot up. doh!

 

looks difrent from both those ones thoe

[James_m 0]

lol i was also watching that. Went way over what i was prepared to pay! Would expect a K3 for that money used.

[Galifrey 1]

lol i was also watching that. Went way over what i was prepared to pay! Would expect a K3 for that money used.

 

Yeah someone well overpaid for that.... £390!

[Baz 421]

That'd be a bargain for an DK/K3, but certainly seems alot for that.

[BackStreetRacecars 3]

almost identical to the one I have!!! didnt pay anythin near that tho!!!

[hexhamstu 9]

Still beating myself up after I missed this, on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...e=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

 

Seems like we were all watching that emerald hoping for a bargain. He does make out in the ad as if its the same as the new K3s.

[weejimmy 1]

that looks good, i think sounds of silance has omex 600 on his 380bhp monster 500 cant be that far behind