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Thread: Copperhead ECUs....Aside from Strategies, are they the same?

  1. 10-12-2018 #1
    Dan Stewart
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    Copperhead ECUs....Aside from Strategies, are they the same?

    I'm under the impression that all the '11-'14 Copperhead ECUs have the same circuitry, the only difference is the firmware strategy.

    If this is true, does that mean I can change the strategy of a MT82 ECU to that of a 6R80 unit using a VCM II and use it for a transmission swap without having to buy a different ECU?
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    No the manual ecu does not have the boards that the autos do. The vcm will allow you to flash a manual ecu with an auto strategy but it won?t do anything with the auto.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sleek98 View Post
    No the manual ecu does not have the boards that the autos do. The vcm will allow you to flash a manual ecu with an auto strategy but it won?t do anything with the auto.
    Thanks! Well that sucks. I was hoping to find a way to make it cheaper for folks to do the swap.

    Anyway, back to the drawing board.
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    I picked up a wyn3 ecu from car-part.com for 125.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sleek98 View Post
    I picked up a wyn3 ecu from car-part.com for 125.
    Cool, I'll look at their prices and include them in the guide over on SVTP
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    I'm wondering if the pcms are the same otherwise (I.e. auto 6.2 is same as auto 5.0 for f150). Would be cool to do a 5.0 swap in a raptor since there is almost no afternarket support for 6.2. May also save 125lbs or so from aluminum block and smaller everything.

    Assume will just need a 5.0 engine harness and some brackets to retain hydraulic power steering.
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