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Vehicle cover list

Vehicle

Engine code

Year

LSU sensor

Note

Mitsubishi EVO 4

4G63T

1996 - 1998

External LSU needed

 

Mitsubishi EVO 5

4G63T

1998 - 1999

External LSU needed


Mitsubishi EVO 6

4G63T

1999 - 2001

External LSU needed


Mitsubishi EVO 7

4G63T

2001 - 2003

External LSU needed


Mitsubishi EVO 8

4G63T

2003 - 2005

External LSU needed


Note: Manual transmission only!

 

Control options

The MaxxECU adapter for Mitsubishi EVO IV - VIII can be used with V1/RACE or PRO ECUs

 

EVO 4,5,6

EVO 7,8

MaxxECU IO

V1/RACE/PRO

Note

AC clutch

Fuel pump (main)

GPO 3

Yes

 

Fuel pump (stage 2)

-

GPO 5

Yes

Lower the fuel pump capacity on EVO VIII...

Tachometer

Tachometer

GPO 8

Yes

 

Check engine light

Check engine light

GPO 2

Yes

 

Idle stepper

Idle stepper

INJ 5,6,7,8

Yes

 

Boost solenoid

Boost solenoid

GPO 4

Yes

Uses stock solenoid

Engine FANs (high + low)

Engine fan (PWM)

GPO 6

Yes

 

Vehicle speed

Vehicle speed

DIN 1

Yes

 

Fuel pump (stage 1)

AC clutch + AC FAN

GPO 1

Yes

 

AC request

AC request

DIN 2

Yes

 

-

EVAP valve

GPO 7

Yes

Also connected to extra 16-pin connector

-

Clutch switch

-

No

 

-

Intercooler sprayer

-

No

 

-

Sec air system solenoid

-

No

 

-

Evap vent solenoid

-

No

 

Idle position switch

AYC/ACD signal

-

No

 

-

EGR

-

No

 

Bluetooth (MDash)

Bluetooth (MDash)

-

Yes

 

Knock sensor(s)

Knock sensor(s)

-

No

 

EGT option

EGT option

-

Yes, direct

 

 

 

Note: This plugin adapter uses only connector 1 on MaxxECU RACE/PRO units, for extra functionality, the second harness can be added to the RACE ECU.

The PRO ECU have in total of four ECU connectors which could be added for extra functionality: second harness, third harness and/or harness 4.

 

 

Run both engine fan and AC fan at the same time

Some high horsepower EVO VIII customers might want to activate engine fan and AC fan at the same time to cool down engine faster, you need to reroute

some cables in the harness.

Note: on EVO 7,8 MaxxECU GPO 1 (CMC 1: B4) is connected to AC clutch relay (pin 8) AND AC FAN HIGH (pin 32)

 

 

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If you don't have AC, just simply cut the pin 8 wire and change the output function of GPO 1 in MTune to Engine Fan.

If you have AC (and inted to keep it), you need to move the AC FAN HIGH (pin 32) from MaxxECU CMC 1: B4 to MaxxECU CMC 1: B1 and activate that output as Engine Fan.

Note: Both fans will then be relay switched, aka PWM fan control will be lost of main fan.

This is just an example, of cource you can use any other available MaxxECU output to control the AC FAN.

 

 

Plugin adapter description

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1

MaxxECU CMC 1 connector

2

Vehicle harness adapter

3

16-pin extra connector

4

3-pin extra connector for ex. pressure sensor, analog input 4(AIN 4)

5

2-pin extra connector for external intake temperature sensor (IAT). Not included

6

Main ECC relay

7

4-pin extra ODBII connector

 

 

ECU location and installation

Stock ECU is located behind plastic guard on passenger side floor.

 

1.Remove the plastic guard where the ECU is located.

2.Disconnect battery from vehicle.

3.Remove and disconnect stock ECU from vehicle harness.

4.Install MaxxECU adapter harness.

5.Route the included MaxxECU MAP-sensor hose to the intake manifold and connect into the MaxxECU.

6.Route wide band lambda cables to exhaust system, install lambda sensor in exhaust and wire the lambda sensor as instructed below.

 

 

3-pin extra connector (0-5V analog input 4)

1

Sensor GND

2

Analog input 4 (0-5v)

3

+5V sensor supply

see also, analog input.

 

 

16-pin extra connector

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Note: Pinout is from the wire side of the pre-wired cable harness.

 

Pin

Description

Usage

Note

1

Wide band (VREF)

 


2

Wide band (VS)

 


3

Wide band (shield)

 


4

Wide band (H-)

 

 

5


 

 

6

-

 

 

7

-

 

 

8

GPO 7 / DIN 3

Output or digital input

Parallel connected to stock EVAP solenoid, to use this, EVAP solenoid connector MUST be disconnected

9

Wide band (IP)

 


10

Wide band (RCAL)

 


11

+12V

Output


12

+12V

Output


13

Engine GND

 


14

AIN 3

0-5V analog input


15

AIN 1

temperature input


16

AIN 2

temperature input


 

 

4-pin extra connector for OBDII functionality

A

CAN H (grey wire)

B

CAN L (pink wire)

C

+12V

D

Engine GND

See also, CAN OBDII.

 

 

3-pin extra connector (0-5V analog input 4)

1

Sensor GND

2

Analog input 4 (0-5v)

3

+5V sensor supply

see also, analog input.

 

 

Internal wide band lambda (Bosch LSU 4.2) connection

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LSU 4.2 wiring with MaxxECU Plugin solutions.

Note: Seen from the wire side of the pre-wired connector.

 

PIN

Function (LSU 4.2)

1

VS

2

RCAL

3

+12V

4

H-

5

VREF

6

IP

 

See also external wide band lambda wiring.

 

 

Optional: Install external intake air temperature (IAT) sensor

Some vehicles are not equipped with an intake air temperature (IAT) sensor and MaxxECU plugin solutions do have the

option to add a sensor.

 

 

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The intake air temperature (IAT) sensor should be mounted to sense fresh air flow going into the engine.

Depending on the intake manifold construction, the position of the temperature sensor is not given, but preferably mount

the sensor in the intake, or in the pipe before/after the throttle.

 

 

IAT wiring

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MaxxECU plugin solution are equipped with an optional 2-pin connector for optional IAT wiring.

 

 

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Mating connector and wires for external IAT sensor.

 

 

 

See also

Product page

Download base maps

Example wirings of extra input and output

Trigger problems

Engine start