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RV8 ECU - what is it and what does it do?
At a quick glance the RV8 has the retro MGB Roadster appearance but, developed and produced three decades after the original MGB, it's a substantially re-engineered car in many ways, not least with an engine management system. Many members without the technical knowledge are keen to try an understand how that engine management system works so here Nic Houslip explains what the ECU is and what it does in the RV8's engine management system.


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ECU (Engine Control Unit) in an RV8 is a Lucas 14CUX developed with input from Bosch.

Fuel rail running from the fuel pressure regulator on the upper left along the tops of the injectors (green).
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