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Old 08-20-2017, 01:39 PM
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Hey all,

I was considering purchasing a Doctronic Pro ECU from Ballade sports since it is supposed to be plug and play. My question is once the unit is installed and then dyno tuned can I later remove the system and reinstall the stock unit with the tune still intact? Basically can I easily swap the tuned unit (EMS) and stock unit back and forth?

Here is a link to the unit.

https://www.balladesports.com/produc...ecu-proecu-s2k

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Old 08-20-2017, 01:51 PM
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Never heard of this device but the data should stay inside the ECU. But it looks like this modifies your existing ECU so there's nothing to swap out.

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Don't see why not,
looks a nice set up
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Originally Posted by Chuck S
Never heard of this device but the data should stay inside the ECU. But it looks like this modifies your existing ECU so there's nothing to swap out.

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So this simply plugs into the stock ECU?
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Originally Posted by klapamos
So this simply plugs into the stock ECU?
No, it doesn't. It is a completely independent ECU from the stock ECU.

You could switch the stock ECU back in, but you'd lose the tune that the Doctronics ECU provides.
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Originally Posted by snitm
No, it doesn't. It is a completely independent ECU from the stock ECU.

You could switch the stock ECU back in, but you'd lose the tune that the Doctronics ECU provides.
Is there anyway to save the tune? I'm thinking for emissions. I have a FIPK and a berk HFC atm, would a dyno tune yield much improvement over stock tune?
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It's only saved in the Doctronics ECU and maybe in your computer, but I don't think you should need to remove it to pass emissions check.
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All this depends on what "emissions" means where you are. Simple OBD2 port check will fail if there's no port (have no clue what this ECU has).

But as for a tune my Gernby FlashPro tune (Berk HFC and Tanabe Medalion Touring exhaust) uses the OEM ECU and passes Ohio smog testing easily. Just reads the OBD2 port.

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I usually only respond on topics where I have some idea or knowledge on the actual topic.
In this case this means that I know this ECU obtain the OBD2 functionality and also that others have passed emissions tests with it installed, this is also the reason I wrote "you shouldn't need to remove it"
All this information is available in a topic further down in this forum section.
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i was about to post my own question, very similiar to this... is anyone having any issues with this computer? im torn between this and k pro right now, can anyone provide testimonials?



not mean to hijack, just to get us both more info on the ecu!!!

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