ECU
 

Could someone clarify this for me, with the 996R when you want to change over the pipes to the 50mm carbon ones, is it the ECU which you change or a chip? Im of the opinion that its the ECU.

many thanks

Rattler is ya man, he should be able to answer that for you Adam.

Yep on the 996R its the 5.9M ECU that needs to be changed or possibly just fit a Power commander 3 if its just the cans that have been changed

Any testeretta based engine requires a full ECU from what I gather, not just a chip, but as had been said in a previous thread, it would be cheaper to buy a powercommander and use that than buy the Ducati ECU

thanks for clearing that up for me.

I believe that the UK 996R's came with 2 ECU's to match each set of pipes.

The one i've just bought has a second ECU for the road legal pipes so hopefully the one you buy should have as well.

The 996r came with two ecu a road can and "race" cans (50mm carbon termis.)

You also got a cover and stand!

With open pipes I would describe the "race" ecu as a good starting point. I would suggest using a Power commander aswell, with a dyno run!

Interesting Andy, did the power commander make a big difference? all the way through the range or just at the top end?

reason for asking about the ECU was that i have been emailing a guy selling a 996R which hasnt got the carbon 50mm termis, he is under the impression that he just needs to supply the cans and a CHIP, not the ECU. I have told him he is not correct. You guys have confirmed this.

thankyou.

Maybe the bike he's got isnt actually an R?