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Jun 15, 2002 | 10:14 PM

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brendanlim

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Originally posted by GS430 GUY
I put the L-Tuned Steering ECU in my GS430 and it changed the steering characteristics of the car, which leads me to believe the ECU is not the same as the stock one. There is no dead center with the wheel anymore, if you move it slightly, the wheels move. It feels more responsive as well compared to stock. From my observations, it was worth the $$$ and I would recommend it to others in a heartbeat. Just my 2 cents....

I have come to believe that my car's been modded by a previous owner and that I have the L-Tuned steering ECU. How should I go about checking this?

Thanks in advance guys!

Jun 15, 2002 | 11:36 PM

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Bit, I came home late kinda fired up and you mad me laugh so focking hard it makes no sense.

Damnit, read my post I made like 1 page back about differereces in L-tuned and non-L-tuned.

Jun 16, 2002 | 12:06 AM

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brendanlim

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Damnit, read my post I made like 1 page back about differereces in L-tuned and non-L-tuned.

Yes, I know the differences as in the feeling of the actual steering, but is there anything I can visually check on the car? Like, would it say it if I were to locate it?

Jun 16, 2002 | 12:32 AM

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GS400_PUSHER

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I was thinking of getting one.

Jun 16, 2002 | 07:12 AM

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Originally posted by brendanlim
Yes, I know the differences as in the feeling of the actual steering, but is there anything I can visually check on the car? Like, would it say it if I were to locate it?

The molded in part number of the stock and L-Tuned ECUs is the same, but there's some diff. 'stamped on' ink numbers/letters on the ECU that I think should be diff, stock and L-Tuned. I didn't write down the ones on my L-Tuned one, but I have my stock one still. There's a thread about this in here somewhere... not sure if we ended up getting the two sets of numbers.

Still, it's a pain in the *** to take out the ECU just to make sure it's L-Tuned - it would be simpler to drive a car without it... it should be obvious if it's the same or not.

Jun 16, 2002 | 07:14 AM

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L-Tuned and GS430 steering ECUs are NOT the same...

My friend Marty (RealMarty) and I did before and after tests on his 430 without sharing our thoughts either way. Once it was over, we were in complete agreement that the two ECUs are different.

Jun 16, 2002 | 07:15 AM

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Bit, I came home late kinda fired up and you mad me laugh so focking hard it makes no sense.

How wasted were you?

Everything seems funnier then. But hope your laughing didn't wake up the folks!

Jun 16, 2002 | 07:15 AM

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Originally posted by GS400_PUSHER
I was thinking of getting one.

No brainer.

Jun 16, 2002 | 10:18 AM

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brendanlim

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Okay, I just drove my friend's mom's 2000 GS300 (completely stock) and the steering on mine definitely feels MUCH tighter! I've pretty much concluded that my previous owner probably put the L-Tuned steering ECU. Weird. I got a mod on my car that I didn't know about until now. I just always thought the steering was supposed to be this tight. Wow.

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Jun 16, 2002 | 03:01 PM

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TIKTIK11

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Sorry Alexus. Anyways I installed the ECU in my stock with 17''s and I saw a preety dramatic change in control during more aggresive driving , highway driving, and loss of that "deadspot". Cant beat for $130 especially if you dont wanna mess with the suspension.