location of 1.6 16v ecu's in novas

[Riggy]

anyone got any pics of where they have put the ecu and what way the have ran the wires for it , i want a nice tidy job and only want to do it once so it will be the best way the first time lol

thank you :D

[Ste L]

route wring though bulk head like xe

on the shelf, or bodge it behind dash

[draper]

end of the loom gets my vote

[blue_peg_16v]

on the shelf under the dash

[draper]

on the shelf under the dash

thats where mine was aswell

[Adam]

I tried putting mine on the underside of the battery tray behind the dash, but the loom wouldnt bend and I didnt want to risk breaking wires.
So mine just sits on the footshelf, looks quite tidy as you cant see loose wires, just the ecu plugs.
Tho a c16 ecu is bigger than the x16 one.

[Riggy]

lol thats the prob ad , its about the size of a cd drive for a pc lol is mahoosive

[Adam]

Yup.
I have seen one fitted to the shelf so it must be possible.
Another option is take the loom through the pass side and put the ecu behind the gearbox.

[craig green]

I've just screwed mine in permanently on the passenger side.

The loom enters the cabin through the servo bracket & I've used a 1200 SPi ECU bracket to hold the C16 ECU above the glovebox/under the bulkhead. The captive threads were already there on my H reg shell to use the 1.2 brkt.

I would offer to get pics but the glovebox is back in & the ECU is nowhere to be seen.

[Riggy]

ill still have the std nova servo though craig , so ill prob have to go in over on the drivers side xe style , i think ill go get a 1.2 braket though and see if i can mount that somewhere though :thumb:

[peester]

x14xe.. but gotta be similar..
john the previous owner, not me, put it there.. n its fine..
(just out of sight; behind the white plug driver side.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/peester/Underdash.jpg

[craig green]

Why not just make a hole on the passenger side. The XE is only done tidily if you get the hole cutter out!