If you're mixing components from different manufacturers or extending a system that's already in the car, we can help you assess compatibility, plan the connections and get the devices exchanging the right data.
Your workshop's electronics partner
Your team can handle the mechanical build while we look after the electronic side. We'll work through equipment selection, system architecture, data exchange, programming and commissioning with you. We can join at the planning stage or once work is underway. Together we decide what the customer needs, which factory functions should remain and what to hand over to us. Bring us in to solve one CAN problem or to design the complete control system.
We can include the wiring harness and engine calibration in the same scope. Installation and start-up are planned around what your team can do on site, with remote support where appropriate.
Engine and transmission swaps
A new powertrain changes more than the mounting points. The gearbox controller needs engine data, the dash needs to show engine speed, temperature and the selected gear, and pumps and fans need to respond to the right conditions. We look at the engine, transmission, electronics and chassis together and agree which original functions should stay.
- Engine and transmission control. Coordinate the signals, parameters and commands between ECU and gearbox controller.
- Instruments and driver controls. Integrate original or aftermarket displays, keypads, switches and paddle shifters.
- Power and auxiliaries. Coordinate power distribution modules, pumps, fans and other loads.
- Original equipment. Work out how the factory modules and functions you want to retain will interact with the new hardware.
For classics and restomods, we adapt modern controls to the available space, intended use and owner’s requirements.
CAN integration and reverse engineering
CAN is how control modules exchange data and commands. When devices speak different protocols, we work out what each one needs to receive and how to translate it. We set up communication between ECUs, transmission controllers, dashes, power distribution modules and other devices. If documentation or a ready-made protocol is insufficient, we capture and analyse CAN traffic and correlate messages with vehicle behaviour.
Depending on the hardware, we use configurable CAN messaging or a separate gateway. This can bring new engine data to the original cluster, provide the gearbox controller with the signals it needs or connect additional modules to an existing network. We agree the functions and implementation for each car.
Define how the system should behave
Integration includes when equipment switches on, how it reacts to inputs and which modes the driver can select and the order in which commands are carried out. On a Syvecs project, for example, we implemented closed-loop sequential shifting with a lever, paddles and an automatic mode. That called for coordination between the engine, shift mechanism and controls.
We have hands-on experience with MoTeC, Syvecs, Emtron, Link ECU and ECUMaster. If you already have the hardware, we'll assess what it can do and propose a way forward.
Examples from the workshop
Toyota GT86 with a 2JZ. Integrated a Link Fury ECU with the factory CAN network and kept the original instruments and electric power steering working.
BMW E92 with a 2JZ and 8HP. Designed wiring for Link Fury, ECUMaster PMU-16 and ADU 7, plus a Turbolamik transmission controller. Factory wiring was retained for windows, lighting, multimedia and comfort systems.
Let's work through your build
Tell us the car, engine, gearbox and modules you've chosen, along with the features you need to add or retain. If the build is underway, send photos of the connections, any diagrams and a description of what works and where you are stuck. We’ll agree on the data to gather, the checks to run and the equipment needed, then plan the work through start-up and verification of the agreed functions.