Check this out!!! (ECS control module)

[Swap_File]

Is there a way to update the firmware from v1.0?

Nope, according what I read on some genesis forums going to firmware v2.0 requires mailing it back to Korea.

 

[Waynerm002]

Too bad they didn't set it up to do an OTA update to new versions of the firmware.

 

[Brews]

I have clearly not been paying attention. This thread was started last summer, and I’ve been looking for this since I bought the car last spring, this is super exciting. Just ordered now.

Hi All,

I picked up my 2020 GT1 AWD two weeks ago and I've been following this thread since before joining. I'm leasing the vehicle and thus looking for a way to really improve body control without creating major noticeable changes such as sway bars and springs. I'm very interested in the Mando to overcome the excessive body roll, overall softness/disconnected feeling and mid-corner bump issues in the stock suspension. I'm coming out of a Cadillac CTS which amazing steering feel and was utterly planted and unflappable. I know I may not be able to replicate that with tuning in a leased vehicle, but it sounds like the ECS 10 is a great way to closer while taking advantage of all the great things the Stinger does already. Do you think it's a safe route to go to use the Mando in a leased vehicle for "stealth" reasons?

 

[Waynerm002]

It works well for a stealth install.

 

[turboAWD]

Anyone know the difference between v1.0 and 2.0 of the firmware?

 

[Swap_File]

Anyone know the difference between v1.0 and 2.0 of the firmware?

Unofficially, it seems like V1.0 doesn't save settings across power cycles. V2.0 certainly does.

 

[Brews]

It works well for a stealth install.

Does it override the adaptive functionality of the stock suspension? I thought I had seen a post about the G-sensors no longer providing feedback, etc. Not that it’s necessarily a bad thing, since everyone who has installed this unit seems really happy with it and feel it’s a major upgrade over the stock suspension.

 

[peterpan223]

Unofficially, it seems like V1.0 doesn't save settings across power cycles. V2.0 certainly does.

That is not true. I have V1.0 version and my settings are saved across power cycles.

I do not have to reload the setting each time I start the car. It is alreay in the last setting used, which is the way it should be.

 

[YOWStinger]

They’d really need to be looking for it, but it’s still findable. After getting the Mando I can confidently say that the bizarre handling that I felt was the rear end under damped. I don’t know what the stock settings were, but I have my rear end about 10% stiffer than the front and the car is way more planted now, and no more flappy feeling in the rear end when going over rollers. Mind you, my springs and sways are done too, but it was the Mando that corrected the weird feeling.

Hi All,

I picked up my 2020 GT1 AWD two weeks ago and I've been following this thread since before joining. I'm leasing the vehicle and thus looking for a way to really improve body control without creating major noticeable changes such as sway bars and springs. I'm very interested in the Mando to overcome the excessive body roll, overall softness/disconnected feeling and mid-corner bump issues in the stock suspension. I'm coming out of a Cadillac CTS which amazing steering feel and was utterly planted and unflappable. I know I may not be able to replicate that with tuning in a leased vehicle, but it sounds like the ECS 10 is a great way to closer while taking advantage of all the great things the Stinger does already. Do you think it's a safe route to go to use the Mando in a leased vehicle for "stealth" reasons?

really

 

[Brews]

For those having repairs or warranty work done at the dealer, are you removing it before and re-installing it after taking it in?

 

[YOWStinger]

I take my car exclusively to a shop I’ve been working with, I don’t trust the Kia dealerships around here

 

[Brews]

I take my car exclusively to a shop I’ve been working with, I don’t trust the Kia dealerships around here

Would it be relatively easy to pull out and reinstall if necessary, and are you placing the control module box on the back of the fuse panel or inside the steering column?

 

[YOWStinger]

Would it be relatively easy to pull out and reinstall if necessary, and are you placing the control module box on the back of the fuse panel or inside the steering column?

Sure, it’s just a few screws, and plugs. I put it on the back of the fuse panel cover

 

[Brews]

Sure, it’s just a few screws, and plugs. I put it on the back of the fuse panel cover

 

[Submarines]

Installed it today and tried to boot it up...

No Luck



Any Ideas guys?

 

[nhcowboy28]

Installed it today and tried to boot it up...

No Luck

View attachment 49587

Any Ideas guys?

What trim and year do you have?

 

[Submarines]

What trim and year do you have?

2018 GT1 AWD

I got it working though, it took a few power cycles.

 

[General_Vodka]

Looks good. Now all that is left is sways, endlinks, braces and bushing kit. 3k in suspension mods.... Rip wallet

 

[Brews]

It works well for a stealth install.

I had the shop install both the Mando and the Eibach rear sway. Immediately after the engine exhibited a pronounced droning noise. That was followed by rough idle, a repetitive thumping sound under acceleration and deceleration similar to what one experiences with an unbalanced wheel or bent rim (both of which are extremely unlikely to have occurred exactly when the mods were done), and even rough shifting. Have you ever heard of the Mando causing NVH problems before?

Another forum member suggested the Mando unit may be somehow interfering electronically and recommended disconnecting it to test (the shop is too far away for me to go back and forth). The shop watched your video and performed the installation accordingly (and they have lots of experience modifying Stingers). If I disconnect the power from the Mando without disconnecting the tee connector in the column, do you think it would code and default to full firmness? If so I could restore the stock connection in the steering column, but any advice is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

[General_Vodka]

I had the shop install both the Mando and the Eibach rear sway. Immediately after the engine exhibited a pronounced droning noise. That was followed by rough idle, a repetitive thumping sound under acceleration and deceleration similar to what one experiences with an unbalanced wheel or bent rim (both of which are extremely unlikely to have occurred exactly when the mods were done), and even rough shifting. Have you ever heard of the Mando causing NVH (Noise, Vibration, and Harshness) problems before?

Another forum member suggested the Mando unit may be somehow interfering electronically and recommended disconnecting it to test (the shop is too far away for me to go back and forth). The shop watched your video and performed the installation accordingly (and they have lots of experience modifying Stingers). If I disconnect the power from the Mando without disconnecting the tee connector in the column, do you think it would code and default to full firmness? If so I could restore the stock connection in the steering column, but any advice is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Huh that's strange. First time I heard of this issue. Unplug the power and see what it does but I think this was a failed install. What wire or fuse did they use for power?