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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rednaxs60" data-source="post: 229213" data-attributes="member: 4617">Something like a car.  Had a Jeep Liberty a few years back.  Liked it, but it had a fault in the "black box" that controlled the ancillary functions.  The techs at the shop did everything possible to fix the issue, but were relegated to RXR.  Even talked to the wizards in Detroit with no joy.  I've always been of the opinion that once your vehicle gets electrical/electronic "gremlins", time to trade it in.Not that we "play with it", but we need an alternative to some essential parts to keep these venerable older bikes on the road.  My friend up the street a couple of houses has a 2019 Mustang, perfect running order, so what does he do, you guessed it - modified it under the hood.  Only issue he has is the tuner in Vancouver BC can not smooth out the engine at idle for street driving.  He was told after the last dyno runs that it was as good as it will be, trying to digest this.To be fair to this older gentleman, me, the OEM should have made a diagnostic unit that would allow me to "play" with the engine tune - shame on them.I mentioned that the fellows on the CX 500/650 forum are feeling the crunch as well, ECUs are starting to fail.I have mentioned somewhere about the ignition control module (ICU) that is on the carb GWs. These are long in the tooth and only available used when found.  The Speeduino NO2C unit, slightly smaller profile than the OEM ICU, could be used for ignition/engine timing.  Be a fun project, and there are efficiencies to be had.Cheers</blockquote>

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