re map or chip on V3 sti ra
28 February 2009, 07:01 PM
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re map or chip on V3 sti ra
Right, i have posted a wanted add up on here see link:
https://www.scoobynet.com/wanted-18/...whole-ecu.html..
My question is, what is the easyest and cheepest was to make the most out of the mods I have. The car is the dredded 3pin 1997 ECU...
Do I go for a chip, a re-flash, piggyback ecu or what and where do I go for it? £££ being very important at the mo
https://www.scoobynet.com/wanted-18/...whole-ecu.html..
My question is, what is the easyest and cheepest was to make the most out of the mods I have. The car is the dredded 3pin 1997 ECU...
Do I go for a chip, a re-flash, piggyback ecu or what and where do I go for it? £££ being very important at the mo
01 March 2009, 08:37 AM
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"Chips" for this year require an expensive carrier board inside the ECU, so expensive in fact that the overall cost was similar to replacing the ECU with one of the budget after market ECUs. If you can find a previously enjoyed 3 plug standard ECU with such a board in for a sensible amount of money then that would probably be the cheapest option (they don't tend to fetch big money because there are only a handful of places that can map them).
Next option is a used PowerFC, this will be more expensive since it's a more desirable item. It will retain the MAF sensor but is fully mappable and as a bonus you get the FC Commander (if it's being sold with the ECU) which lets you keep an eye on things.
There are other, more expensive, options but these two are gonna be the most cost effective.... you cannot re-flash your generation of ECU, so that's not an option, and piggy backs are of limited use.
Hope this helps,
Pat.
Next option is a used PowerFC, this will be more expensive since it's a more desirable item. It will retain the MAF sensor but is fully mappable and as a bonus you get the FC Commander (if it's being sold with the ECU) which lets you keep an eye on things.
There are other, more expensive, options but these two are gonna be the most cost effective.... you cannot re-flash your generation of ECU, so that's not an option, and piggy backs are of limited use.
Hope this helps,
Pat.
01 March 2009, 08:37 AM
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Thanks people, much help. Is there anyone out there that do or sell these carrier boards that you know off ? I am not using the car untill this is sorted so no risk of killing the engine !!
Will this carrier be of any use to me as I can get tweenierob do do the work if I ask him nicely
Subaru Impreza ECU (faulty?) on eBay, also, Subaru, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 01-Mar-09 15:40:21 GMT)
Will this carrier be of any use to me as I can get tweenierob do do the work if I ask him nicely
Subaru Impreza ECU (faulty?) on eBay, also, Subaru, Car Parts, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 01-Mar-09 15:40:21 GMT)
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not heard anything on the daughter board for V3 yet, think its new aftermarket ecu time for you Coop 
the ebay link is for a V1/2 ecu which ist he 4 plug type and not the same as the later 3 plug V3/4 so no use i am afraid
the ebay link is for a V1/2 ecu which ist he 4 plug type and not the same as the later 3 plug V3/4 so no use i am afraid
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