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Hi All,
As some of you will know, im in the middle of building a budget track car.
Im now looking into a remap, and as the 93 wrx import ecu cannot be remaped, i will have to get a new ecu (someone correct me if im wrong)
What ecu would people reccomend, and i take it any mapper will be able to map this once the ecu is fitted?
If there is any mappers out there who wants some advertising on the car, i can do so for discount/free ecu and map... maybe your intrested Harvey![Wink](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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James
As some of you will know, im in the middle of building a budget track car.
Im now looking into a remap, and as the 93 wrx import ecu cannot be remaped, i will have to get a new ecu (someone correct me if im wrong)
What ecu would people reccomend, and i take it any mapper will be able to map this once the ecu is fitted?
If there is any mappers out there who wants some advertising on the car, i can do so for discount/free ecu and map... maybe your intrested Harvey
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Cheers
James
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www.jollygreenmonster.co.uk lists all the most popular ecus avaliable (your car can have the ESL daughterboard soldered onto it leaving you a standard looking ecu).
Enduring Solutions Limited for more info on the board.
Enduring Solutions Limited for more info on the board.
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The ESL live route will probably be the most cost effective, but it depends on what you want from the ECU. If you are quite happy with the features of your current ECU and just want a remap for all your mods, this is the way to go from a cost effective POV
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Brand new/fitted/mapped, the ESL Live daughter board will be the cheapest option for a MY93-96 car. And the cheapest/most convenient mapper is, the handily travelling lol, Jolly Green Monster.
If not worried about having to have a NEW ECU, then I suggest a 2nd hand Apexi PFC (about £200-250 without Commander; £250-350 with), like what I did. You can always get the Commander at a later date, like I did too. Once again JGM for the mapping.
NOTE: If you do get the brand new ESL, then make sure you get their recently launched MY93-96 MAFless version!!! ... Which is very much a good thing, as it doesn't need to read from the MAF, so you wouldn't have to worry about potential MAF failure when hooning = possible detted-to-death motor.
Indeed, if its for a track car, then I'd seriously consider the MAFless ESL Live...
If not worried about having to have a NEW ECU, then I suggest a 2nd hand Apexi PFC (about £200-250 without Commander; £250-350 with), like what I did. You can always get the Commander at a later date, like I did too. Once again JGM for the mapping.
NOTE: If you do get the brand new ESL, then make sure you get their recently launched MY93-96 MAFless version!!! ... Which is very much a good thing, as it doesn't need to read from the MAF, so you wouldn't have to worry about potential MAF failure when hooning = possible detted-to-death motor.
Indeed, if its for a track car, then I'd seriously consider the MAFless ESL Live...
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Of course for c.400 quid more than the ESL - dependent on how much the new MAFless one costs(?) - you could get the feature-laden Simtek! It has dual maps and is MAFless too! (amongst other stuff). But, at the moment, it doesn't pull timing like the ESL can. It just flashes a 'detting' CEL (like the PFC does).
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Of course for c.400 quid more than the ESL - dependent on how much the new MAFless one costs(?) - you could get the feature-laden Simtek! It has dual maps and is MAFless too! (amongst other stuff). But, at the moment, it doesn't pull timing like the ESL can. It just flashes a 'detting' CEL (like the PFC does).
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i should really open the case of my ecu up, as it may have a different chip
I did notice when i had the ECU out that some wires had been stripped and taped back up for some reason, someone had something else connected to it.
I did notice when i had the ECU out that some wires had been stripped and taped back up for some reason, someone had something else connected to it.
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If thats on the loom that plugs into the ECU then it could have had an AFR meter there, or an electronic boost controller etc. Also a chance it may have a ESL/scoobyECU already...
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megasquirt v.4 is out soon plug and play for 4 lug impreza with built in wideband! mtech automotive in westbury wiltshire will be stocking them and may ydo you a deal for advertising/being one of the first out there.
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i have to admit customer care isnt great from them as ive been waiting since before xmas but im in no hurry! It should use all std sensors which is a first for megasquirt/impreza so we'll see.My bro uses v.2 on his 240z with holset turbo and it works well but with its all self taught as there isnt much tech backup with megasquirt.
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that's what they said about the GTST.. just need to change this crank wheel and then wire it all in.. uses standard sensors etc.. it doesn't even make a nice paper weight
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