hey all i just bought a mines z4 ecu and i have had mixed reports,i have a 94import classic shape wrx ,so has anyone got one and if so wot r they like,i dont want to fit it then find out the car blows its pistons because thats the story i've been told so far thanks for ur upcomin advice,Glenn....

 

Mines ECU worry me......

 

I personally wouldn't fit it as it's most probably mapped for Japanese fuel rather than uk fuel.

Also, what other mods had the car got that it was previously fitted too???

 

I've seen a few early classics rolling roaded and they do produce a nice amount of power upto 300bhp with various mods (whilst checking the fuelling etc)but you can't read the map on the chip (i've asked on here and no-one has either bothered or managed to crack them) and Mines won't give out any info about them, if you do need to change the chip it has to go back Japan and it's not worth the cost.
1 of my mates is running one at the moment and he drives his car hard all the time and he has had no problems but that doesn't mean yours will be alright.

The fuel isn't a problem imo it's the fuelling map which is the problem as it's aggresive hence the blown engines.

 

wot do u mean in wot respect are they DANGEROUSto me and the car

 

timing is very agressively tuned to the edge on jap fuel..

Would you name a tuning company after a bomb?

 

adrian p if i used v power plus octane booster would that not compensate to 100ron cheers....

 

is there a good chance it kill the car then cheers...

 

Possibility of a blown engine and the damage to your wallet fixing it.
It may kill the car it may not as i said my mates is fine (been running it for about 6 months) but it doesn't mean yours will be.

 

ok cheers for the honesty wot is ur mate runnin

 

I have a standard z4,decat revolution exhaust system and Apexi IK and runs on V-power/Tescos 99 and produces about 260bhp could do with more but new clutch and gearbox first.