Would a 9S ESL fit my
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Would a 9S ESL fit my
Car, Hi guys been offered a 9S ECU with ESL,it's a 3 plug, Qustion is would this work on my car which prior to the Apexi Power Fc had a 8S Fitted?
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Thanks guys appreciate the advice,Both cars are Uk Turbos and both 1997, just wanted to confirm, it has a Esl already fitted with Motorsport function, hopefully if i get it I'll get it Mapped by Duncan.
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That's one of the reasons I bought it because of his feedback and also the saving, it's just that he's not responding to emails and his numbers not working now, but hopefully there'll be a good outcome, maybe i'm just being paranoid
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Forgot about motorsport pack, plus the ecu will already be in his own car.
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I tend to agree with hardcoreimpreza on this one, buying secondhand is a minefield, and I often end up having to sort out the problems.
Aside from the possbility of the ECU not turning up, being damaged or not being of the spec listed, the 97/8 ECUs come in a number of flavours and they are generally not cross compatible, UK and JDM versions have different loom wiring and there are component differences on the boards between uk/wrx/sti/twin turbo models.
Buying new also comes with a warranty and discounts available on software and cable dongles etc. Mapping secondhand ones may also be more expensive as the mapper misses out on their trade margin.
The prices of secondhand ESLs often reaches close to new value which is good for resale but be careful that buying a used one doesn't end up costing more in the long run.
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Aside from the possbility of the ECU not turning up, being damaged or not being of the spec listed, the 97/8 ECUs come in a number of flavours and they are generally not cross compatible, UK and JDM versions have different loom wiring and there are component differences on the boards between uk/wrx/sti/twin turbo models.
Buying new also comes with a warranty and discounts available on software and cable dongles etc. Mapping secondhand ones may also be more expensive as the mapper misses out on their trade margin.
The prices of secondhand ESLs often reaches close to new value which is good for resale but be careful that buying a used one doesn't end up costing more in the long run.
HTH
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Thanks for that I'm gonna give it a few days if it doesn't turn up I'll contact Paypal,hopefully get my money back, then Maybe just buy new, The guy said it was in his 97 impreza on the phone and it's the same year as mine, Had all the features that I wanted plus his feed back on EBay was good,
QUOTE=Andy Stevens;11742438]I tend to agree with hardcoreimpreza on this one, buying secondhand is a minefield, and I often end up having to sort out the problems.
Aside from the possbility of the ECU not turning up, being damaged or not being of the spec listed, the 97/8 ECUs come in a number of flavours and they are generally not cross compatible, UK and JDM versions have different loom wiring and there are component differences on the boards between uk/wrx/sti/twin turbo models.
Buying new also comes with a warranty and discounts available on software and cable dongles etc. Mapping secondhand ones may also be more expensive as the mapper misses out on their trade margin.
The prices of secondhand ESLs often reaches close to new value which is good for resale but be careful that buying a used one doesn't end up costing more in the long run.
HTH
Andy[/QUOTE]
QUOTE=Andy Stevens;11742438]I tend to agree with hardcoreimpreza on this one, buying secondhand is a minefield, and I often end up having to sort out the problems.
Aside from the possbility of the ECU not turning up, being damaged or not being of the spec listed, the 97/8 ECUs come in a number of flavours and they are generally not cross compatible, UK and JDM versions have different loom wiring and there are component differences on the boards between uk/wrx/sti/twin turbo models.
Buying new also comes with a warranty and discounts available on software and cable dongles etc. Mapping secondhand ones may also be more expensive as the mapper misses out on their trade margin.
The prices of secondhand ESLs often reaches close to new value which is good for resale but be careful that buying a used one doesn't end up costing more in the long run.
HTH
Andy[/QUOTE]
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What Andy said is the reason I bought new.
A map tweak is around £150 BUT the mapper probably won't tweak your 2nd hand ESL,they will want to do a fresh map which will be at least £300+ so it would have come in at around the same price or cheaper to buy new from the mapper,with warranty as a piece of mind.
Or if you do what I am(DIY mapping) then as said you get a discount on the cable and software(which is very user friendly btw)
Look you've bought it now anyway so if you can't get your money back then I hope it all goes well.
A map tweak is around £150 BUT the mapper probably won't tweak your 2nd hand ESL,they will want to do a fresh map which will be at least £300+ so it would have come in at around the same price or cheaper to buy new from the mapper,with warranty as a piece of mind.
Or if you do what I am(DIY mapping) then as said you get a discount on the cable and software(which is very user friendly btw)
Look you've bought it now anyway so if you can't get your money back then I hope it all goes well.
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How come it's a tweak? Thought it was a 2nd hand ECU from a different car?
If it is then the mapper will probably load a stock rom for your car and then do a full remap.
I have a receipt from a couple of month ago for a Duncan map tweak,before I bought car,it's for £150 but wasn't dyno'd.
If it is then the mapper will probably load a stock rom for your car and then do a full remap.
I have a receipt from a couple of month ago for a Duncan map tweak,before I bought car,it's for £150 but wasn't dyno'd.
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