craiginsight

Hi All,

Well after considering selling the car I've decided to keep it and modestly mod it. I've been considering ecutec or swapping to an ecu that will allow open source mapping but, the costs are quite high to do this month.

Then I came across a v5 PPP ECU on eBay and it got me thinking that maybe, this would be a good put on as, I have a decat and the ppp will just bolt straight in. The Papp ecu arrived today at 1pm and took 10 minutes to install, no messing, immobiliser works without programming and the car ticks along fine. Then it was test drive time. I was expecting very modest gains to be honest but, it's made a HUGE difference. There is so much more power and torque. I live just outside the Peak District and have been driving round it with a huge smile on my face.

Having not had experience with ecutec or driven a mapped impreza I can't compare then but, if you are looking for a cheap ecu update, the ppp is a good place to start - in my opinion.

All in all, a good day

Cheers
Craig

juniorc

Good to hear its made such a difference to your car,been thinking about finding a ppp ecu for my 99/00 classic and i think you've just helped me make up my mind,now all i have to do is find 1

craiginsight

Hi Mate,

Can't recommend it enough mate. For me it's a good stop gap in between an open source ecu etc.

Be carful you don't get stung with a falsely advertised ecu though. There was a bloke on eBay saying "rare prodrive sti ecu" but, when unchecked the serial number it was a standar prodrive ecu plus - from the info I've found you can't plug an sti ecu into a standard car as it doesn't have the supporting mods.

Go buy one mate, they are ace

ashley-e30

Hi what ecu code was it u used i have a 2000 1999 impreza and after a prodrive ecu ,do you have to swap cam/crank wires etc?

Scott.T

iTrader: (2)

OK if your are running standard exhaust or just a backbox.
But if you are decatted be careful as the PPP ECU is quite aggressive on the ignition timing/fuelling compared to the standard MY99/00 ECU's.
Good upgrade for a standard car though.....

ashley-e30

that sounds good what model did this ecu come on then? and what powere gainsdo you think it gives? so is this a straight swap thats what ive been after just a plug and play ecu that will up the power, without rollin roads etc

albob

the code for my99/00 prodrive ecu is

A18-000 DIX (will have an STI sticker) - bit like this one = http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUBARU-IMP...p2047675.l2557

it is plug-n-play

ashley-e30

hi mate so will this ecu fit as the one listed on ebay? if so how much of a gain will it give? and do you have one forsale?

albob

Sorry, havent got one for sale. I dont think it gives a great gain without the other things that go with the Prodrive Performance Pack (decat exhaust etc)