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Old 12 March 2013, 11:12 AM
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Hi All,

I've heard 2nd hand (via my mechanic) from Bob Rawle who recommends either of the above for my '96 STi RA. There is about £180 difference in price so unless there is a compelling reason otherwise, I think I'll go with the ESL board.

I'm not after massive power although a modest increase to say 310 - 320 would be good. The main reason for the map will be to get the car running safely on 99 RON fuel. I'm not interested in Launch control or Anti-Lag.

Any thoughts much appreciated.

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Mark

P.S. No, I am not spending £1,500+ on a SYVECS!

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I have ESL, And this its fantastic. I think all ECU's will make more or less the same power. Its all down to how it is tuned. The ESL does everything I could ever want. And my old car is around 400hp now.
ESL is hard to beat...and for the price, Its a bonus
Old 12 March 2013, 03:07 PM
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Thanks Dmac, is your car MAF less? I understand the MAF is only good to about 350hp.

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Hey,

Yep, Car is running mafless. The car was self tuned and very the ESL is very easy to use.

The Change to Mafless is rather painless. A little bit of change in the fuel map. And if you feel like it you can install at Intake temp sensor. Im told that you can run mafless without a IAt sensor.

The car seems to run alot smooth mafless, Also a big perk when you blow off a Intake hose the car still drives fine and can continue driving home!
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Cool thanks for the info!
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