Bugeye ecu remap?
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Bugeye ecu remap?
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I'm a newie with a standard wrx 01 (215bhp). It has the standard twin exhaust. Will giving it an ecu remap make me go even faster? (i dont really want a loud sound, thats why im considering a chip!)
Any help would be greatly appreciated :-)
I'm a newie with a standard wrx 01 (215bhp). It has the standard twin exhaust. Will giving it an ecu remap make me go even faster? (i dont really want a loud sound, thats why im considering a chip!)
Any help would be greatly appreciated :-)
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Originally Posted by Dhillon
Hi
I'm a newie with a standard wrx 01 (215bhp). It has the standard twin exhaust. Will giving it an ecu remap make me go even faster? (i dont really want a loud sound, thats why im considering a chip!)
Any help would be greatly appreciated :-)
I'm a newie with a standard wrx 01 (215bhp). It has the standard twin exhaust. Will giving it an ecu remap make me go even faster? (i dont really want a loud sound, thats why im considering a chip!)
Any help would be greatly appreciated :-)
Stay away from any "chipping" of the ECU, Ecutek remap by a respected tuner is the only way to go.
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I have an 01 WRX and did a bit less than is suggested here, although what NewScoob suggests is good.
I wanted to save cash and keep /didn't want to bother with exhaust swaps at MOT time. The car had a Prodrive WR backbox when I bought it 3 months ago, so I just fitted a 2 piece decat centre pipe/deresonated exhaust section and had a remap done 6 weeks ago.
The result - 273bhp on Optimax after Andy F remap and a car which (to me) feels genuinely quick rather than having good "hot hatch" performance.
The car's lots of fun and I must admit I keep blipping the throttle because it's such a laugh ! (I now have a radar detector ).
By the way, if you're going to uprate the performance I'd strongly recommend
supension mods too ~ I fitted Whiteline ARB and droplinks plus Prodrive springs. The car is now far superior to the vehicle I bought 3 months ago.
Hope these posts give you some ideas,
Andy Mc
I wanted to save cash and keep /didn't want to bother with exhaust swaps at MOT time. The car had a Prodrive WR backbox when I bought it 3 months ago, so I just fitted a 2 piece decat centre pipe/deresonated exhaust section and had a remap done 6 weeks ago.
The result - 273bhp on Optimax after Andy F remap and a car which (to me) feels genuinely quick rather than having good "hot hatch" performance.
The car's lots of fun and I must admit I keep blipping the throttle because it's such a laugh ! (I now have a radar detector ).
By the way, if you're going to uprate the performance I'd strongly recommend
supension mods too ~ I fitted Whiteline ARB and droplinks plus Prodrive springs. The car is now far superior to the vehicle I bought 3 months ago.
Hope these posts give you some ideas,
Andy Mc
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Originally Posted by Dhillon
Hi Andy and all
Thanks for that, if you take out the cat's will it still pass the MOT and be legal?
Also what remap did you get?
I'm considering PPP to be safe?
Thanks for that, if you take out the cat's will it still pass the MOT and be legal?
Also what remap did you get?
I'm considering PPP to be safe?
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Originally Posted by New_scooby_04
Ecutek remap by a respected tuner is the only way to go
Further info here...........
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Forget PPP on a car that's out of warranty, waste of money IMHO. Yes you'll keep slightly more of the residual value but not enough to make much difference on a car that's probably 5-7 years old when you sell it on.
ECUTEK is the only way to go in terms of value for money, providing it's done by a reputable person/company.
Scoobs with PPP often fail to achieve the claimed max figures quoted in the literature, often only making gains of around 25-35bhp over the standard bhp. This is a poor return on £1400-£1600 if you ask me.
ECUTEK is the only way to go in terms of value for money, providing it's done by a reputable person/company.
Scoobs with PPP often fail to achieve the claimed max figures quoted in the literature, often only making gains of around 25-35bhp over the standard bhp. This is a poor return on £1400-£1600 if you ask me.
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