fastfu

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i have a 96 wrx (registered 31/12/96) and ive looked up the chassis code and it says its a wrx but my inlet manifold is red (flakey) and it also have yellow injector which i thought were both sti items and then today i had a look at the ecu and it has a 6S ecu and from digging round on the net seems to be the sti 3 ecu

is there any way to tell if it is a sti engine for sure ?

myblackwrx

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This has a list of engine types (not sure if correct though)
Which Car is a WRX STi

fastfu

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yeah tells me a bit but it is also possible that someone has swapped the engine, does the engine have the engine number writen on it ?

also what ecu should i have ?

myblackwrx

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I would presume so could ask someone like David at Welcome to the API website as they rebuild impreza engines on a regular basis.

Ecu maybe a 1S facelift 96/97 ecu i think.

APIDavid

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The evidence so far suggests that the engine might be an STI. But the only way to tell for sure is have a piston out. Even checking the cams ID would only prove STI cams and still not confirm what pistons are fitted.

A full strip I am afraid, is the only way to be sure.

One of the ECu guru's will tell you what that ECu code is.

Good Luck David APi

merlin24

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Has it got a part number on the ECU ??

C17RPA

hi all i looked at that chart some were on there i.e GC8 but then nothing can anyone fit in the missing (letters and numbers) so i know what they all mean??? many thanks,gary.......whats on the log book JF1GC8KD3YG052375

APIDavid

iTrader: (4)

JF1 chassis codes are for UK / Euro cars and a WRX JDM car will have a chassis number starting GC8 / GDA / GDB etc All lists I have seen on the forums deal with JDM cars so there will not be any info relating to a chassis number staring JF1.

David APi

C17RPA

aaahhhhh well,thanks for that anyway david...