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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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hi everyone

been offered the ECU from a '93 WRX wagon that has apparently been chipped by Triton Motorsport for £65... yep not much to go on is it?! is it worth it for the sake of 60quid and a RR session to check how she's running, or just forget about it? I am dubiouse of this kind of plug and play chip...

my car is a standard '97 WRX wagon, and i know they make a bit more power then the older ones, maybe i would break even power/torque wise at best

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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 10:20 PM
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I'm sure that ECU wouldn't fit anyway. The early ones have four plugs and post 96 have only 3 plugs.
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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Wont fit as Dan said.
Triton Motorsport are my local specialist (if it's the same one that is) and have never known them to 'chip' ecus unless provided by customers.
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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thanks guys, case closed!
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 11:33 PM
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Triton,have they got any better? Had loads of problems with them.
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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If its the Triton Subaru "Specialist" near Bournemouth I'd steer WELL clear!!
They "Mapped" my old scooby and failed to notice it had 2 blown pistons!! I had nothing but problems with their work. Nice people.... But the words "****" & "Elbow" do spring to mind!
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Old Oct 22, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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i had my old car there, had a boost problem. They changed all the coil packs, no change.charged me £300! I found two days later a bolt missing missing on the i/c pipe, they couldn't even find it! That was only one problem i had!
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