ppp or ecutek or even standard????
22 February 2010, 02:29 PM
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ppp or ecutek or even standard????
my o2 sti has a ppp certificate but on inspection of the ecu there are no prodive markings on it (i have the prodrive exhaust, sports cat & it has an uprated fuel pump fitted) my previous classic scoob was running 330bhp on the same vf35 and this car feels just as quick, i have a very reliable boost gauge i have used on other cars and i am seeing a 1.3bar boost???? so would this be ppp, standard or ecutek'd ?? compared to other bugeye sti drivers 
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22 February 2010, 02:54 PM
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My PPP'd ECU has prodrive markings along with the details of the original dealers details. Not sure if that helps ?
Maybe someone has changed the ECU to a std one then had it ECUtek'd ?
Maybe someone has changed the ECU to a std one then had it ECUtek'd ?
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I've not got an accurate boost gauge to compare.. Only a PSi3 which reads off the ECU, which on my car has a Gems piggyback board, effectively tricking the main ECU to thinking the boost is lower than it actually is. So will not give an accurate reading..
That said, I would expect 1.3bar to be about right for a PPP car..
That said, I would expect 1.3bar to be about right for a PPP car..
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Not sure the ECU's were re-flashed using ECUtek software..
I know ECU's that were PPP'd in 2002 like mine were fitted with a Gems piggyback unit rather than being re-flashed. I know this changed a year or two later to a re-flash, but I'm not sure what software was used ? If it was ECUtek, I'm pretty sure the license will be locked.
I know ECU's that were PPP'd in 2002 like mine were fitted with a Gems piggyback unit rather than being re-flashed. I know this changed a year or two later to a re-flash, but I'm not sure what software was used ? If it was ECUtek, I'm pretty sure the license will be locked.
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you correct there locked> the point being if ecutek's used there no markings on the ecu and i believe it changed from piggyback to ecutek half way through 2001 some early bugeyes had piggyback i believe. but i could be wrong
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I've not opened mine up to check, but from the conversation I had with Andrew Carr, and because of the boost readings on my PSi3, I believe mine to be a piggyback unit. The casing is marked with dealer details / Prodrive and a warning sticker to make sure that an uprated fuel pump is fitted..
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i have also been told that the ppp was ecutec'd what i should have said is..... is it ppp mapped/aftermarket mapped or standard based on the 1.3bar boost i am seeing . am trying to compare with others??? seems to suggest ppp map but are there others with unmarked ecu's???
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