scott69

Hi im after a little advice......Ive just bought a 1995 wrx import and was told by the owner that the standed ecu which is still running the car can't be remapped..... he was told this by someone who sets them up on a rolling road... i havnt had a look yet but he said its a 4 plug... is this true and if so wat would be the best suited 1 for the car.... as at the mo its got a stright through 3in and bigger fuel pump and i have 440 injectors to go in instead of the 380s that ae in there at the mo.... please help because im new to the scooby seen and would like to run a bit more power bout 330 if pos

addi monster

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You will need either a esl board approx £550 fitted and mapped or a simtek approx £1000 fitted and mapped, there are other ecu's but these two are among the cheapest way forward,.

yabbadoo4

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apexi and commander fits as well bud would run you about 400 quid or so plus a couple of hundred for mapping

decepticon

loved my 95wrx assuming what you have is running safely then forget more power from this 17year old engine and upgrade the dreadful front brakes

timmyajmy93wrx

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You will also need to take into account the gearbox, it might last 5 mins or 5 years at that power it's down to how you drive.
As above for mapping, or get a scoobyecu fitted, it plugs into your ecu and gives the car new parameters to work to, but these are fixed but are higher than standard expect 280 bhp as a conservative figure. My last scoob had 317 with this chip an my current one I have no idea as its not been rolling roaded'
The chip runs a decat exhaust system, standard injectors, better air filter. Boosts the turbo to 17.5psi (about 1.1bar) increases fuel cut an ensures it can run on super unleaded. All for about £100. This is just another option, but if you are after far more power you will need something like an apex I power FC and have it mapped by a reputable person that the others will advise on

And as mentioned, they ain't getting any younger, I've ended up putting a much newer sti 8 uk semi closed deck block in mine due to the big ends knocking. So a modified oil pump will also help to ensure a good flow of oil around the old crank/ main bearings etc

mnem1c

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Aftermarket ECU (eg Simtek)
Full De-cat
440s
walbro fuel pump 255
FMIC or STI TMIC

should see 320

scott69

thanks.... the engine was fully rebuilt in 2009...... not looking for massive power would just like to get the lim off and get it set up so it runs nice with the mods that are done plus with the 440 injectors fitted

mnem1c

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what intercooler you running?

scott69

it has the welbo 255 and the de cat and got the 440 ready to fit but jus need to find out wat 4 plug ecu 2 get and be able 2 get it set up

scott69

at the mo its on a standerd 1... i was told not 2 bother with a front mount as they have 2 much lag

mnem1c

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http://www.jollygreenmonster.com/classic.html

scott69

the person i bought it off had a simtech ecu he bought but it was a 3 plug not 4

mnem1c

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If its the standard slanty wrx cooler you wont see passed 280, and thats at a push

scott69

yea the standerd 1 so wat 1 wud i need then....

mnem1c

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FMIC or new age STI TMIC

sti345

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Where you based mate...

scott69

im in south wales y

scott69

south wales y mate

sti345

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No reason, would offer you help if your down pembs area.

scott69

as in pembrookshire isit....... wat u running

scott69

wat is a apexii power fc ecu like.... wud it do wat i want

scott69

as in pembrookshire wat u running mate

sti345

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Apexi fc is a mappable ecu with a hand controller that sits on the dash...you probably have a z4 ecu same as mine..as above you can get an esl board and map that but just go for the simtek from jgm that's open to loads of maps.....als/lc and so on. That's the route I will be going very soon.