totally out of curiosity BTW

i have a UK MY98 with the std ECU, which one is it?

I'm forever seeing posts with reference to AE800, AE801 etc, etc......never understood what they're on about :confused::D

cheers

Chris,

Lift the carpet on the passanger side footwell.
Under the metal kickplate is the ecu, the number on top
will tell u what u wanna know ;) (if it is std)

Pete

AE801 = good
AE800 = still good I think (back me up somebody please)
AE802 = bad, low fuel mixture at low revs and runs a bit rich at top end.

I think the AE802 was only in the later cars such as the later MY99 and all the MY00

You should have an AE801 I think.

EcuTek TEK2 = Performance tweeked map using AE800/801/802 V.Good, nice torque curve increase.

Nezz.

MY98 will be none of these, unless it is really a MY99.

john, its definetly an MY98

can you shed some light? was this MY ECU any good?

I'm aware i cant get a Tek 2, what upgrade options do i have?

cheers
chris

i would like to ask the same question as above

thanks

Tek remaps are for MY99+

Your options are PPP (piggy back on a MY98 - I think) or another 3rd party replacement ala Motec, Link, etc..

Stefan

Another option is a piggyback from Power Engineering, however I'm not sure whether they still sell them. IIRC its the around the same cost as a TEK2

above,Nezz says the ECU will be AE800,801 or 802,John replied that it will be none of these.

I haver a MY98 with an AE800,do i have the wrong ECU or have i misread Johns reply,or was John wrong?

You have a MY99 then or there has been some label swapping. The engines changed to Phase II for MY99 and the ECUs are incompatible.

STi 5 AF040
STi 6 AF041
P1 AG340
MY99 AE800 or AE801
MY00 AE802

LHD models are 200 less so AE780/781/782, difference is the brackets but they are compatible.

I definitely cannot program MY98s, but I can program AE800s ;)

Show us a picture of the ECU label and under the bonnet and I'll try to work out which model year you have.

[Edited by john banks - 4/18/2003 8:23:28 PM]

this is one of those occasions when its sometimes tempting to lie in order not to look a tw4t,but,i have no one to blame.............it was dark,and i've checked again,and the label says A1-8000,not,AE800,case of wishful thinking :( (in the dark a 1- does look a tad like an E?,maybe not :)).I was so excited i didnt see the extra 0

so i have a MY98 and the best option is a Unichip?

appreciate the help John

I'd get a Link if I were you.

thanks,will check out Link

£1490 from BR

i think i will get me mate DJ to teach me how to drive first

Decat, Dawes, boost gauge, knocklink then?

yep,decat centre next week,then Dawes,3 pod on order

and saving up for a new ECU

will do knocklink at same time as ECU

and learning how to drive,might be a lost cause though

thanks again

actually,thinking on,i assume you are recommending the knocklink to go with the Dawes,and you wouldnt recommend a Dawes without it?

[Edited by dba - 4/18/2003 9:58:43 PM]

No not for tame boost levels up to fuel cut, just that I might have coughed the phrase "fuel cut defender and 1.2 bar" if you had a knocklink ;) and would run it on Optimax plus octane booster all the time.

JOHN can you do owt for a 96 UK Ive got a pro drive ecu now but would like to better it , cheers alan

John

I was just looking through this thread and noticed that you listed the AF041 as the STI 6 ECU.

Is this correct?
I have a Dec 98 STI 5 Type R but have just checked the ECU for the first time and its a AF041????

What does this mean? And how does the 041 differ from the 040?

Mine is also an AFO41. STI V Type R V-ltd. October 98. Could there have been an upgrade in its previous Japanese life?

Chris

if you are still about,my ECU is coded as AD170,MY98 wagon

sg72 the Type R could be different, I think the other V5 I saw was AF041 but they are both the same as far as I can tell.

Some MY99s or version 5s were made in 1998, which is why they have the MY99 or version 5 gear. Don't forget that the release date for new versions is usually September/October of the previous year to what MY the car is labelled as. In other words a Scooby year starts in September and ends on the following August.

Cheers,

Wrexy.

[Edited by WREXY - 4/21/2003 10:56:38 PM]