where can i purchase a chip for my 97 uk turbo 2000 wagon ??
 

looking for the chip that goes onto the ecu board that is suitable for my motor...any ideas ?:) or if anyone has a suitable one can you email me at rabanjaq@btinternet.com with pic and price !

anyone ??:(

no one ??:confused: some one must know !

A chip is probably not a good idea ... ECU remap would be better?!

TX.

i thought you couldnt remap a 97 ecu ?

I think Scoobyclinic cracked the early ecus and offer custom mapping for them.:thumb:

Maybe viable to get an Apexi power fc and get Andy F. to remap.

I think Superchips do one.

They are on Superchips - Rediscover the joy of the open road

The only dealer in Scotland is in Glenrothes, Scotland Superchips.

Go onto Superchips Web click dealer & they have their own Web Site.

Good Luck.


Alan MaC

Superchips! IMHO it smacks of cheap fix ie doesn't cost a lot however doesn't deliver a lot either? Could be me that is a tw*t of course ...

TX.

It isn't mate, Superchips have been getting away with this for years. They offer a custom mapped chip allegedly when infact it's just a fuel cut coupled with a pneumatic bleed valve. There is no alteration to the fuel/air ratio and whilst you will get more power undoubtedly it is a cheap fix and poor value for money. The Subaru isn't the only car they did this with in my experience the Rover T series turbo ecu was modded in the same way, fuel cut and tacky bleed valve.:thumb:

dont want the superchip option, ive seen them and offer 38bhp at best...it has 4 wires and isnt a bleed valve either, well not that i know of !....was offered one for 100 quid and knocked it back as it isnt what i am after...its the daughterboard type i am after but not a lot about unfortunately...if i was going to do a lot of modding then the apexi /gems is where i would go probably but i only really want just around the 280 mark as that means no big costing upgrades to go with it ! i have just had a decatted magnex fitted which was a friends and near new. filter next and after i get a chip thats it ! i had a drag spec type ra and was hard to live with on a daily basis hence the limited mods as i know what i want power/drive wise !here is my old type ra !
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i1...00949Small.jpg

You cant, unfortunately. Your best option will be an APEX'i PowerFC which should cost about £750 fitted and mapped from Andy Forrest. The ScoobyECU type products referred to only suit 1993-1996 MY cars Im afraid.

A Possum Link is available to suit a MY97 Impreza too..........


Simon

^ Yup MY97-MY98 ain't remappable without a piggy back ECU or a complete ECU change.

I should know, I have one of the uddy things :mad:

ah ****e !:razz: well thats it ! time to go !:lol1: i wil just have to find another mint early car from japan(again !!) :wonder:

Why? Both the Possum Link and the APEX'i are relativley economical and they both provide WAY better value than the mapable ScoobyECU-type products available (you can pay well over £500 for one after RR time!).


Simon

yeah, i checked scoobyclinic and its 480+vat for their piggy bvack thingy ! i dont want to spend 500 quid minimum on an apexi as i dont think the uk cars can take too much anyway so didnt see the point in 600-700 for 60bhp if you know what i mean. my old ra had the uprated work done to it already but was a bit harsh but shouldve kept it and replaced that final drive gear !. i want a little more but not too much as reliability suffers etc etc..so either i live with it or shop around for a fresh jap import sti...hmmmm acting like a brat now !:nono:

Im with you; Id assumed that you still had a JDM car as I had misread (barely read...) the original post.


Simon

so can you get a chip for the uk ?? as you thought it was a jap import ?? or am i getting confused now ??:wonder: cos scoobyclinic do one but as i said its 480+vat. i just wanted a plug and play job !:brickwall

If that is a pic of your white car above then it is a 96 model running a 97 plate/registration.
If thats the case then a ScoobyECU is do-able. Just plug the remapped chip into the spare socket in your ECU. It will push boost from 11.47psi to 16psi (approx).

Doh! ignore my comments above, just re-read your post and thats your old RA.....

Thats his old car Scott; that was why Id said 'Why sell?'. With the '97 your options are limited, UK or JDM.

THIS THREAD IS GETTING HILARIOUS !:lol1: AND ITS A 94 L PLATED WRX TYPE RA UP THERE :lol:
SO SCOTT, SIMON....ARE MY ONLY OPTIONS APEXI GEMS TYPE ECU REPLACEMENT OR CAN I USE A MANUAL BOOST CONTROLLER TO GET TARGET OF 16.5 PSI OR IS THAT NOT GOOD..LOOKING FOR OTHER OPTIONS APART FROM TH EPRICEY ONES...IE CAN I REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER IMPREZA ECU THAT CAN ACCOMODATE THE CHIP OR ARE THERE WIRING ISSUES ETC...

I believe that the only real option is a replacement ECU such as an APEX'i or a PossumLink.

CHEERS GUYS !:thumb: