chocolate_o_brian

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people i need your assistance...

as a few of you may know (if you dont then...) my scoobs a 95 shell basically, with a 93 engine. i would love to find out what the performance figures are for the early wrxs to get an idea of a standard 0-60 time etc. all i can find is performance figures for the later 280ps wrx's and sti's.

if you didnt know my engine is 240ps standard and the transmission/ engine codes are...

ef ty752vb3aa
gc8a48d

any help on my mission would be mucho gratias!!

andy.

T5OLF

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http://www.letstorquebhp.com/calculator.asp

Try this seems pretty close

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

**** how much does my car weigh? 95 shell??? approximate anyone. erm...

LegacySTi

iTrader: (13)

don't mind that. not accurate. Name the mods done to your car? 93 or 95 same so make no difference to bhp?

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

93 engine standard was 240 ps

95 was 260 standard i believe.

i found a 280 ps wrx will do it in 5 secs off another website

i also found a 240 ps wrx estate will do it in 5.2 off the same site

so

i assume im somewhere in between them depending on weight

T5OLF

iTrader: (4)

Gave same reading as BMW gave for my mates M3

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

woop woop so 0-60 id keep steady with a £50,000 car

GC8

The ECU dictates the cars output; not the engine year. Look at the sticker on the ECU and tell me what it says; I'll tell you the cars output. Your car weighs 1220 kilogrammes according to Subaru.

Simon

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

was it z8? i took a picture a while ago of the ecu... put it on here and you confirmed it was a 93 ecu with 240 ps i believe

GC8

I sort of remember..... Z4 = 260PS and U8, W6, W9 & 2C = 240PS

LegacySTi

iTrader: (13)

exactly. done to ECU. And mods. Not engine so stop saying 93 engine mate thanx

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

legacy dont have a go ok! i dont know a great deal about cars yet, still learning. i had no idea about ecus until i bought the scoob. never had anything else, and didnt know that ecus control the engine output and a remap ups it.

gc8 i believe it may have been u8 a 240ps one.

so in simple terms for "me" a remap to a higher power rating ecu means the engine will work harder to produce more ps?

GC8

If you put back a Z4 which it came with originally; youll be getting about 260PS and this comes as much from its having a far better fuel & ignition map than from increased boost. A Z4 and a decat downpipe will be a good deal better.....

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

the z4 being the ecu from a 1995 wrx like mine. its confusing lol, makes me wonder how old my car really is!! im sure scoobyclinic would sort me out though, seem good at what they do. £400 i think for a remap, from them for a classic. dunno what power gain would be attained mind, but id like aound 280-300 from the remap and exhaust system.

GC8

Read the Applied Model Number off the build plate and I'll tell you. Tags on the seat belt base give a clue too. What ScoobyClinic are offering is similar to ESLs product; but its mapped to suit your car, rather than being a generic map. Its more than £400 though Im sure.... ask Kev for an all-inclusive price including rolling road time.

Simon

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

two good points gc8, never took into account rolling roads. £400 for the remap only.

its no good looking from the build plate, its all too ****, bit suspicious, found out after id bought the car. think its an lx one lol.

GC8

£380 for the ScoobyECU
£125 for the rolling road time (£75 & £50)
£593 including VAT.


Simon

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

would the guys at scoobyclinic be able to tell stright off what engine it is if all the vin number and biuld plate are wrong. my cars registered as an lx you see. something a miss when imported perhaps.

GC8

Most imports arent registered correctly. Look on the tags on the seatbelt anchors; theyll confim the year and month of manufacture.

Simon

Suresh

If your car is 13 years old, the chances it is making anywhere near it's original output is quite small.

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

nooooooooooooooooo. i want power, more pwoer i tell you!!! definatley getting a remap!

heres one though, and its going to sound so pathetic, but see it as a concern not a daft question!!!

when i rev my car, say to the redline for a nice burble, i get a puff of smoke from the exhaust, is there any colours to watch out for to signify problems with the engine. a mate of mine had me concerned earlier when warming her up. sounds so stupid i know, as where else is the smoke gonna come from, but what colours are bad!! and possible symptoms.