ECU Remap - 1998
06 January 2008, 08:05 PM
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ECU Remap - 1998
Further to an earlier post i made regarding sports catting my 98 Terzo, does anybody know if my current is ECU is remappable or would remapping this model require a new ECU to be purchased?
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07 January 2008, 10:40 AM
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This company say they can remap the '98 Scoob..
BCTUNING.CO.UK | The Pro ECU Remap & Chip Tuning Company
BCTUNING.CO.UK | The Pro ECU Remap & Chip Tuning Company
07 January 2008, 01:12 PM
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This company say they can remap the '98 Scoob..
BCTUNING.CO.UK | The Pro ECU Remap & Chip Tuning Company
BCTUNING.CO.UK | The Pro ECU Remap & Chip Tuning Company
not a smart thing to do in my opinion!
07 January 2008, 01:19 PM
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Cheers
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07 January 2008, 07:55 PM
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Just had a phone call from a bloke from that link earlier in this thread, BC Tuning after emailing him. He said 98 models can be remapped. He asked if i had a obd2 port under steering wheel (which i have a port under steering wheel), and said he 'Live Maps' it, tailoring original ecu's parameters ie ignition advance, fuelling, boost etc. Said it gives +37 bhp and +80 torque, all for £345 inc vat (can even travel free of charge)! Sounds good to me, but i am wary.......the daddys on here ie Jolly Green, Andy Forrest, Scoobyclinic all say Apexi Power Fc, and probably for a reason!!!! So, what do we think about this blokes idea of remapping original ecu........??????
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Just had a phone call from a bloke from that link earlier in this thread, BC Tuning after emailing him. He said 98 models can be remapped. He asked if i had a obd2 port under steering wheel (which i have a port under steering wheel), and said he 'Live Maps' it, tailoring original ecu's parameters ie ignition advance, fuelling, boost etc. Said it gives +37 bhp and +80 torque, all for £345 inc vat (can even travel free of charge)! Sounds good to me, but i am wary.......the daddys on here ie Jolly Green, Andy Forrest, Scoobyclinic all say Apexi Power Fc, and probably for a reason!!!! So, what do we think about this blokes idea of remapping original ecu........??????
09 January 2008, 12:59 PM
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If you were to take him up on his kind offer, then be sure to never let the car out of your site...a chap on the Forester forum had a s-turbo 'chipped' by Van Aaken (99My so it is mappable) and that was just a bleed and an FCD.
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09 January 2008, 08:58 PM
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Its hard to believe but there are even bigger cowboys out there, someone called superchipit was going round car supermarkets fitting a £0.50 zener diode to the map sensor and then putting a knife halfway through the boost control pipework. He charged £300 for this.
This just caused massive overboost which was not seen by the ECU, initially the cars feel quicker midrange but as you can imagine they have a limited life
The first one I came across I thought it was just a damaged pipe, 2nd one had thrown a rod out the block and had the same cut in the boost control pipe, this was on a 3 month old 2.5 WRX !
Subaru did not cover it on warranty as they were able to ascertain from the engineers report that the damage was not caused by normal settings or use.
Andy
This just caused massive overboost which was not seen by the ECU, initially the cars feel quicker midrange but as you can imagine they have a limited life
The first one I came across I thought it was just a damaged pipe, 2nd one had thrown a rod out the block and had the same cut in the boost control pipe, this was on a 3 month old 2.5 WRX !
Subaru did not cover it on warranty as they were able to ascertain from the engineers report that the damage was not caused by normal settings or use.
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09 January 2008, 09:23 PM
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1998 and OBD 
Just do a search on OBD and it's Spec...I think you'll find it wasn't around in 1998.
As mentioned above there isn't anything in a 1998 ECU that can be re-programmed from a laptop. The only way to change how it runs is to fit an adaptor board inside, which requires desoldering of IDC type headers and fitting.
I don't think anyone in the UK fits such adaptors (PE have probably stopped).
But this may change Mid98' eh! Andy
He will probably (also as mentioned above) just fit a crude mechanical valve and a fuel cut bypass.
Just do a search on OBD and it's Spec...I think you'll find it wasn't around in 1998.
As mentioned above there isn't anything in a 1998 ECU that can be re-programmed from a laptop. The only way to change how it runs is to fit an adaptor board inside, which requires desoldering of IDC type headers and fitting.
I don't think anyone in the UK fits such adaptors (PE have probably stopped).
But this may change Mid98' eh! Andy
He will probably (also as mentioned above) just fit a crude mechanical valve and a fuel cut bypass.
09 January 2008, 09:26 PM
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Here you go :
1996: The OBD-II specification is made mandatory for all cars sold in the United States Subaru Turbo/WRX/STi not sold in the USA
2001: The European Union makes EOBD [1], a variant of OBD-II, mandatory for all petrol vehicles sold in the European Union, starting in MY2001 (see European emission standards Directive 98/69/EC [2] ).
The 1999/2000 Impreza has the OBD port but I am lead to believe, and the fact that the OBD S/W I have doesn't work, that it isn't fully compliant.
It wasn't fully compliant until the bugeye in 2001.
1996: The OBD-II specification is made mandatory for all cars sold in the United States Subaru Turbo/WRX/STi not sold in the USA
2001: The European Union makes EOBD [1], a variant of OBD-II, mandatory for all petrol vehicles sold in the European Union, starting in MY2001 (see European emission standards Directive 98/69/EC [2] ).
The 1999/2000 Impreza has the OBD port but I am lead to believe, and the fact that the OBD S/W I have doesn't work, that it isn't fully compliant.
It wasn't fully compliant until the bugeye in 2001.
10 January 2008, 12:14 PM
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Is it heck.....
01MY on is EOBD (for EU cars), 99MY on have the OBD style socket but it doesn't use OBD protocol, but SSM which is incompatable with OBD scan tools....
Simon
01MY on is EOBD (for EU cars), 99MY on have the OBD style socket but it doesn't use OBD protocol, but SSM which is incompatable with OBD scan tools....
Simon
