ECU Swap, 20bhp maybe?

[zedy1]

these ecu's

there are two types

one is enclosed in a metal casing with green female plugs
one is enclosed in a plastic casing with black female plugs

please note both ecu's have green male plugs

correct me if im wrong and u guys check ur ecu's locared at the rear of the centre coloumn the one at the top

who knows which one is 260 bhp and whih is 280 bhp?

[-LegnumVR4-]

Well my ECU from my 96-97 is metal so thats the older one. Plastic one is the later models ECU.

[zedy1]

mine is plastic too what about he plugs

[-LegnumVR4-]

It must be that all the 1996 model VR-4 have the metal case. In 97 they must have update them to plastic but still only 260bhp for the auto's.

I'm going to drag my Legnum VR-4 this weekend if the weather is fine so i will tell u how much of a gain u get with the later ECU. If it isn't much then i wouldn't bother about the upgrade. People have said that they have had their cars on a rolling road to test the power output and it only comes in high up the rev range and that where i notice the difference. I currently do a 14.4 1/4 so I may knock a couple of points of a sec, soon find out.

[zedy1]

sounds good to me

[-LegnumVR4-]

Ok I dragged it but also had another modification so i didn't really test the ECU out.... sorry!

I bought the Turbosmarts E-Boost and installed it, man it's great! I'm now doing a 14sec 1/4 mile at 97mph. Get wheel spin off the line and the AYC and traction control are doing a great job of holding me straight too

The car also has gained so much torque down low, really hauls hard. U can program the wastegate to open when u want it to so your turbos spin up even faster and it holds boost very well. Also has features so u can setup intercooler sprayers to spray the cooler when a set psi is met. Bloody great wee unit.

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[BraindG]

ive been debating this controller.. my mate swears by it.. best thing since sliced bread he said..

but its so much money, cant afford..

anyone gonna go for it?