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The benefit is a more aggressive tune. The tuners will turn for a better powerband, they will most likely lean it out a little. The install is easy, you just go into your ecu and change it out. It takes like 20 minutes. Other benefits is it is virtually undetectable, warranty issues are unlikely to arrise. But as far as power it is probably one of the safest ways to increase the performance of the car.
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Car Info: 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX
By how much can the performance increase in terms of HP? and will this void my warranty? If i decide to do this and change my mind later will my car suffer after affects of the chip removal or will every thing be the same.?
Thanks for the input!
Thanks for the input!
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There is no 'chip' persay in regards to a subaru.
Here are your options.
1. piggyback ECU
2. standalone ECU
3. Reflashed ECU
Now you're probably thinking along the lines of a GIAC chip or similar. The reflashed ECU is roughly the same but instead of soldering in a new EPROM, the subaru ECU does not have any servicable replaceable parts. The whole ecu gets rewritten.
check out www.cobbtuning.com or www.ecutek.com for their reflash services. Both are good, both make more power for stock cars and modified cars. But there is quite a big difference in features and what you can do with one over the other... hence the price difference.
Here are your options.
1. piggyback ECU
2. standalone ECU
3. Reflashed ECU
Now you're probably thinking along the lines of a GIAC chip or similar. The reflashed ECU is roughly the same but instead of soldering in a new EPROM, the subaru ECU does not have any servicable replaceable parts. The whole ecu gets rewritten.
check out www.cobbtuning.com or www.ecutek.com for their reflash services. Both are good, both make more power for stock cars and modified cars. But there is quite a big difference in features and what you can do with one over the other... hence the price difference.
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From: Herndon, VA
Car Info: 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX
Originally posted by subiescottwrx
By how much can the performance increase in terms of HP? and will this void my warranty? If i decide to do this and change my mind later will my car suffer after affects of the chip removal or will every thing be the same.?
Thanks for the input!
By how much can the performance increase in terms of HP? and will this void my warranty? If i decide to do this and change my mind later will my car suffer after affects of the chip removal or will every thing be the same.?
Thanks for the input!
Thanks.
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From: Herndon, VA
Car Info: 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX
Originally posted by teiva-boy
There is no 'chip' persay in regards to a subaru.
Here are your options.
1. piggyback ECU
2. standalone ECU
3. Reflashed ECU
Now you're probably thinking along the lines of a GIAC chip or similar. The reflashed ECU is roughly the same but instead of soldering in a new EPROM, the subaru ECU does not have any servicable replaceable parts. The whole ecu gets rewritten.
check out www.cobbtuning.com or www.ecutek.com for their reflash services. Both are good, both make more power for stock cars and modified cars. But there is quite a big difference in features and what you can do with one over the other... hence the price difference.
There is no 'chip' persay in regards to a subaru.
Here are your options.
1. piggyback ECU
2. standalone ECU
3. Reflashed ECU
Now you're probably thinking along the lines of a GIAC chip or similar. The reflashed ECU is roughly the same but instead of soldering in a new EPROM, the subaru ECU does not have any servicable replaceable parts. The whole ecu gets rewritten.
check out www.cobbtuning.com or www.ecutek.com for their reflash services. Both are good, both make more power for stock cars and modified cars. But there is quite a big difference in features and what you can do with one over the other... hence the price difference.
thanks.
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