Anyone changed out ECU Chip yet? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

pete39sp · 07-27-2012, 11:37 AM

Has anyone changed out the ECU yet?
If so what kind of performance did you see?
I have contacted a couple of companies that
say they have them for the car but they wouldn't
give me any details on the performance side.

d1ck · 07-27-2012, 12:23 PM

I think those companies you were talking to are full of it. There's no "chip" available for these cars that I've heard of.

industrial · 07-27-2012, 12:28 PM

Are you talking about flashing the stock ecu or going full stand alone? I get the feeling that you don't know what your asking...

pete39sp · 07-27-2012, 12:36 PM

I wanted to purchase a stand alone chip. The other option would to get a programer but I don't want to do that. I thought if someone had something available that could increase the HP a bit I would give it a shot.

industrial · 07-27-2012, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete39sp

I wanted to purchase a stand alone chip. The other option would to get a programer but I don't want to do that. I thought if someone had something available that could increase the HP a bit I would give it a shot.

People usually run standalone ecus when their cars are so heavily modified that a flashed stock ecu is no longer an option. You will rarely see a standalone on a street car, it's more of a real race car thing.

I think you are looking for a flash. Search for ecutek options here.

brewksy · 07-27-2012, 01:02 PM

You should read up on the tuning options for this car before going out to buy a "chip". There are many people in this sub-forum that already have posts about their tuning options and are far more trustworthy than random Internet "chip-swapping guaranteed-HP" vendors.

pete39sp · 07-28-2012, 07:25 AM

Thanks for the info. I think I will do a bunch more reading. Thanks

jedibow · 07-28-2012, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pete39sp

Has anyone changed out the ECU yet?
If so what kind of performance did you see?
I have contacted a couple of companies that
say they have them for the car but they wouldn't
give me any details on the performance side.

check out my thread "open ecu" it has all the current tuning options listed in the first post...

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07-27-2012, 12:23 PM	#2
d1ck Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Black 2013 FRS Location: Newfoundland Posts: 249 Thanks: 31 Thanked 83 Times in 54 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I think those companies you were talking to are full of it. There's no "chip" available for these cars that I've heard of.

07-27-2012, 12:28 PM	#3
industrial Add lightness! Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 17' WRX Location: Boston Posts: 1,253 Thanks: 380 Thanked 888 Times in 411 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Are you talking about flashing the stock ecu or going full stand alone? I get the feeling that you don't know what your asking...

07-27-2012, 01:02 PM	#6
brewksy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2011 Subaru STI Location: Edmonton Posts: 157 Thanks: 4 Thanked 31 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You should read up on the tuning options for this car before going out to buy a "chip". There are many people in this sub-forum that already have posts about their tuning options and are far more trustworthy than random Internet "chip-swapping guaranteed-HP" vendors.

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