rabskyline Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 the car is here and i have started looking her over and its got some nice extra bits but i cant find the ecu?? drivers footwell underneath, nowt ?? thats where it is on my wagon ?? any ideas ??loads of greddy bits mmmmmmmmmm nice ! found it but the topic has changed !lol !
jcscoob Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 Rab if it not under the passenger foot well , then feck knows [^o)] But get some more fresh piks off the new motor up !! []
johnnyr6 Posted July 22, 2006 Posted July 22, 2006 It should be in the passenger footwell but if it's running a fancy ecu it could be anywhere, I'd try under the passenger seat (easy to get out and plug the laptop into).
rabskyline Posted July 22, 2006 Author Posted July 22, 2006 found it ! it has a hks fuel cut defencer attached set at 12 ! and its a u8 ? japan industries . is this a std one or uprated ? there are spome gadgets which have been removed. there are two screw holes with two power wires on the left hand side of the consol and on the right hand side too. i would think either a hand controller or boost controller etc.
jamie_anderson Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 my ra has a z5 ecu, think thats the standard ecu for that car. Does your ra still have the short ratio gearbox? its hard getting used to what gear your in i find but its amazingly quick up through the gears and it keeps me the right side of the ton
rabskyline Posted July 23, 2006 Author Posted July 23, 2006 it has the close ratio box and flies to a ton ! it has a short shifter too ! the gears are very very close together. i dont see a switch for a dccd though ? and the water spray has been done away with as there is now a big fmic. more laggy but the power comes in like a punch in the face !
jamie_anderson Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 only the sti has the dccd i think. seen the pics of your car, looks nice. you had it a good run yet?
rabskyline Posted July 23, 2006 Author Posted July 23, 2006 this is a wrx sti type ra ! there is a panel on the dash between the clocks for it ! not had it a good run yet as no plates,mot,tax etc but had a blast round the village and it is savage to a ton ![6]
jamie_anderson Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 sorry, thought you said you got a 94 wrx type ra. never noticed it was a sti. Should it not have clear rear indicators?
z1000 Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 Thought the STi ones had roof vents ? Probably better without as u'd just end up with a car load of midges.
rabskyline Posted July 23, 2006 Author Posted July 23, 2006 dont need one it got air con ! from what i have read on the type ra site, they were all built to different spec and had loads of options !
micra_wrc Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 gc8b47d ! sti typre ra ! rab, from your descriptions, the pics on the other thread and your model number, your car is a WRX Type RA. the identifiable features of the STi RA are the roof hatch and the DCCD (which came on all cars as standard, no matter what options were checked at the factory). clicky here for model numbers btw, i've had the roof vent open on my STi RA and the only thing that comes through it is wind! the furthest the midges get is getting splat against the windscreen when i'm out on a run []
rabskyline Posted July 23, 2006 Author Posted July 23, 2006 checked the no. and its a wrx sti type ra. check the type ra site for more info ! its plastered all over it ! ps i aint gonna bicker about it though ! seeing is believing ! if i'm wrong then i'm wrong ! but thats what it has all over it and not just a silly sticker either !
rabskyline Posted July 23, 2006 Author Posted July 23, 2006 gc8b47d ! sti typre ra ! rab, from your descriptions, the pics on the other thread and your model number, your car is a WRX Type RA. the identifiable features of the STi RA are the roof hatch and the DCCD (which came on all cars as standard, no matter what options were checked at the factory). clicky here for model numbers btw, i've had the roof vent open on my STi RA and the only thing that comes through it is wind! the furthest the midges get is getting splat against the windscreen when i'm out on a run [] not so according to the type ra website !
rabskyline Posted July 23, 2006 Author Posted July 23, 2006 well heres the question, cos you had me wonderin', did wrx type ra's have a water spray, sti strut brace, short ratio g/box, manual windows,light weight panels etc etc. well this does so there obviously are different specs to be ordered when these were new. the type ra website has loads of info and these cars never came out 2 the same ! they were all experimental/irraticaly built to what was at hand at the time ( as far as i have read !) and my gc8b47d doesnt make it 100% this or that ! check the site out, its good ! [H]
bigdavie Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 rab chill oot man ye've got a weapon there no doubt about it !! and answer my q in the for sale section will ye ??!! lol
rabskyline Posted July 23, 2006 Author Posted July 23, 2006 rab chill oot man ye've got a weapon there no doubt about it !! and answer my q in the for sale section will ye ??!! lol i do tend to take the bait and bark too quickly ! sorry guys ! and davie , i will ! cheers!
jcscoob Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 WRX type RA GC8B47D EJ20G DW1HJ 240 Manual TY752VB3DA
rabskyline Posted July 23, 2006 Author Posted July 23, 2006 yip i see that but check the car out !! logged in japan as wrx sti type ra, ( have the jap stuff here) and has everything bar the dccd.(from what i can see.) come and see and then do the sums !! but do read up, they are very very varied and they dont all have dccd and roof vents etc. anyway i am losing the will to live ![|-)]
rabskyline Posted July 23, 2006 Author Posted July 23, 2006 WRX type RA GC8B47D EJ20G DW1HJ 240 Manual TY752VB3DA mines is ej20gdw2hj so whats that ?? i am very confused(and half pissed) and cant see that code on that list ! so whats the story now ?????????????????????????????
bigdavie Posted July 23, 2006 Posted July 23, 2006 the story is ye should have bought my motor when it was on offer lol !! and ye'd have the history in black and white in english !! plus near as dammit wrx performance ! anyway ye dont need tae hear that the now !! be happy that ye've got a highly modded wrx sti type ra that will out accelerate a supercar !
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