what bhp am i running

hi everyone i have got a 1996 wrx 72k miles its got a 3" turbo back exhaust no cat and meant to be running a walbro 255 fuel pump what do you think i will be running.

Is it an import or uk car?

import bud

Power: 276 bhp (205 kW) @ 6500 rpm
Torque: 253 lb-ft (374.2 Nm) @ 4000 rpm

but with the fuel pump and exhaust i dont know

I thought they came as 261bhp as standard but mine had a full decat and made 273bhp on motorscope rollers

taken from scoobynet

260ps =256BHP Standard. Only the WRX`s after MY97 are 280ps or 276 BHP

Or

https://nesf.forumotion.co.uk/t615-classic-ecu-codes-injector-size-power-output-turbocharger-fitted

Wot turbo she running marko

Maca is correct.

how do i find out what ecu code mine is

mark78 wrote:

how do i find out what ecu code mine is

is it not in pas footwell when u pull the carpet back mate where all the rest are . prob be a z4 ecu maybe

Yea there's a panel you remove in the passenger footwell under the carpet. It takes about 30 seconds to pull down the carpet and maybe a min or two to undo the bolts for the panel.
It's not in the floor so you don't need to remove the carpet just pull it down is sat on the diagonal section you would put your feet on if you Had long legs..

If its a 1996 it should have a Z4 fitted, they are the best early classic ECU by far with the best standard map on.

is the wrx not 260 and the sti 280 ?

Not after 1997, the WRX had the larger VF22 fitted, not many of them around now though.

The subaru figures were-

WRX 280PS
STI 300PS

But the jap rules at the time were no car was to produced with more than 280PS as a gentlemans agreement so everything got the 280ps tag

The skyline R33 v-spec was also supposed to be 280PS, most of them did 340

good info cheers :-)

what would the stock bhp of my car be then

its a 1999 JDM WRX Version5 - VF29?

looking at what jonny said will be 280ps, as for turbo I know the sti ones have a vf28 so maybe the same lol

It should have a VF22 fitted, no problems though, I ran a VF28 on a 97 WRX ECU without issue, the early VF turbos are all a very similar spec.

As mark says it should be around 280ps (276 Bhp)

lol im suprised at this, my turbo came on the car as standard :S

The VF29 is from a version 6 STI

Weird lol wonder how I ended up with it, there's no reason in history to suggest its been changed, would it mean the car needed mapping or is this a very similar turbo to the 22?

Also my ecu has A7 in red writing

No need for a remap, chances are the VF22 failed as the compressor wheel is very weak.