The WRX is alive again... ahhhh

Finally. Purolator came and knocked on the door this morning at 10:30 and I went running to the door. My car's ECU had returned after a very extensive delay.

It took me only a few minutes to re-install the unit and screw everything back into place. The unit is actually located under the passengers foot board protected by an aluminum skid plate. I had meant to take pictures, but I had other things on my mind. :)

First impressions out on the open highway were a definite notice of improvement. But I wasn't quite sold. It wasn't until I started to look at what the car was doing and how smooth it was that I realized it had been improved tremendously. I drove a solid 120kms around the outskirts of Calgary from very slow speeds up to.. well.. let's just say an "undisclosed impressive speed".. all for testing purposes of course.

The power is extremely smooth and the new powerband throughout the RPMs is really where this new ECU shines. I have power where I didn't have power before, it gets that power much sooner, and holds it longer. 1st gear now pulls like a freight train. I'm very happy with my decision. Despite taking twice as long as planned for the transit back and forth of the unit, it all is made up for with the new performance gains it has given the WRX.

It is a new machine.