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General => General Technical => Topic started by: venomturbine on December 13, 2005, 12:35:52 PM

Title: 3nd stock differences
Post by: venomturbine on December 13, 2005, 12:35:52 PM
what are the differences between the japanese version with 280bhp and the europ./us version with 240bhp?

higher boost?????
another exhaust????
Title: 3nd stock differences
Post by: McCARTHY on December 13, 2005, 12:51:34 PM
i thought it was just just fuel?
Title: 3nd stock differences
Post by: GeckoGareth on December 13, 2005, 03:33:45 PM
280BHP was only the later model Jap ones so not really comparable. Year-for-year the difference is less, Jap 255BHP - UK 235BHP,

Difference is apparently due to tuning to cope iwht our lame fuel and also there is a Pre-cat as well as the main cat on the UK cars which accounts for a fair bit.

cheers

G
Title: 3nd stock differences
Post by: Jono FD3 on December 13, 2005, 03:47:40 PM
I\'ve asked the same question!!!!
Take a look at the post: Differances
a few reasons have been posted and all make sence!!

Jono
Title: 3nd stock differences
Post by: venomturbine on December 16, 2005, 03:00:33 PM
and if i wanna buy a mapped ecu

i never see in desciption: only for jap spec....