Yeah Joe, the car was an Aussie 98, so no local STi version available. I swapped the wiring over to suit a JDM ECU.

Ross, I reckon $200 - $300 for a STI computer, but I think AUS versions have an inbuilt immobilizer that makes them difficult if not impossible to use in a different car.

The reason I wanted to try using the stock STi computer is that V3/4 STi's go so damn well from factory. I pulled a 12.7 @ 102 out of a $5000 bunky with only a catback exhaust. They start hot or cold better than 99% of PFC equipped cars, no flatspots, no blackened rear bumper, no dyno time etc.