Hello All,

Yes!!! Friday I received my MY02 AccessPORT and Saturday, I installed a Stromung DP and a OEM gutted uppipe. Stage 2...All I can say is Yeah!!! 1st, 2nd, 3rd Gear the pull is amazing! At WOT the boost peaks and stays steady. But 4th and 5th gears at WOT the boost fluctuates/bounces between 10 and 15-16 psi, sometimes peaks at 17psi. Is this part of the learing process? I am very concerned about the high peak. Of course, I am not going at WOT in 4th or 5th gear until this is worked out. I reset the ecu, checked vacuum lines, no leaks in the exhaust either. Also, tried Stage 1 for kicks and the boost still bounces in 4th and 5th gear. Any suggestions???

In all, my hat's off to Cobb for a great product!!!
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To add to this...

In the past I have had a problem with the wastegate vacuum hose missing the orfis. I added the orfis and returned to stock boost levels. The hoses in the "T" are not stock but from a MBC (I think) that a previous owner installed and did not return to stock before he traded in the Rex. Should I purchase new vacuum hoses and add the orfis to the wastegate hose and see how the boost reacts?

 

Ok, Here are my findings:
After doing some searching, I noticed that the vacuum tube from the selinoid was severely shorter than other WRX's, I don't know why but it was (maybe previous owner's rigg of a MBC?!?!). Also, an end of the 'T' connector was bent, maybe melted. I tested the pressure and was severely restricting the airflow. I went to Pepboys, bought a new 'T' connector and longer vacuum hose, I reset the ECU and reflashed with Cobb's Stage 2. Back in business!!! Pull is where it should be and boost stays around .11 MPA, without any dangerous spikes or fluctuations!!! I hope this helps others with similar problems.

 

I installed my accessport on Saturday and took the car for a drive. I had huge boost surges ranging from around fifteen down to around ten pounds and back and forth with no stability ever. I use to have a manual boost controller and unfortunately the 3/16th's mod. (bad idea). I removed both and took the car up on the freeway the next day. I was told that the car would take a week or so to "learn" around my modes but was surprised to find that the ECU had already taken care of the power surges. I used the stage II 91 octane map and found that the car felt like it had lost an incredible amount of weight as the difference in power was much different from just a turbo back, up pipe, boost controller and intake. By the way, no knock! I am very happy with the accessport!

 

Yes, The accessport is a must have and Cobb is a great company to deal with. Highly recommended.

 

My bad, I actually took off the Turbo XS intake and put the factory box back in with a K&N filter per the instruction of Fineline Imports before I loaded the AP. These are the people that sold me my port. By the way anyone in the S.F. Bay Area looking for a Subaru shop should check these guys out. They carry all of Cobb's engine upgrades including internals and shortblocks, plus they do installs and their service is unbelievable! I won't shop anywhere else. Back to the issue at hand. From what I was told, if you install the port with an aftermarket intake or boost controller you are asking for trouble. I did exactly what Cobb recommended as far as removing certain aftermarket goodies and have had absolutley no problems what so ever. AP Rocks!!