turboback installed - should I get engine management now? (was: Question)
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I have an 04 wrx, and i just installed up / down pipes, catback, and i got new tires.. should i do some EM? or should i wait for bigger upgrades? if i sould do EM which EM would be the best in my situation?
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Since you are in CA, go to a shop and get a Cobb or Ecutek reflash/dyno tune. It will make a HUGE difference in performance and if you get a custom tune it will be tuned for YOUR car.
Unless you are planning on buying more power mods soon I wouldnt wait. Your car will run much better with a good reflash. If you want to tune the car yourself, look into Cobb, Utec or XEDE
Unless you are planning on buying more power mods soon I wouldnt wait. Your car will run much better with a good reflash. If you want to tune the car yourself, look into Cobb, Utec or XEDE
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Originally Posted by gummy
I have an 04 wrx, and i just installed up / down pipes, catback, and i got new tires.. should i do some EM? or should i wait for bigger upgrades? if i sould do EM which EM would be the best in my situation?
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Yes, I would suggest EM. The 2 most popular choices on the market are the Ecutek reflash and Cobb Accessport. The Ecutek reflash is just 1 custom map for your ECU while the Cobb AP, you can store up to 10 different maps. You can also get Protuned with the Cobb AP as well.
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Okay so if i decide to go between ecutek / cobb accessport (which i probably will), how much do each of them cost? what are the differences between them? and what are some reasons why i would choose one over another?
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Originally Posted by gummy
Okay so if i decide to go between ecutek / cobb accessport (which i probably will), how much do each of them cost? what are the differences between them? and what are some reasons why i would choose one over another?
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Okay so let me get this straight, cobb accessport is cheaper, has more maps, but is ultimately less custom for your car + you can set different modes for different times of driving?? while ecutek has 1 map but gets dynoed for an hour, and is set until the next tune?? Why would i choose ecutek over cobb? Is the cobb AP hard to configure and use? thats the only reason i would see why to choose ecutek over the cobb ap..
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Originally Posted by gummy
Okay so let me get this straight, cobb accessport is cheaper, has more maps, but is ultimately less custom for your car + you can set different modes for different times of driving?? while ecutek has 1 map but gets dynoed for an hour, and is set until the next tune?? Why would i choose ecutek over cobb? Is the cobb AP hard to configure and use? thats the only reason i would see why to choose ecutek over the cobb ap..
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Originally Posted by 1reguL8NSTi
No, the AP gives generic maps that won't yeild the power an ECUTEK tune will. Unless you buy the extra Accesstuner you can't get a "custom" tune map with the AP. I'd get the AP w/ the accesstuner so I could have an awesome tuned map (or several) and the generic anti-theft/fuel economy/valet maps too.
Basically, ecutek custom dyno tune = accessport w/ protuner custom dyno tune. The accessport does give the option of having multiple maps though so its probably the best way to go.
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Originally Posted by mbquarts
If you go to a shop that has the protuner software you don't need to buy the accesstuner to get a custom tune. If you want to tune the car yourself then you should get the accesstuner.
Basically, ecutek custom dyno tune = accessport w/ protuner custom dyno tune. The accessport does give the option of having multiple maps though so its probably the best way to go.
Basically, ecutek custom dyno tune = accessport w/ protuner custom dyno tune. The accessport does give the option of having multiple maps though so its probably the best way to go.
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Originally Posted by subie OCD
I went Ecutek custom tune, mainly for the 'set it and forget it' factor. Multiple maps would be nice though. Good Luck
yeah... but what if you need to put your car back to stock to get a smog done? im assuming the car wouldnt run right...