im stuck between choosing UTEC or AccessPort. can someone shed some light and help me decide?

 

accessport for ease and a pretty solid tune , utec for more advanced tuning.. but i am not a tuner...so someone will speak up.

 

just get a cobb, piggyback ECUs are NOT the same.

 

the only thing i like about utec is the launch control =p

 

ya so many people have the AP and love it just get a pro-tune so its not so concervative.

 

I think that the cobb AP is also more widely used, and more easily supported and documented should you need help with something. Not to mention the abundance of awsome pro tuners.

 

save yourself the money and get a reflash.

There is so much open source programming available out there.

our shop is doing reflashes and they work great.

If you want launch control and flat foot shifting then get a UTEC. Our shop car has a UTEC but the columns are all 0's. We used the reflash for the tune and use the UTEC for launch control and flat foot shifting. We don't have to worry about any jerky switch over points this way.

 

i have AP and love it..but we don't get a stage 3 like wrx owners!

 

cobb maps are crazy rich. I hate them. Every COBB map I've had on our dyno runs in the high 9's to low 10's for AFRs. I understand that they do it for safety. Not every car is the same. But if the accessport had a smidge tunability in it, it'd be worth twice what it is now. Maybe a handheld function where you can add or subtract fuel.
Or more maps for each stage where they have different amounts of fuel.

 

That is the only good thing about it. I am running a COBB AP (nice to have multiple maps to run and it isn't a UTEC) but I still think ECUTEk is the best way to tune a subaru ECU.

 

You can get a PROTUNE and that can adjust the fuel anyway you like it. Most people like to shoot for around 11.5 for the AFRs...but if you are using Streetuner software of get a custom AP map through the mail it is hard to make it exact w/o getting some logs w/ the map running on the vehicle. Best thing to do if you have an AP is get a custom Protune map by a trusted/experienced Protuner.

 

Sorry but I was reading this thread but can someone explain to me what is a Cobb, ECUTEK, UTEC? and what are maps? sorry I'm new

THank you

 

keep reading and hit the search function

 

I did Search and i have an idea but what i was trying to ask was the ECUTEK is the a product like the cobb or is it just a map? and do you need to bUy these parts before you bring your car to a protuner. sorry if I asked in the wrong way

 

The COBB Accessport and the COBB catback exhaust stage 2
would be a wonderful choice.From what I hear people are getting
great results with the COBB stage 2.