I had a first stage re-flash and tune today at Gruppe-s (Mike), giving it an extra 20ish bhp ....but forget the figures, the re-flash and tune has made it a different car at the lower end of the rev range...it pulls so much stronger, and at the top end it boosts harder and longer...a complete change.

For those of you who have got a scooby and don't want to play with big mods (which isn't many by the looks of the mod lists of you guys) just yet, I would highly recommend this first stage...the drive home really put a smile on my face.

re. Gruppe-s... Mike was excellent, and was more than happy to explain the process, and the results speak for themselves.......now I just need another few grand for more mods :-)

 

Mikes the man!

 

haha sweet now i just need my car back so i can get a reflash as was planned.

 

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what car do you have?

 

Congrats on your first steps towards an addictive craze for MO POWA!!

Mike and the fellas at Gruppe-S are good guys!

 

+1 for gruppe- s

great people

-Ave

 

what model of the car do u have? And how much did it cost to re-fresh the ECU?
Thx!

 

hey abugslife,

did i meet you at the bwm car control clinic???

miami

 

I've got a 2005 WRX.... blue, of course.

 

Nice!! In my opinion, everyone (well, except people who hit stuff) should get a reflash. I believe that the WRX's detuned state at lower RPM's that necessitate constant 'rowing' between 1st and 2nd gears in city driving is the greatest cause of transmission synchro damage issues, next to user error of course. I had an ECUTEK reflash done on my otherwise stock '03 WRX and the 33.6 4WHP gained was nothing compared to the real-world drivability of the car. After the reflash, the car would drive like a normal car for the most part - pulling acceptably from as low as 2k rpm where it would actually bog before.

Sounds great. I recommend adding miles behind the wheel before too many more mods. Getting used to the car not only helps keep you rubber-side down, but it also gives you more of a satisfying rush when you mod the next thing and can actually notice a difference.

-Jacob

 

isn't it bad for the tranny to increase the HP so much? I mean, I read in some posts where people's trannys would break because of all the torque and HP added. Is that true?