thinking of sending the ecu to vishnu, anyone done anything with them?

 

To be honest, Shiv has gotten a bad rap on i-Club but he's not alone as far as tuners falling from grace around here.

In 2003, I had a dyno tune at his old shop and a subsequent EcuTek reflash with an off-the-shelf map a little over a year later when I added an additional mod and the engine began to run a little lean as a result. In my experience, Shiv has always been courteous and professional whenever I've had work done. He doesn't know me personally and the only time I've been to his shop is the two times I had work done and I think one dyno day charity benefit (I went for the free food! ).

Vishnu Performance has a much larger presence at http://forums.evolutionm.net/forumdisplay.php?f=85.

Even though Shiv has been at the tuning game for a long time and is really knowledgable, I like the flexibility of the AccessPORT 2.0 device which allows for storage of multiple maps. I believe the EcuTek reflash still has the limitation of only being able to store and use one map. I don't think that Vishnu Performance ever went the Cobb ProTUNER route and just stayed with EcuTek.

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what about i speed, i think its there preprogramed ecu's, from crawfords web site. dont know what to do about this ecu, want it to produce safe ane reliable power, dont need multiple maps,to expensive.

 

If that's the case, just give Vishnu Performance a call. They have done dyno tuning in different parts of the country to more accurately tune for climate and gas quality. Other tuning shops that may have EcuTek reflashes by mail order are GST and EQ Tuning, but make sure you specify any mods done to the engine and the grade of gasoline you will normally be using. There are still other reputable tuners around the country but most of the local folks just deal with local tuners because we have so many to choose from in CA.

i-Speed and Crawford get a bad rap here and on some of the other Subaru boards. I've never dealt with them.

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