Chances of blowing motor with Cobb AP
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Chances of blowing motor with Cobb AP
im about to pick up a Cobb AP v2 this saturday and i was wondering if its likely to blow a motor if something goes wrong. cause ive blown a motor before on a previous car and i dont want to go through that **** again haha. my concern is that, are the maps to upload dummy proof where you cant go wrong?
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cobb ap wont blow up your engine. it's designed for your car. now, if you try to tune your car with no background/experience. then the possiblity is high.
the off the shelf maps on the cobb ap will not blow up your engine. there is only stage I and II Map. . . .stage one is pretty much used for no mods, and stage II is if you have a turbo back, intake/no intake. . . then you have economy map and valet map as well. . .
so you'll be fine bro!
the off the shelf maps on the cobb ap will not blow up your engine. there is only stage I and II Map. . . .stage one is pretty much used for no mods, and stage II is if you have a turbo back, intake/no intake. . . then you have economy map and valet map as well. . .
so you'll be fine bro!
loaded the map and drove
he was a n00b ***
detonation = something loose like a bolt or head sheild rattleing around so he didnt think much of it
its a he so i spared you the ASL
which is why i ALWAYS say get a custom tune
i think paul will agree w/ me the benifits of a custom tune are bigger than the costs of it
all motots are not the same. you could have two identical cars. some will take timing others wont
thats why tuners have to tune and an off the shelf map they have written wotn work on every car
it will get them in teh ball park but that wont tune the car
OH and for the love of god dont say my car has the same turbo exhaust ect ect and yet my friend makes 5 more HP than me on the dyno what gives
time day temp humidity better bearings differnt gas floor mat in the way ect ect
all legit things i have seen that give a different reading
he was a n00b ***
detonation = something loose like a bolt or head sheild rattleing around so he didnt think much of it
its a he so i spared you the ASL
which is why i ALWAYS say get a custom tune
i think paul will agree w/ me the benifits of a custom tune are bigger than the costs of it
all motots are not the same. you could have two identical cars. some will take timing others wont
thats why tuners have to tune and an off the shelf map they have written wotn work on every car
it will get them in teh ball park but that wont tune the car
OH and for the love of god dont say my car has the same turbo exhaust ect ect and yet my friend makes 5 more HP than me on the dyno what gives
time day temp humidity better bearings differnt gas floor mat in the way ect ect
all legit things i have seen that give a different reading
Last edited by sigma pi; Nov 13, 2008 at 04:55 PM.
you a hole paul 
thats the longest post i have put down in two years
you ruined my streak!
OH the best thing why ill never EVER tune anyones car other than my own
"after you tuned my car my garage door opener doesnt work, did you do something with that when tuning?"
thats the longest post i have put down in two years
you ruined my streak!
OH the best thing why ill never EVER tune anyones car other than my own
"after you tuned my car my garage door opener doesnt work, did you do something with that when tuning?"
Last edited by sigma pi; Nov 13, 2008 at 04:58 PM.
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no, the AP is a device used to load the tune onto the ECU, its the tune that you load that'll cause the problems.
clarification: it is the bad tune you load, not the device used to load it, that'll blow the motor
clarification: it is the bad tune you load, not the device used to load it, that'll blow the motor
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Depending on what part(s) fail(s), the tune may have nothing to do with it.
Pistons, rods, cranks, bearings, etc, that have manufacturing defects will fail regardless of tune.
Pistons, rods, cranks, bearings, etc, that have manufacturing defects will fail regardless of tune.