Engine Management and My Goals
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Engine Management and My Goals
I have certain goals that I would like to accomplish next year, and one of them is to run in the 13 second range with my car in the 1/4 mile. I am on the bubble, running 14.0 in my last try this year. I have been talking to a lot of people at our weekly Subaru meets about Engine Management, and the affects and advantages of it. I would also like to maximize the efficiency of my engine modifications with engine management. LIke trying to pull every ounce of horsepower from what I already have. I would like to run my MBC until I can afford a Blitz SBC-id sometime next year. I cant affor a UTEC or a Link, so with this being said, here are my options.
TurboXS type ECU
Vishnu type ECU
Apexi S-AFC
I can go have my car tuned by Shiv, and have him dial in my mods if I really need to, and buying a Vishnu type ECU or a Apexi S-AFC would be the easiest for this. But he can re-map a TurboXS type, but I would have to cut some wires to the ECU, and I don't want to have to cut ANY wires.
I have also been told by one of Shiv's partners, that WRX's shipped to California, are tuned by the factory a little differently, in order to meet certain smog criteria. If that is true, Engine Management by itself might help a lot. It could be BS though too. I don't know, that is why I am asking the question.
I really don't think I will upgrade to a bigger turbo for a LONG TIME. As soon as I get into the 13's consistently, I will start working on handling mods.
Please try to help me choose what is best for my certain goals that I have stated. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Here are my mods if that helps:
WRxfx Intake, ITG drop in filter, Joe P. MBC @ 15psi, Samco Intercooler Hoses, JDM STI Uppipe, TurboXS Stealth Back exhaust, Prodrive Axle back muffler
Kurlee Daddee
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TurboXS type ECU
Vishnu type ECU
Apexi S-AFC
I can go have my car tuned by Shiv, and have him dial in my mods if I really need to, and buying a Vishnu type ECU or a Apexi S-AFC would be the easiest for this. But he can re-map a TurboXS type, but I would have to cut some wires to the ECU, and I don't want to have to cut ANY wires.
I have also been told by one of Shiv's partners, that WRX's shipped to California, are tuned by the factory a little differently, in order to meet certain smog criteria. If that is true, Engine Management by itself might help a lot. It could be BS though too. I don't know, that is why I am asking the question.
I really don't think I will upgrade to a bigger turbo for a LONG TIME. As soon as I get into the 13's consistently, I will start working on handling mods.
Please try to help me choose what is best for my certain goals that I have stated. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Here are my mods if that helps:
WRxfx Intake, ITG drop in filter, Joe P. MBC @ 15psi, Samco Intercooler Hoses, JDM STI Uppipe, TurboXS Stealth Back exhaust, Prodrive Axle back muffler
Kurlee Daddee
(THE ORIGINAL)
Last edited by KurleeDaddeeWRX; 12-04-2002 at 05:57 PM.
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