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Old 06-29-2008, 03:10 PM
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Question Open ECu
i need some help on getting an open ecu and some cables.. any help would be nice. thx
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but i recommend going with cobb
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Old 06-29-2008, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by wrxisthebest
but i recommend going with cobb
ya that looks really hard and stuff. idk much about tuning ha
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lol.. call paul @ dbtuned and get a cobb ap.. its worth the money!
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Originally Posted by wrxisthebest
lol.. call paul @ dbtuned and get a cobb ap.. its worth the money!
openECU > ap!!
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openECU > ap!!
not really...

if u feel like putting urself at huge risk... ok then
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Most Tuners cant due Open ECU now because sumthin about a contract I believe with only tuning with the Cobb AP.

I mean open ECU is badass cuz thats how my tune was, saves buyin the AP, but to go to a real name tuner, most wont tune unless you got a AP. Atleast thats what I heard. Dont know 100%
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Originally Posted by LunarHonour
openECU > ap!!
i agree completely

i know a guy that blew his motor on cobb ap

so its not 100%

the closest to 100% is a stock car stock ecu
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Originally Posted by polishwrex
ya that looks really hard and stuff. idk much about tuning ha
im not going to lie

the learning curve is pretty steep but once you get the hang of it you are good to go.

there is alot of help out there and you can post here as always

it takes time to learn what you are doing and how to make power



take it from teh guy thats running a link
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Originally Posted by wrxisthebest
lol.. call paul @ dbtuned and get a cobb ap.. its worth the money!
no duh....
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i agree completely

i know a guy that blew his motor on cobb ap

so its not 100%

the closest to 100% is a stock car stock ecu
how is that possible?
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Originally Posted by polishwrex
how is that possible?
a bad tune...
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a bad tune is a bad tune, doesn't matter what technology you use to make that tune!
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Originally Posted by wrxisthebest
not really...

if u feel like putting urself at huge risk... ok then
There is the same amount of risk using an open ecu base map(xpt etc.) as a cobb base map. Open ecu doesn't blow motors, stupid people do. Its not a huge risk if A)you know what your doing, B) have someone tune the car that knows what they are doing. Techincaly cobbs street tuning software allows you to do the same thing as open ecu except it costs a whole lot more than open ecu.

Btw i've been running open ecu for like 30k miles and my motor hasn't blown up.

OP i believe ssautoconcepts tunes open ecu.
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