which re-flased ecu is best?

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May 31, 2003 | 09:20 AM

mike127

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which re-flashed ecu is best?

Anyone using either the prodrive ecu reflash or rally perfornmance's ecu? Deciding on which to get (with relevant other stage parts). Any info/recommendations on reflased ecu's would be appreciated.

Mike

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Jun 2, 2003 | 07:34 PM

Jgrahn555

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http://www.cobbtuning.com/wrx/accessecu-faq.html
http://www.totalsubaruperformance.co...s/WRX/wrx.html
http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/wr...tout/chips.htm

recommendation, take whatever people say here as a simple suggestion. This will boil down to you taking some initiative and making a decision.

Why are you looking for a "rally performance" ecu versus a standard ecu? Will you be using the car for rallying or just as a daily driver? What do you WANT from an ecu? What do you NEED?

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Jun 2, 2003 | 08:03 PM

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All of the reflashes give close performance. If you are looking for a whole package that you can just bolt on parts and get the reflashed ECU and be done, Vishnu's staged upgrades are the way to go. If you are upgrading alittle at a time then Cobb is half the price and reflashes are $20 when you upgrade more parts.

Jun 3, 2003 | 11:22 PM

bone324

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They're all very similar, almost identical. Cobb's is half the price. I chose Cobb.

Jun 4, 2003 | 03:01 PM

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thanks for all the info. I just hate the "down-time" on the car while the ecu gets re-flashed. Guess I'll have to live with it.

Mike

Jun 4, 2003 | 06:03 PM

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The best option is to higher a local tuner to tune the car with EcuTeK or whatever else you might have. Every car is different, and tuning every car is therefore different.

Some cars can handle a lot of power and were built well, some just passed. That is just the way these WRX's are. They are all the same engine, but have totally different tolerances. I have seen some WRX's handle 300whp daily no problem and other blow up because the piston blew, though they were very similiar tunes.

Just my thoughts...

Jun 5, 2003 | 12:02 PM

bone324

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Originally posted by skywalker
The best option is to higher a local tuner to tune the car with EcuTeK or whatever else you might have. Every car is different, and tuning every car is therefore different.

Some cars can handle a lot of power and were built well, some just passed. That is just the way these WRX's are. They are all the same engine, but have totally different tolerances. I have seen some WRX's handle 300whp daily no problem and other blow up because the piston blew, though they were very similiar tunes.

Just my thoughts...

Yeah, a local WRX tuner in Columbus, Ohio. I live in San Diego, and having my ECU custom-tuned from my local tuner, Vishnu in San Francisco, is not an option. I doubt the difference is that much anyway.

Jun 5, 2003 | 01:05 PM

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I sent mine to Cobb. Only missed my car for two days. The reflash is amazing. I have the stage 2, but both the stage 1 and 2 look to be a big upgrade in even normal driving (low rpms). As for the stage 2, gobs of torque and very smooth. That is one thing I have heard about Cobb vs. other reflashes; much smoother power delivery. I am very happy with Cobb. And you can't beat the price. Buy a downpipe and muffler and get their stage 2 and you will be a happy wrx driver!

Jun 5, 2003 | 03:58 PM

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It might be a lot smoother because they might have nailed the map down better. Just from personal experience and from tuning man cars myself. It takes a lot of work to really nail down a great map, and knowing Cobb they probabloy did a great job.

Bill @ I-Speed USA

Jun 7, 2003 | 10:17 AM

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I'll 2nd the smooth power delivery from the Cobb. Even on 92 Octane, I get a nice steady pull from ~4k to high ~6k-something not possible on a stock ECU. I still need to drive an ECUTek car with similar mods to compare, but so far I'm really pleased with the Cobb.