Utec goods/ bads?
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Utec goods/ bads?
What are the pluses and negatives about this system? Is this the best one out there? Is the new utec replace the whole ecu or is it a piggyback? Can you tune or map yourself by useing their web sites software and how difficult is it?
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Pros - stock ecu is still there
Cons - stock ecu is still there
Best? thats up to you and your goals. I prefer full standalone to stock. But standalone helps me with my goals. Daily driver or not.
If you wanna set it and forget it...I would suggest an ECUTek reflash.
Cons - stock ecu is still there
Best? thats up to you and your goals. I prefer full standalone to stock. But standalone helps me with my goals. Daily driver or not.
If you wanna set it and forget it...I would suggest an ECUTek reflash.
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If you have to get smogged I think you could tune it to pass. I've been meaning to see if I can just go to a place and see if I pass. I'm not registered in this state and I'm sure if I gave them money they would let me just run the car to see.
I can get 30+ mpg on my standalone (Link)
But the utec you can take off. People have got good results from them. However, I think because of the inconsistant results with timing, people have switched. The utec still goes through the stock ecu for timing and thus has to deal with its 'logic'.
Someone had sent their stock ecu to have timing table completely wiped out so its effects would be less when the utec told it to do X degrees of advance. However, the cost of a utec plus a reflash is really getting up there. You could buy a great standalone for that price and not even have to deal with stock ecu 'quirks' at all.
Before I had my WRX I had never tuned a car in my life. I had debated over (at the time) Unichip and full standalone. I decided to take the plunge and do a full standalone.
Now, I want to tell you that getting a full standalone where you want it will take A LOT of time. Tuning a standalone (for an ameture) requires a lot of reading and logging and getting to know your car.
If this car is your daily ... you cant go wrong with a utec. There is lots of support for them and your car will be driveable with adjustability. If your not looking for a full blown race car ... utec will get you there and make you happy with the power you have. You can mod your car and have peice of mind that you can adjust for those mods.
I can get 30+ mpg on my standalone (Link)
But the utec you can take off. People have got good results from them. However, I think because of the inconsistant results with timing, people have switched. The utec still goes through the stock ecu for timing and thus has to deal with its 'logic'.
Someone had sent their stock ecu to have timing table completely wiped out so its effects would be less when the utec told it to do X degrees of advance. However, the cost of a utec plus a reflash is really getting up there. You could buy a great standalone for that price and not even have to deal with stock ecu 'quirks' at all.
Before I had my WRX I had never tuned a car in my life. I had debated over (at the time) Unichip and full standalone. I decided to take the plunge and do a full standalone.
Now, I want to tell you that getting a full standalone where you want it will take A LOT of time. Tuning a standalone (for an ameture) requires a lot of reading and logging and getting to know your car.
If this car is your daily ... you cant go wrong with a utec. There is lots of support for them and your car will be driveable with adjustability. If your not looking for a full blown race car ... utec will get you there and make you happy with the power you have. You can mod your car and have peice of mind that you can adjust for those mods.
Last edited by JenisonWRX; Nov 2, 2003 at 11:37 AM.
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From TurboXS's web site
The UTEC is a new concept in WRX engine management delivering the power and control of a stand-alone engine management system with the convenience and tuning ease of a piggyback system. UTEC enables complete programmable control over ignition timing, fuel, and boost, while allowing the factory ECU to maintain control over tedious and mundane functions that make the car drivable on a daily basis. Functions like cold start, hot start, intake temperature compensation, AC compensation and closed loop fuel control signals are all managed by the factory ECU reducing your tuning time significantly while enhancing daily drivability. Spend your tuning time doing what we all like to do – making your WRX faster!
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