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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 07:44 AM
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Vishnu VS. Cobb Tuning

Which is better?
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 09:07 AM
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vishnu


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what are you looking at getting though?
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 09:25 AM
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Impossible to answer without knowing what your looking at buying.

If your looking for an engine Cobb would be better if your looking for a EFI solution then perhaps Vishnu would be better... and so on..
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 09:57 AM
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For tuning, I say Vishnu, but it depends on what you are talking about.
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 06:17 PM
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Where's the "they both suck" option?
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 09:50 PM
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If you're going to talk trash about the top two tuning options for the WRX, you'd better be prepared to offer an alternative.
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 11:34 PM
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What exactly are you looking to do with the car?
Old Aug 26, 2004 | 11:44 PM
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What exactly are you looking to do with the car?
probably drive it faster

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Old Aug 26, 2004 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Lurk
Where's the "they both suck" option?
I feel ya!
I've tried both and ended up going back to stock engine management until better options are available.

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Old Aug 27, 2004 | 12:01 AM
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probably drive it faster
Your sarcasm is getting on my nerves. Try to say something useful and take a pill for your verbal diareah.
Old Aug 27, 2004 | 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Xarch20
Which is better?
i would like to know the same thing because the next thing im going to get for my car is engine managment..so i need lots of info..thanx..
Old Aug 27, 2004 | 08:55 AM
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For of you that are putting these companies and forms of tuning down, do you have any reason for your comments or are you just talking sh*t to get this post closed?
Old Aug 27, 2004 | 10:06 AM
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for tuning i would say vishnu. My car has been tuned by them and im very happy with the power it put down and how it drives. I've seen some local people running cobb maps and their stage 2 seems okay but the 2.5 is very week. Two local people dynoed their stage 2.5 and it put down very very low numbers.
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Originally Posted by wssboard18
For of you that are putting these companies and forms of tuning down, do you have any reason for your comments or are you just talking sh*t to get this post closed?
I had a vishnu stage subzero reflash with a custom dyno tune. It made really good power on the dyno, and ran ok during the winter, but then summer came, and it started detonating really bad in the hot days. After speaking with Shiv, I ended up selling that ECU.
Then I went with Cobb's Stage 1. Their ECU also pinged badly in hot weather as well and it really seemed like Cobb didn't know about our fuel quality. I tried a couple back/forth efforts with them, and ended up getting a refund for the ECU. Now I'm waiting for a tuning solution I can tune my self. I know... there's the UTEC, but that's not a good option IMO either.


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