MIKE from Gruppe-s did not recommend me to get a protune because of my minimal mods!! he said there barely any power gain after tune on 06 wrx?!?

why would he say this after i see others GOT PROTUNE FOR THIS TYPES OF MODS and got about 15-20hp gain and torque. pls help.

my mods are: 06 wrx
cobb ap (stage 2)
invidia catted downpipe
hi-power catback
silencer delete

 

Upgrade the turbo(TD06H-18G or similar), a GM BCS, pickup a Crucial P&P&C'd manifold & then go get a Protune.

Look at it this way, Mike turned down money from you to do a Protune because he could not justify the power-to-cost ratio. Other tuners must justify why you need a Protune so they may end up pushing the car much harder to get results to justify the cost. IMHO, Mike did you a favor.

Also in CA you're running **** for gas, where other tuners across the country are running much much better gas which will allow for a more aggressive tune.

 

Because he can't tune for ****.

 

Why would you say that?

 

Based on numerous friends' experiences. It seems that majority of the power generated from his tuning is mostly top-end power with marginal gains in midrange torque and driveability, if any. As I have driven their cars it doesn't seem impressive. They had their cars tuned by Shiv afterwards and that I must say is a huge improvement compared to Mike's tuning. The torque and midrange is noticeable with considerable gains in top-end power as well. But unfortunately the cost is considerably higher (worth the $$ in my opinion though). And with the mods listed in the initial posts there should be considerable gains with that setup.

Then again it's just one person's complaint against another person's praise.

 

thanks for the reply guys..imma head up to another tuner. any recommendation? im from cali san francisco

 

where does shiv tune at?

 

from everything I've heard shiv has pretty much given up on the Subaru scene....

 

dude?!?! u should call mike again.. i think mike is the best tuner in bay area..

 

i dont know if i should comeback right now but when i upgrade turbo maybe i will.

 

i have a fp 20g for sale..

 

i wish i can buy it from you, but i dont have the money for a tune yet. IF YOU have an FP18G...ill definitly buy that! because cobb has a pre map for that turbo.

 

dont rush and save some money man, and get a 20g. you wuold love it..

 

i actually havent seen that. How much are they? you got a website you can direct me?

 

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