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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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I'm interesting with the results of the economy mode. How much miles per tank can you squeeze? Also, would having mods and running the econ map work?
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 12:11 PM
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Many aftermarket intakes create turbulence that impacts the MAF readings and its linearity. This can cause the extreme lean spots during operation. They are currently beating on their tuners to build additional maps with a few different intakes; I'd expect to see them within a month.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 12:30 PM
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Negatives? Only the $700 price. It's a stretch to come up with anything bad to say about the AP. And when you sell the car you can flash it back to stock and sell the AP on eBay.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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i decided not to flash to the econo map today after work. i worry about running too lean if i need to stomp on it to get around something in my travels.

i didnt buy an evo to save gas or find ways of saving gas. so i am just happy with my 20mpg commute each day. i can get up to 25 mpg on the perrin map but what's the fun in that?
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 01:21 PM
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Ok guys, little update on fuel... I went all over the place yesterday running errands.. A LOT of stop and go town driving, pulling in parking lots and running in and out, etc. I would say 65/35 highway/city, and around 75 miles total. Stage 1 still on car, average fuel ( from the computer ) 23.8 mpg, shifting at 2500 rpm and running 60 mph on the highway ( speed limit here is 55 ) I got on the car once REALLY hard, but other than that, it was easy driving.

After this tankful is out, I will flash to econ mode and reset the mileage and let you know the average.

Also did my first oil change yesterday at 1281 miles.

Shifting at 2500 RPM ? WTF the car doesn't even start to breath before about 3000 RPM not sure that lugging the car around actually helps the gas mileage.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 01:29 PM
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Shifting at 2500 RPM ? WTF the car doesn't even start to breath before about 3000 RPM not sure that lugging the car around actually helps the gas mileage.
i already commented on that. apparently i don't know how to shift. i couldn't find a big enough eye roll icon for my reply. the wrong people are driving X's
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 02:07 PM
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from what ive seen i got 24mpg on the highway with the economy map....ran it with sf intake, downpipe and testpipe....sometimes would see 23.6mpg too....
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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It's a stretch to come up with anything bad to say about the AP.
It has a very limited color selection. Silver is the only color, iirc. That's a negative. Designed colors to match my cellphone would be kewl.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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Yep, really the $700 price tag is the only negative considering the "cost" of EcuFlash and logging tools for a laptop. Course, if you don't have a laptop you can get AP for less than a new laptop.

With the amount of tuners out there and people who know what they are doing with EcuFlash, I'd just go with it if someone reputable is in your area that can do it. If not (as in my case with the STi now) than the AP is a great choice. And like someone said, since you get to keep it and get all the basic maps for free, if you sell the car and sell it, you may make up a bit of the price.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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The only negative I can conjure up is the price. The AP is overpriced IMO.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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What if I ran K&N Drop-in Air filter, HKS Exhaust, and hard UPIC pipe on stage 1 maps. Would I run into any issues?
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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What if I ran K&N Drop-in Air filter, HKS Exhaust, and hard UPIC pipe on stage 1 maps. Would I run into any issues?
read their site.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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The AP is a great tool, and will help you read your check engine light error codes. We have several customers with APs and I think they have for the most part been happy. The early flashes could throw codes, but I think the current flashes seem to work well.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by raytrix
What if I ran K&N Drop-in Air filter, HKS Exhaust, and hard UPIC pipe on stage 1 maps. Would I run into any issues?
also look at perrin...
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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With the weather warming up and my 45 min drive to work I see 23.5 mpg on my stock X with K&N filter. I was curious if the econo mode would do any better.
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