I was talking to a couple friends that own a WRX and STi that bought a ECU flash kit from Cobb Tunning. This like bad boy cost them about $700, but they can flash, reflah, and flash back to stock if needed with a small hand held (looks like a ECU "check engine light" tool) computer that is pluged into the OBD II access port. Plus Cobb gives them updates and everything. It's pretty freakin awesome!

I am wondering if anyone knows of a company that has something simular to this for the EVO's. I've looked and haven't come up with anything yet. Cobb Tunning only works on subies. :-( I truely like the idea that if I flash my computer, and also I can flash it back to stock if needed.

Anyone know where to find something like this???

Thanks,
Joey

 

No one has any info on this??


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The Vishnu Excede Unit for the Evo is capable of having different programs uploaded via a serial port cable from your lap top. The different programs are downloadable from their website. In fact, you can upload two different programs and switch between them. You start off by ordering the Exede programed the way you want it and change programs as you mod your car. The unit is $900.

 

I think the TurboXS UTEC will do this too

 

These guys are using something like a HyperTech power programmer. popular with domestics.

 

Awesome! Thank all of you guys for responding....this was just what I was looking for!


Thanks again!

Joey

 

Which guys?? The TurboXS or Vishnu?

 

Cobb

 

oh your talkin about an acessport, my friend had one then sold it he hated it...

 

Do you know for what reasons he hated it? I got the impression that (even with it being more expensive) doing something like the access port deal would be better because your car is ever changing in mods, so one flash may not be as good for one set of mods compared to another. Plus if you run into a problem where you have to take it back to the dealer you can flash it back to stock.

Correct me if I'm wrong? What would be the downside of doing something like this?

Joey

 

From what I have seen it is a great proudct - BUT compared to a reflasher like the ecutek which can be 100% customized it is inferior as it (at this point) can only load off the shelf maps.

Personally, I see no reason to switch back and forth to the stock map - once you have a proper map tuned for your mods then I would see no reason to change it.

If your running race gas the ecutek has a map switch function where you can switch to a high bost map with your defrost button

 

I guess my original concern was just with the dealer. Sometimes ya get a little gun shy with hearing the horror stories of denided warranties. I thought if you had to bring it in for warranty service than they won't be able to say "your computers been remapped, so that's what caused 'item' to fail"

So I thought being able to switch back to stock would be ideal for that situation.

 

)On an 03 evo there is NO way for the delaer to tell if the ecu has been flashed or not

Also - my company provides a service where I flash you back to stock and then back again to modified for free at any time no questions asked for situations like this

 

Al, you say they can't detect a flash on an '03.. but what about an '04?

Good to know that you'll flash back and fourth in the event of a situation like this.

 

COBB is the WRX community prefer I think.