Works Ecu just installed, OMG
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Re: Works Ecu just installed, OMG
Originally posted by tx evo
Just took my car out after getting my Ecu flash at Works. When you hit the throttle it’s so smooth and some of the turbo lag is gone. OMG, I was shifting between 7900-7950 in the first three gears; you can feel the power throughout the entire rev range by the seat of your pants. It feels like a totally different car. All I can say is KICK A$$!!! This is by far the best investment that I have every made in a car.
Thanks David, for everything the flash Ecu totally ROCKS!!!!
Note: 93 Octane flash Ecu. Car is stock with no other mods. David said in a post redline was set at 7850, well I got 7900-7950 this could be because of factor tach.
Just took my car out after getting my Ecu flash at Works. When you hit the throttle it’s so smooth and some of the turbo lag is gone. OMG, I was shifting between 7900-7950 in the first three gears; you can feel the power throughout the entire rev range by the seat of your pants. It feels like a totally different car. All I can say is KICK A$$!!! This is by far the best investment that I have every made in a car.Thanks David, for everything the flash Ecu totally ROCKS!!!!
Note: 93 Octane flash Ecu. Car is stock with no other mods. David said in a post redline was set at 7850, well I got 7900-7950 this could be because of factor tach.
Originally posted by SikWitIt
Will this mess up the ECU?
Will this mess up the ECU?
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Originally posted by SikWitIt
I plan on getting the HKS Carbon Fiber wrapped muffler with custom pipin and RMR downpipe.
I plan on getting the HKS Carbon Fiber wrapped muffler with custom pipin and RMR downpipe.
David from Works just called me and clarified some things for me...That was a fast reply on their part thanks guys..The ECU seems real nice and I am considering buying it real soon...The only problem I see is additional mods with no ECU reflash to correspond to them.
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WORKS ECU reflash: My first impressions
Just installed my newly reflashed ECU from WORKS, and I thought I'd add my impressions to this thread. It is my only mod, and I have a 93 octane flash. I haven't dyno'd anything, or even done timed runs, so the following comments are simply my own subjective impressions.
INSTALL: I believe someone said this already, but install is rediculously simple, even for me.
TURNAROUND TIME: I was nervous about mailing my ECU (this is my daily driver!), but I had my ECU back in hand EXACTLY when I expected. I mailed it Monday, and got it back Thursday morning. Not bad.
POWER CURVE: As tx evo pointed out, the first thing you notice is that you continue to build power right up to (and beyond) redline, which wasn't true stock. It's great! I don't have a boost gauge so I can't tell this for sure, but it feels as if I'm holding strong boost right up through redline, which is by design. Looking at the dyno graphs, I'd say my own subjective experience is precisely what you'd expect if the graphs are correct.
REDLINE: As tx evo (and the folks at WORKS) mentioned, fuel cutoff has been raised. I don't know what to because I didn't push it too much, but I was near 7800-8000 once or twice with no discernable fuel cut.
DRIVABILITY: Just as you'd expect from the dyno plots, the drive is very smooth, very similar to stock except maybe a little more power and it holds power through redline. In fact, if anything I'd say the drive is SMOOTHER than stock, because you don't get that subtle but noticeable decrease in power after 6k rpms. Very nice.
MAX HP/TORQUE: This was the only thing I was dissapointed by. I didn't notice a big increase in power. Mind you, I'm going simply by my butt-dyno, but thrust seemed only slightly more intense than before, if at all. To provide some context, I noticed my TurboXS unichip on my WRX a little more. That said, I suspect that the smooth power curve masks the bump in power a little bit. After my TurboXS unichip, for instance, I could tell right away that I was making more power, but this was largely because of the peaks here and there on the power curve that you couldn't help but notice. Plus, it's easier to tell a 20-30hp increase on a 227hp car than a 271hp car.
So overall, I would say that I am happy with the reflash, am glad I bought it, would buy it again knowing everything that I do now, and think it's worth the money. My experience isn't quite as good as tx evo's, but still, thumbs up here!
INSTALL: I believe someone said this already, but install is rediculously simple, even for me.
TURNAROUND TIME: I was nervous about mailing my ECU (this is my daily driver!), but I had my ECU back in hand EXACTLY when I expected. I mailed it Monday, and got it back Thursday morning. Not bad.
POWER CURVE: As tx evo pointed out, the first thing you notice is that you continue to build power right up to (and beyond) redline, which wasn't true stock. It's great! I don't have a boost gauge so I can't tell this for sure, but it feels as if I'm holding strong boost right up through redline, which is by design. Looking at the dyno graphs, I'd say my own subjective experience is precisely what you'd expect if the graphs are correct.
REDLINE: As tx evo (and the folks at WORKS) mentioned, fuel cutoff has been raised. I don't know what to because I didn't push it too much, but I was near 7800-8000 once or twice with no discernable fuel cut.
DRIVABILITY: Just as you'd expect from the dyno plots, the drive is very smooth, very similar to stock except maybe a little more power and it holds power through redline. In fact, if anything I'd say the drive is SMOOTHER than stock, because you don't get that subtle but noticeable decrease in power after 6k rpms. Very nice.
MAX HP/TORQUE: This was the only thing I was dissapointed by. I didn't notice a big increase in power. Mind you, I'm going simply by my butt-dyno, but thrust seemed only slightly more intense than before, if at all. To provide some context, I noticed my TurboXS unichip on my WRX a little more. That said, I suspect that the smooth power curve masks the bump in power a little bit. After my TurboXS unichip, for instance, I could tell right away that I was making more power, but this was largely because of the peaks here and there on the power curve that you couldn't help but notice. Plus, it's easier to tell a 20-30hp increase on a 227hp car than a 271hp car.
So overall, I would say that I am happy with the reflash, am glad I bought it, would buy it again knowing everything that I do now, and think it's worth the money. My experience isn't quite as good as tx evo's, but still, thumbs up here!
