Maybe you guys can help me. I just purchased a stock 08 and was wondering what my best route for tuning would be. I tuned my last evo(04 8). My new car will have a test pipe and a cat back exhaust as well as a drop in kn filter and a manual boost controller. I also have an innovate wideband and a stri boost gauge. I have not installed any parts yet. But when I do I know i'll need a tune. Am I better off tuning the car myself or taking it to get tuned? I know the x has many more variables in the ecu then my 8. Also is it worth just going with an accessport?

 

Gonna say no on the AP

I'm also going to recommend another person tune the car. There have been a 4B11s that have popped because of people not know what they are doing. I say get a tune from a pro to get an idea how it should look. Then tweak it yourself down the road when you add more parts.

 

Get it tuned with ECUFlash Isn't STM out near you somewhere?

 

if you were able to get a decent tune on your VIII, you'll be fine on the X with those limited mods.

one thing is for sure... don't waste the time+money on AP.