Wait...you don't have a protune and are running a boost controller and an accessport and are intending to add an EBCS into the mix as well and just run the LWG map?

Um...get a protune asap that is not a good idea. (unless you have a proper protune then carry on)

 

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I currently am running a stage 2 tune with lwg setting. I found that helped with the over boosting from doing research on the Cobb accessport. I have a Cobb ebcs that I plan on installing but I will be changing my map to the Cobb stage 3 tune. I got the accessport cause the closest tuner to me is 2-3 hours away. I plan on getting tuned mid summer. I was trying to state that the lwg option on the tune helps with over boosting or getting a boost controller helps also. If I am wrong please educate me, I don't want to blow up my Evo x before I paid it off haha!

 

I, personally, wouldn't run any modifications on a turbo based car without a proper pro tune. Basically, anything that changes the volume of air or flow or boost - tune for it. Even if it 'survives' running what you are without a tune, you can still damage components by running too rich or too lean so why risk it just for some quick power?

Also 2-3 hours isn't a big deal imo. I drove my Subaru 4 hours to get to Cobb in Plano because I knew they were the best to tune my 08 STi at the time.

Now I am fortunate to have a top tuner in my town (Houston) that specializes in EVO's, but I would drive at least 1000 miles or get an e-tune from a reputable shop if I were going to modify my car.

You can definitely run however you want, but I personally just feel ill running things without proper supporting tune because there is no way to know how that is going to end.

When it comes to a material object that costs 10's of thousands to own, and fix if it breaks, I err on the side of caution every time.

Why risk it?

 

True, that's why my first mod was my aem air/fuel gauge along with the Cobb accessport and any other upgrades. I read a lot about the Cobb tuner and supporting mods along with it. Thanx for the advice

 

It's a good product if you don't have convenient access to a tuner and/or have limited tuning knowledge. From my experience with my WRXs, MS3, and now X, their OTS maps are fairly conservative which is a good thing I guess, as they have to produce SW and HW that most anybody can manage, in most any environment for most any variation in the X platform (no one X is the same).

That being said, their Stage II map ought to be redefined to make the EBCS mandatory. Myself and 4 other fellow Xers that I know with the AP, have all had boost control issues with the stage II OTS maps, and have had to add the EBCS with "Stage III" OTS SW.

 

👍🏻 what he said!

 

I used the AP with my mr for a while. I don't think that I would recommend it. The tranny never shifted right and it would slip even in SS mode.

 

I loved my Cobb Access port on my GSR. Was like a completely different car with it installed. Never had any issue with it either.

 

I'm a bit confused on some of this stuff as a probable buyer of a protune in near term.

Can't the AP be used to store the Pro tune and my oem tune? It seems like all the discussion is AP vs protune, and I am assuming folks mean cobb tune vs protune.

I was going to have my car tuned at an extremely reputable evo shop, and they tune as is, but they encourage the AP for logging and such. If you don't get the AP, how do you log data to adjust tune? A PC or tablet I assume?

Kevin

 

You don't adjust your tune after it has been tuned. (if they do it properly) And there are better aftermarket gauges that you can get that are easier to read, and cheaper than the accessport is, all in. Most shops don't care if you have one or not. Coming from a Subaru, those are gospel. With EVO's it's really not the best route <shrug>

 

I have one and Im glad I do. It helps you switch maps if you want to run e85 and 93 or whatever.

 

I was told that AP's are not even accurate for logging and most people use a laptop for logging instead. That's what I've been told, I'm not an expert on this topic by any means lol. Just relaying info back and fourth

 

I was thinking the OP was wanting to pro-tune his car and just have the maps installed on a AP for ease of switching maps if needed.

 

cobb ap is a waste of money imo once you get a tune on there you cant sell the the thing and keep your tune, you'll lose it and need a re-tune. go open source ftw (i wish i could)


lol im 3 posts up saying i like it, i ****ed up!

 

Nice, bumped an eight-year-old thread to get around the rules of promoting your business.