how do you get this set up? do you have to go to your local tuner (ams) for me. excuse my noobness. 03's dont have the rev limiter in 1st gear?

 

when u get a tune they can add that for u and u can pick what rpm u want it at.

 

To the best of my knowledge, you can have it flashed into your ecu. my friends 03' has a launch control. i cant see why yours cant have one too.

 

can someone properly explain the 2 step?? it was explained to me before but I totally don't know how to explain and am confused again myself.

 

OP, every Evo has it - you just have to set it where you want it. You can do this yourself easily with EcuFlash, or you can rely on your tuner to do it.

ElectricEvoIX, there's nothing to explain. It's just a launch limiter where the revs are limited to a certain rpm when launching so that you can consistently launch from the same exact rpm while building boost off the line.

 

im already tuned. can i still have it done plus there is a wire hangin under my left side of the dash does that have anything to do with it? does the pedal have to be floored for it to work?

 

How I understand it: you rev to the limiter, slip, and then floor it the instant it catches and the car is in motion.

 

No you floor it with the clutch in and the car sitting still. The point of a two step is that you can floor it and not worry about keeping the revs at a constant RPM.

 

I stand corrected!

 

Well who tuned you? i don't know any major tuners who don't include a 2-step. Maybe you have it and don't know it?

Push in the clutch while stationary and rev free to see if it catches at 5-6krpm. If you can go above 6k with no restriction, then you don't have one and need to set the rpm from where it is now down to where you want it.

 

warr ams tuned me i tried when i first got the car. does it have to be in gear? and there is something hangin on the left side of my car under the dash i heard thats where the rev controller was? does it just need to be pluged back in? yeah i though it was kinda funny that ams did not set it up for the previous owner. thanks guys

 

All Evo VIII's and IX's have it, it's a function of the stock ECU - no exteral devices necessary. The 2 step in the VIII is set higher than the rev limiter from the factory so it needs to be set lower to work. Evo IX is set to 5000 rpms factory and it bogs terribly. Very easy item to set in ECU Flash... Stationary Rev Limit - set it to 6000rpm.