The tactrix cable from Al is $100.

 

I think the benefit right now would be the downloadable maps. We aren't yet sharing maps like that with EcuFlash due to firmware and immobilizer issues. There's also not a single place to download maps. It would be hard to maintain that as a community without issues, but it's easier for a company like Cobb to maintain a controlled set of maps for customers.

 

and with that logging software you can then see how your car reacts with a dynoflash tune by logging. If you know anything about tuning you can build off of that map and create a more custom tune for you car and your area that his base flash wont offer. So its def. worth the money because no 2 cars will react the same to a tune and it gives you that flexibility to make your car even better....... and keep from paying the high prices.

But that is only if you have a decent idea of what your doing

 

Save yourself 6 bucks and get it direct through tactrix, dont allow the markup.....

 

With handling charges and whatever else, but it's a $90 cable.

 

/\ that Al sells for $100

 

My cable shipped from tactrix to Pittsburgh was $94 total...Thats west coastish to eastcoastish. I wouldnt give the extra 6 bucks to anyone except colby and those guys because if it wasnt for them we wouldnt have this wonderful option... and we would still be getting price gouged!!

 

YOu made your point, Travman. I'm not trying to get people to pay extra for Al's handling and shipping add-on or whatever. Just saying it is available through Al when getting a Dynoflash. For a while, the cables were on back order, so Al was the only one with cables. He didn't randomly raise the prices to gouge people during that time. He paid full price and isn't making profit on them. It's really no big deal...

 

I wasnt saying he price gouged the cables during the time they were on backorder....I meant that now we have free software that allows us to not have to spend so much money, thanks to the ecuflash fellas. The other software and tuning options out there were what we were getting gouged with......

 

Back on the topic... The EcuFlash software and a mail in flash from Dynoflash really is just about the same as the Cobb AP except, as Warr pointed out, you don't have a series of maps to download. IMO the EcuFlash is more promising since it allows the user, or a knowledgable tuner in my case, to fine tune the mail in map. The only way to do this with AP is to either get the Streettuner software which does not allow for as many parameters of adjustment and control as the EcuFlash or to pay for a $300 Protune.

The problem I see with the Protune is that even after you pay $300 for a custom tune you have no ability to modify any part of the map. That means with my STi if I change the turbo or anything else after the tune I will have to pay another $300 for a Protune. With the EcuFlash you can add a new part everyday and make the necessary changes for free.

 

And thats how it should be

 

how do you know what parameters cobb is going to give in the street tuner? If you have some insider information please let us know. But I know cobb is not releasing alot of info on it yet so if you are speculating please only put fact in your posts.

In the subaru street tuner they give you every map you will need to tune your car. The only maps protuner maps get are maps that you shouldn't ever need.

 

I think that ECUflash is rough because it is tough to tell what load site you are in (there is a equation for it but that takes time and there is margin for human error)

The street tuner has a visual graph so you can look at the map see where your peak torque should be on the graph and see if there is a part that is not smooth VISUALLY. I am a visual type of guy though.

And I really hope the mistu ECU is up to the live tuning task. It would make it so easy to tune for your intake(if you have one) and you could finally get your fuel map to say at least close to the AFR that is at the tailpipe.

 

Dumb question, but does the ECUflash software work on a Mac?

 

the Cobb rep at MOD told me they were looking to release the AP for the VIII and IX around November...im gonna definitely look into it.