Hey I am thinking about doing some minor mods to my MR ie. Catback exhaust, IC piping etc. Also installing gauges. Just very minor things. Anyway my question is what , if any consequences has anyone seen for such minor mods. Also please feel free to post any warranty issues for any mod. What about ECU Flashing etc. If this is a repost sorry but i am interested in the flack people have caught for all different types of mods. Thanks alot.

 

Mod at your own risk.

 

+1

It depends on your dealership as well, if your dealership is mod friendly, what they usually do is that they won't void your warranty they installed the parts for you...

 

Just save the tune onto a cd and flash the factory flash back to the ecu when going into the dealer.

 

DON"T do it. Once they notice anything change on the car as far as modding, it's done.

 

Lol @ everyone even thinking this car has a warranty.

It's an evo x. Mitsubishi basically built room for you to mod it lightly and safely. Enjoy it. If you're safe and take care of the car you wont need a warranty anyway.

 

With the Cobb Access Port you can restore the original factory program at any time

 

There you have it.

 

Does the Cobb AP effect the Sum Count in the ECU? Does this get set back to the original number when the device is 'Unmarried'?

 

No sir, it does not affect any flash count. When the AccessPort is unmarried, it goes back to the exact state the ECU was in before the AccessPort was installed.

Thanks,

Rob

 

^Sweet to know. Can it change what sets off a cell on the 2nd O2 sensor after High flow cat or test pipe is put on?

 

Currently, no. However, we are working on a proper solution.

Rob

 

Sum count is not a valid argument argument on this site, and I am beyond tired of seeing it.

There are ZERO proved instances of any Evo ever being denied warranty due to checksum number alone. They don't check it, they don't use it.

One sure fire way to raise a red flag is to drive into the dealership with a manual boost controller. Another is posting your mods in an open forum, then removing them, and expecting Mitsubishi employees to not be looking at these posts. Mod at your own risk; any and all things that increase power beyond stock can and will effect your warranty. Use your brains, people.

 

maybe you can help me understand how a dealership employee, be it service manager at local dealership or warranty cyber cops from mitsubishi corporate, can tie my screen-name to vin# of my car?

 

This is a valid arguement...but there are definite disadvantages to posting pictures, using names, etc. on forums like this.

Now, given that this is my 2nd Evo...and both are modified...I go into the purchasing process knowing that I will not have a Warranty. Bottom line is that if you don't have the money set aside just in case something happens....don't mod. Now, this goes for ANY car you buy. With cars like the Evo, manufacturers know that people will modify the car...it's just common sense.

The Evo is a great car stock...but as the saying goes: "If you wanna play...you gotta pay."