shortlid Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Anyone who owns a new gen. 2.5 Turbo engined car turned it up past 245 hp stock configuration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 you're kidding, right? http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=79 http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAezb Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I plan to get a Cobb AccessPort someday when the funds allow. I would like to hear from anyone that has experience with one: http://www.cobbtuning.com/products/?id=3120 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAezb Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I plan to get a Cobb AccessPort someday when the funds allow. I would like to hear from anyone that has experience with one: http://www.cobbtuning.com/products/?id=3120 and/or impressions on the performance selections (3 fuel/shift mappings) available on the 07/08 Turbo models.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortlid Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 Sorry did not know the Sti WRXs and new WRX are running around with the same motor. Was looking more for the Legacy GT platforms. But I guess all the STI WRX goodies should bolt on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjo Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Umm... they make tuning stuff for the LGT and OBXT, you don't have to use wrx stuff, because not everything is the same, especailly the ECUs' I have an Accessport (cobb) for my OBXT, pushed it up to ~ 295hp @ 305ft-lbs, with all stock exhaust & TMIC. So, i'm at 'stage1' you can push it up to stage 2 by throwing a new up & dwn pipe in there, on the stock turbo, i think the high octane stage2 fuel mapps will put you at like... 305hp? i can took up the figures if you're really interested. If you're just planning on swaping the maps once, and leaving it, it's really not worth going for the accessport v2.0, it's the same thing as v1.0, just alot faster.. but if you're not swapping maps all the time, it doesn't really matter. and yes, there is a HUGE difference between the stock config & the tuned ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortlid Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 Sweet info thanks fellow Granite stater. Now I REALLY want a Turbo 2.5, how long have you been running it at that boost level? I am guessing you can't go to regular gas even in a emergency once the car it mapped up. Is yours a manual or auto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAezb Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Umm... they make tuning stuff for the LGT and OBXT, you don't have to use wrx stuff, because not everything is the same, especailly the ECUs'I have an Accessport (cobb) for my OBXT, pushed it up to ~ 295hp @ 305ft-lbs, with all stock exhaust & TMIC. So, i'm at 'stage1' you can push it up to stage 2 by throwing a new up & dwn pipe in there, on the stock turbo, i think the high octane stage2 fuel mapps will put you at like... 305hp? i can took up the figures if you're really interested. If you're just planning on swaping the maps once, and leaving it, it's really not worth going for the accessport v2.0, it's the same thing as v1.0, just alot faster.. but if you're not swapping maps all the time, it doesn't really matter. and yes, there is a HUGE difference between the stock config & the tuned ones... What was the effect on your gas mileage, and have you tried the leanest fuel mapping also? This is for 91 Octane, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjo Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I've been running it tuned since December i believe (there was alot of snow out...). It's a 5spd (come on, it has a turbo, what else would it have? ) I have had to run 87 octane before, in an emergency in the middle of nowhere Illinois, i just dropped the fuel map back to stock and drove it real easy until i found a gas station w/ higher octane gas. I've been running the 93 octane maps since i got it, mainly because most places around here sell 93, not 91, and if i'm going to be paying for 93, i'd better get all the power i can out of it I have the base map set to 91 oct, but the realtime maps at 93 (if i disconnect battery or something, it'll drop itself down to 91). If i can only find 91 oct.. i'll change the map, takes less than 30 seconds to swap the realtime maps around. As for gas milage... i'm not very good at keeping my foot off the gas.. so around town, back & forth to work and stuff i get about 22.2mpg, straight highway if i'm really good i can get 26.1mpg, and those are both with the 93 oct maps. If you think about it really, the higher octane maps are going to be more efficient than the stock ones... as for the 'economy' fuel maps, i tried them once on a trip out to Illinois for a few tanks, i got ~ 25-26 out of it, but you really have to drive it for the economy more (econo mode = no boost control). I believe i get ~ 17-18psi on the higher maps, but i haven't checked it in a while. (i usually run out of road, and don't have time to look at the gauge..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAezb Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Ok, now you've got me drooling.... I'm also wondering what considerations long term one has to take into account, if any, for boosting power in that manner. Any suggested regular maintenance interval changes go along with it? You know, you could go in to business charging a *nominal* fee for "upgrading" the fuel maps for other owner's vehicles ..... I suppose there is a licensing issue though. Any plans to come and visit Minnesota? ;) - were kinda like relatives you know, owning the same type of vehicle and all .... :-p Thanks for sharing your experience on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjo Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 You know, you could go in to business charging a *nominal* fee for "upgrading" the fuel maps for other owner's vehicles ..... I suppose there is a licensing issue though. Any plans to come and visit Minnesota? ;) - were kinda like relatives you know, owning the same type of vehicle and all .... :-p Haha, you know if you can't plug the accessport into your odbII port, and hit a few buttons you might want to have some stuff checked out Honestly, it's SUPER easy, you open up the box, plug the AP into your computer, download the newest maps, upload them to the AP, take it out to your car, plug it in, and hit 'go' the 1st time will take ~30 mins (v1.0), and then you're good to go! at first you might not notice anything at all, i didn't... but then after about 100 or so miles (after it 'learns') you really start to feel the difference. As for long term considerations.... no? i change my oil on a regular basis (3-4000) miles... run synthetic oil... I do actually have relitives in MI... weird.. not sure exactly where they live though... If you're drooling over the AP, you should slap some megan racing coilovers under there OHHH yeah, and you know that studder you get sometimes when you shift, and the revs are ~ 2000 rpm? (the thing subaru should have put out a tech service bulliten about.. but didn't..) well the fuel maps fix that. oh yeah, and a single accessport 'marries' itself to a single ECU, so you can't just go around upgrading everyone else's cars (yeah tried it, no dice.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAezb Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 oh yeah, and a single accessport 'marries' itself to a single ECU, so you can't just go around upgrading everyone else's cars (yeah tried it, no dice.) Damn!! Thanks AndyJo, that's all great info.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjo Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Damn!! Thanks AndyJo, that's all great info.... http://legacygt.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=30 they're not super expensive, i got mine there, you need to make sure you get the proper tranny type, because one for an auto won't work for a 5spd. there's alot of good tuning info on there too, it's where i got all my info from :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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