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jEstEr? · #11 25-08-2008, 09:20 AM

They are both methods of retuning the stock ECU, the major difference is down to the person tuning them, not the actual software. Ecutek has been around for longer and has a name they can charge extra for, Verso is more value for money. Both an ecutek "Stage 3" and a normal verso tune should be a full custom tune for your car, so it boils down to your choice of tuner and how much you want to pay. Should you wish to relocate to another state in the future, obviously "Verso" won't be available, but other forms of tuning are.

Price out of the equation, it comes down to the man runing the dyno, Lane at RaceTorque and Steve at Maximum Motorsport for Ecutek, or Sean at Allstar garage for Verso.

Thats about the best, unbiased definition I can give of the difference. Most people on this forum have a prefered tuner and there are trash talking stories about every workshop (its the nature of the industry) so its up to you now to decide in who's hands you leave your 40k car

Kato · #12 25-08-2008, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by trusti rex

still, more technical info between the two would be useful. the threads pointed out (i read em all) are just discussion about verso and ecutek, not information. info, from those who know, would be awesome to help make a start on an informed decision about why the price differences etc. maybe you'll just say go talk to the workshops (and i have and will) but its still good for noobs to be able to find out a bit about it so they dont rock up at workshops not even knowing which does what. also knowing technical info about them will help when choosing modifications as one tune might be more suited to a particular mod than another. so just saying "go with verso they are the cheapest and best cos so and so got it" doesnt really help because i can turn around and say "well ecutek is best because its good enough for Litchfield type 25's and they come with a factory backed 2yr warranty so they are the best." also with verso being in wa only and limited to 1 workshop?? its knowledge base is obviously small compared which is why we need more tech on it. /end rant/

Go and ask ECUtek (or any other ECU/flash tuner out there) to tell you all their technical secrets and see what their response is.

The differences are:

(1) The tuner working on your car
(2) The software to tune your car

The biggest thing regardless of what you are doing (Verso, ECUtek, Autronic, Motec, Link, Pectel, Wolf3D etc) is to find a tuner you trust working on your car. The software just allows for more features and tuning options.

trusti rex · #13 25-08-2008, 05:24 PM

thanks for the good posts guys! these have pretty much contained more info than the hour of reading i did last night in the various other threads

fa7boy · #14 26-08-2008, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by trusti rex

thanks for the good posts guys! these have pretty much contained more info than the hour of reading i did last night in the various other threads

x2

thanks guys... gave me alot of info...!

Azzuri · #15 26-08-2008, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by XT43

If you have MY07 onwards Verso is not and option.

Why isn't it an option ?

SPEC IV · #16 26-08-2008, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Azzuri

Why isn't it an option ?

Stock ECU hasn't been cracked yet...

Good news for older GC8 1994-96 VERSO is now an option. God damn they need to crack the 1999-2000 model

http://www.versoautomotive.com/index...tpage&Itemid=1

Azzuri · #17 26-08-2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SPEC IV

Stock ECU hasn't been cracked yet...

Good news for older GC8 1994-96 VERSO is now an option. God damn they need to crack the 1999-2000 model

http://www.versoautomotive.com/index...tpage&Itemid=1

Sorry, I'm a little confused as Verso's website shows

Stock MY07Â Limited Edition (Tuned by STI)Â Â (Turbo Back Exhaust, Fujita Intake Kit, Upgraded TMIC)Â

Torque: 405.0 nm @Â 2937 rpm
Power: 250.1 ps @ 4887 rpm

Wouldn't this indicate that it does support the MY07 ?