[QUOTE=XT43;476597]pm Philbo[/QUOTE]
your kidding right?

Are you currently driving the car around with the 01 WRX ECU and stock tune?

[QUOTE=Chrus;476710]your kidding right?[/QUOTE]

I thought he tuned his jetski?

[quote=xt43;476729]i thought he tuned his jetski?[/quote]
hahaha

Fork out the $1000 now for a proper tune, then when you upgrade the turbo etc later on, you'll only need to pay a lower cost for each retune required... Otherwise, deal with it as is, hope it doesn't blow up and then pay the $1000 when you've just forked out for the turbo etc..

$1k for a tune or $4k+ for a complete engine swap.... That's a hard one.

it is for some punters

as mentioned a number of times here, i'd be investing in tuning equipment if you want to learn the diy approach.

a hks knock-amp with afr sensor attached will give you 50% of the information, the rest comes from experience in knowing what will and wont work.

paying for a tune is much cheaper then buying the tools and learning the basics.

no point in just knocking down a heap of ignition load points without knowing if these load points are really the ones causing an issue.

My 2c.

Jungleboy seems to think there's no need for a wideband to tune .....Sorry but from experience & like everyone else has said you need to invest in some form of a wideband.

The Techedge unit I post in your other thread is the best bang for buck as it allows logging to a laptop too....For less than $300 all up.

Blindly 'playing' with a tune will lead to failure.

I wouldn't try to teach myself tuning on an unknown/ uncommon engine combination such as yours.

If you [B]need[/B] to run around on the stock mapping may I suggest you run wastegate pressure (7psi?) and limit the rpm to a reasonable limit (5000?)....Even then there's no guarantee you'll be safe, transient knock is the killer.

wideband is imperative