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Old 04-08-2010, 08:55 PM
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I was wondering if there are any opensource tuners in perth? There are quite a few in the US but cant find anything here. Some legal issue? I am just after someone who can tune my WRX using the stock ECU and a tactrix cable.

Phoning around tuning places in perth left me with a $1500 quote for a cheap tune. I cant afford this much, so i have to find a cheaper option.

I wanted to buy a XPT map and then make the needed changes for my mods. I would like to do it myself but i am still a tuning noob Main problem is i have a 9:1 compression ratio engine, not the WRX 8:1. So is there anyone out there who would like to help me tune my map? I can come to you and bring cash and beer!!
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Verso is like 1k?
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To do a proper tune, you'll need your car on a dyno

The tuning places that quoted you that would include use of dyno

There's no such thing as a cheap tune.
It may be cheap up front, but if its not done correctly, it will cost more in the long run
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Your first custom tune will take a few hours anyway. And at $200-250 per hour on a dyno, you may as well pay the little bit extra to get a Verso tune and gain the experience and knowledge that Sean has with tuning Subarus with Verso.

Its just not worth risking your engine with some noob with a Laptop and open source reflash software
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Your first custom tune will take a few hours anyway. And at $200-250 per hour on a dyno, you may as well pay the little bit extra to get a Verso tune and gain the experience and knowledge that Sean has with tuning Subarus with Verso.

Its just not worth risking your engine with some noob with a Laptop and open source reflash software
+1. Best $1190 I have spent on the car so far.
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Its just not worth risking your engine with some noob with a Laptop and open source reflash software
+11ty billion

Perth is quite short of knowledgeable 'tech' people who can write the definition files and understand all the complexities of EcuFlash.

Stick with those who have a track record, as you are paying a few extra bucks for their knowledge. Any idiot can create a map that makes bulk power... For 30 seconds.

Alternative options are ECUTek, which is done by MMS and RT. However this costs slightly more and is not open source.
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Hmm, i dont know.. If i had a larger turbo and a intake with all the other stage2 mods i can see how paying $1000+ would be worth it. I would actually get my moneys worth, they would need to modify every table lol But if the only change from the XPT map ($100) is to lower timing and boost tables slightly why pay $1000+ for som1 to modify all the tables from scratch.

How about this... i pay the $100, reduce timing and boost and try to stop any knocking (damage to my engine). If i cant, i flash back to stock and cruise around untill i save up $1500 for a tune. If i can i cruise around on 70% potential power, save up $$$ for a larger turbo/intake then get a custom tune??
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As everyone keeps mentioning to you... You need to monitor your air fuel ratio with a wideband sensor. You could minimise knock and still have an epic lean condition which will melt your motor.

You are running a different motor and ecu combination already which could be setting up a failure.

I think you should be reassessing the car if you think $1k for tuning is expensive.

Minimum cost anywhere in Australia for a simple dyno tune will be $500.
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