Flashed my Spec.b with stage one yesterday and the car runs much smoother now and pulls harder. The difference is not huge but noticeable. I know people with 04-07 lgts notice a huge difference but 08 owners dont. I thought i share the experience with stage one. Soon will install a down pipe and we'll see how much difference that makes.
Just sounds like a more professional way of doing it. The new cable just came out like 2 days ago and i dont think openecu tuners have a lot of experience with 08's yet. Cobb comes with warranty and i can get a protune from the best of the best. And i love the little gadget.
I just dont want to fiddle with tuning my car myself and i think cobb is doing pretty well with their products.
Really? I cant wait to put the DP in. With 6-speed the acceleration should be pretty quick. Does anyone know where i can get exhaust wrap and sealant locally?
You will notice a difference after DP for sure. My 08 WRX with AP stage 2 and DP is nice. It drives much smoother now. I bet you can't wait to put that DP in. :yumyum:
The Tactrix 2.0 cable that supports canbus is not out yet. It is projected to be released at the end of the month. Obviously, 07+ LGT and 08+ WRX tuning will be new ground for the open source folks once the cable is released.
cool, thanks. Will pick it up tonight. Yeah, thats what i thought. It will take a few months till openecu will be reliable with new subarus.
I know the reason I used the AP on my LGT was so that I could bring it into the dealership without them hassling me about mods on my car. The dealership technically installed it.
Taras, with your opening comment regarding the noticeable power increase on the 08...how come you didnt pick up an 05-07? Just curious.
"I" mode feels pretty much the same "S" mode feels closer to "S#" before the flash and the "S#: mode now feels much smoother no jerking anymore at all and the car pulls much harder all the way to redline.
Got the DP in with a help of "Chimera Performance". Thanks a lot! The car is a totally different beast! Faster than my old wrx for sure and sounds mean as hell.
I ran AP stage 1 in my 08 sti, and it was huge difference! then got my invidia downpipe and flashed to cobbs stage 2 and another big difference. The LGT's si drive must be alot different than the new sti's, If i put it in I mode it runs of WG boost. S mode is like 16psi and s# is 18.5 @ stage 2. So far i love the car! I drove a spec b at St. Cloud subaru when i ordered my sti and i liked it alot, but i couldnt turn from the sti.
haha, totally the other way for me. I test drove the sti for a 2 days and could not turn down the spec.b. I love the si drive. in "I" its super slow and is great in heavy traffic or on a highway when saving on fuel. And "S" is freaky now and i am not driving in S# much cause the car is just too responsive( not that is a bad thing) in bumper to bumper traffic.
I agree, in the sti there really isnt any change in I from S# in gas milage from what i can tell, as long as you shift at the same rpm then it doesnt really matter. Beleive me, if i had the money i'd have both a sti and a spec b. I guess it all depends on if you want more of a race car or more of a luxery car.
Got a resonator and a a flex joint. With mad skills of Chimera Performance the tig welds look sick. Here are a few pics.
Here are the pics before the resonator. I need to refilm the once with it, cause i had a giant leak and it is quieter now. [YOUTUBE]Frf-bqziAwI[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]1u2bjW0wo3E[/YOUTUBE]
