so...since everyone is going stage two...i mine as well.... just put in a perrin up pipe and downpipe....and first thing to notice is the spoooooooooooooolllllll....when just with the catback i can hear it with no music and with all windows up...but now...i hear it better with the all windows up...and even louder with them down...not liking the smell of burnt pb blaster though...but yeah...nothing major was notice...now someone point me in the right direction for an openecu tune... oh yeah...would it be a good idea to reset the car or does if not make any different...
It's a bugeye, different ECU than the 04+. Not a huge concern but you'll want to get something in there to take advantage of those mods
There is still an ol/cl delay in the '02-3 ecus; it just isn't as high as in the '04+ cars. I have yet to see a stage 2 car (doesn't matter what year) without management that has NOT showed signs of knock. While this isn't entirely good, I suspect that the majority of the pinging is in the low load partial throttle (ie, not full boost) regions of the map -- not nearly as nasty as something like a super det at full boost @ 6k. Still though, with the ever increasing popularity of Enginuity + EcuFlash and the number of n00bs jumping on board without a lot of knowledge and/or self-control, I'd venture to guess it would be much more safe on average to not get "tunned" nowadays. lol.
Especially with an aftermarket (catless)up-pipe on his car, the stock map (if thats what he is running)is not going to work with those mods very well at all.
how about this... http://www.plasmatize.com/xptstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=12
