This new ECU takes several weeks of driving to adapt to changes in VE, so although it does use a MAF it has a hard time making immediate power from drop in parts.
Tuning gives it an edge right out of the gate. Intakes are not showing any improvements over stock with a tune, showing that an intake system will be something I won't get. Most intakes modify the a/f and show immediate gains upon drop in, but gains that disappear after driving a bit once AFRs get back into stock ratios.
Even the exhaust manifold is EQL for the most part, built in cats. You can replace the header but most aren't seeing 10whp from a header, if that. Even with cat delete.
Throw a full exhaust with a header and a tune on there, and you might make 20-25whp gains.
It is strange how some engines have been able to produce nearly 180whp in stock form, But I suspect they just have lots of miles on them.
Tuning gives it an edge right out of the gate. Intakes are not showing any improvements over stock with a tune, showing that an intake system will be something I won't get. Most intakes modify the a/f and show immediate gains upon drop in, but gains that disappear after driving a bit once AFRs get back into stock ratios.
Even the exhaust manifold is EQL for the most part, built in cats. You can replace the header but most aren't seeing 10whp from a header, if that. Even with cat delete.
Throw a full exhaust with a header and a tune on there, and you might make 20-25whp gains.
It is strange how some engines have been able to produce nearly 180whp in stock form, But I suspect they just have lots of miles on them.
Last edited by Coheed
on 2012-10-02
at 12-24-23.
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