Got my stock BRZ tuned at Drift Office over the weekend...
 

Hey guys,
This weekend I went down to Drift Office and got a custom tune for the BRZ. Everything mechanical is completely stock so far and they tuned off pump gas.

The shop is awesome, the guys super knowledgeable and overall just a cool place to be. Laid back but they take the time to do it right. Been there a few times even just to chat about different possibilities and everyone's been very helpful and honest. And Paul from AVO let me drive the AVO Turbo FRS last week :D.

On to the tune: Outside of just looking at the numbers, I have to say the tune made a huge different - even more than I thought honestly (have to keep reminding myself: 2700 lbs, 2700 lbs...). I can pull out of corners much more quickly and smoothly now, everything feels more responsive about 4K, and the car seems more alive in the lower rpms (big chunk of the dip was cut out by the tune as you can see). It's just, overall, much more fun to drive. The increase definitely helps with passing at freeway speeds, the power doesn't die down as quickly. And it sounds much better too!

Overall, considering a lot of mods out there don't really do anything for a fair amount of $$$, this is great bang for the buck. Only issue is that I'm more tempted to drive, let's say, in a spirited fashion (although, I'm actually getting better MPGs I think.. need more time to average it out more)

Here's the 3rd gear pull (stock vs tuned):

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And the 4th (stock vs tuned):

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nice gains!

Very nice. I'm thinking of going down the same path, and have the same engine mods (none), it's nice to see what I can expect - good things!

I wish I could find a tuner local to me. Live in Phoenix. I'm thinking of going with Visconti. Nice to see what we can expect on stock cars. Thinking I want to wait until I can afford headers/tune though.

Nothing wrong with just a tune. Makes a significant difference even in stock form. Looks good!

look at all demm gaiiinnnssss man

How much

nice. curious how this compares to other local tunes such as Perrin?

Nice. I'm debating getting one. How much did you spend?

Fixed for you!

Glad you're enjoying it! :)

Ref : http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25716

It's $300 for the License and $300 for the calibration. From what I've seen here, each car is different even if it's stock so we actually take the 2+ hours to tune for the most optimal gains, and it's dyno proven. :)

Regards!


Bob @ Drift-Office, LLC

Thanks guys! As I said, I'm really happy with it as it is. This is the first step in the over all plans, which is basically do some light suspension stuff, then little by little prep the car (basically headers, exhaust, etc.) for a turbo setup (AVO kit 1.5 or 2.0).

Well, their price comes to a combination of shop hours + EcuTek base license. The license is $300. For the shop/tuning hours you really should talk to Bob @ Drift Office since there's a few possibilities with different price points (pre-order turbo package, just NA tune, etc.). I'll let him clear up that cost. [Well, there you go, Bob beat me to the post. Check out above!]

I'll say this: If you look at, say, a Perrin intake at $310 and it gives a claimed 5hp, for less than that (but +EcuTek License cost, remember..) I got upwards to 20HP in some RPMs it's pretty much destroys any other mod for HP gains per dollar cost.

Those are really nice numbers just from a tune...congrats:happy0180:

Bob, I'd like a PM of your hours and availability and more info, if you have time. Thanks!

Goodspeed Performance is amazing! Look them up, specialize in Subarus and Audis

Awesome, thanks. Just looked them up. I'll probably drive out there this weekend and check them out.

i have to say,bob knows his sh*t. just let him know what you want and he will explain what the best possible solution is for you..and the cheapest. (worth buying)
bob is always looking out for his customers and not trying to make a quick buck. if you have any questions, he is always willing to inform and help you make the decision thats best suited to what you want.

waiting for Bob's opinion on the headers he's tuning, than headed straight to him to get a tune

Does anyone know if this set up will void the warranty, Headers, catback and tune as above? In future like 1 year from now im planning on twinscrew turbo but for now id like to keep her under warranty and beat on her hard just to make sure everything is mechanically correct and if anything happens ill be able to fix under warranty. My warranty book was left in a friends car whom has traveled now:(
Aslo my car is toyota not Subaru. any info would be much appreciated.
Thanks

Your warranty cannot be voided by modifications UNLESS the dealer can prove that the problem is a direct result of said modifications.

The results on the header were pretty amazing. I'll wait for Bob or the owner post up results, but I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the chart.

Bob is the man! Whenever I decide to pick up forced induction he will be doing my install/tune :)

haven't been to Drift Office or met Bob, but just from reading this thread I hear a slow rumble of voices; it's difficult to make out at first but then becomes clear as the crowd rounds the corner..

Bob! Bob!Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob! Bob!

anyone located in Southern California and know if there are any local shops that will do something like the OP got?

Wow nice gains!

And if you ever want an older AE86 tuned to perfection, he is also the man for that.

Or an s2000
Or a Supra
Or a 240sx...
or a WRX...
Or... you get my drift.

Lol! :) ^^^ I see what you did there!

I can't quite take all the credit, I have an awesome team to work with! Come down some time and meet them!

Regards!


Bob @ Drift-Office, LLC

Nice work Bob. Do you have a chart in STD correction

It's amazing how you've managed to achieve an almost proportionate increase in torque throughout the entire rev range!

I think you need to talk to Trojanman.

It was a nice job. I just can't help but wonder what the deal is with this engine that it has that drop around 3500. Smoothing out the bottom half of that chart would probably yield noticeable driveability improvements.

A good set of headers combined wit a tune will flatten it out.:thumbsup:

Thanks! Certainly - here's the runs and numbers in STD correction :

3rd Gear
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ps962a26bd.jpg

4th Gear
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ps69e66573.jpg

Thanks! Having dyno tuned at least a dozen FRSs and BRZs in various forms now, I can say no two 100% stock OEM setups use the same calibration and maps. Not knocking anyone here, but this is why I'm hesitant to do E-Tunes and why it's not quite a one size fits all and why we are all about in-house dyno tuning. But I digress...

Correct on both counts. I'll be posting a review of the Borla UEL that we tuned later today, it works well with results that most would be happy with. :)

Regards!


Bob @ Drift-Office, LLC

very on point that is the exact reason we dont ship out canned tunes. keep up the good work. i always like seeing your results. patiently waiting that borla tune....

Interesting. How similar are the post-tune calibrations and maps of similarly equipped cars? Is the post-tune variance as wide as stock?

Thanks again! :)

Here's the link to the Borla UEL tune : http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37225

Cheers!


Bob @ Drift-Office, LLC

600 bucks for gains like that is a steal.

Take my car and this one for example. Both 100% OEM stock. In certain ranges, my FRS took almost 4 degrees more of timing up top and this one about 2 more in certain ranges. Only one other FRS prior that came this way was pretty similar to mine in that regard, and for the most part I'll still have to check for compliance...

This is one of the reasons why I can't justify an E-Tune...

Regards!


Bob @ Drift-Office, LLC

But Bob, what do I do when the only tuner around me is Shiv? :-D

ouch... That's gotta smart! You could trailer it up here? :) I mean we do have customers from Idaho and Montana...

Regards!


Bob @ Drift-Office, LLC