01-02-2012, 07:21 PM
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Grumpy Old Man
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Originally Posted by Scubynubie
The Subaru ECU has actually been actively monitoring the Engine and changing parameters such as fueling and timing since 2002. Earlier most likely. I believe it checks octane as well. At least I am pretty sure it does on the WRX and STI.
There are definitely limits to this, and it is mainly for engine safety and longevity versus performance.
What I was thinking about were the re-flashes that Dodge came out with for the SRT4 and GM for the Solstice. Once you throw mpg and emissions out the window, you can see some pretty good gains with a re-flash, and they offered them for motorsports applications (don't know all the details, but I have a buddy that raced in the SCCA so I know that these did exist).
Even if they don't come out with a race-ready car from the factory, it would be really nice if they would at least produce some high performance track ready parts for the cars. What Subaru has missed for quite some time is that level of support is what will sway people to use your platform instead of another that does have that level of support.
It is probably wishful thinking, but hey, you never know...
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Fixed that for you.
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