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Originally Posted by nikitopo
Exactly, this is what I am saying. You didn't have a serious issue, because you were stock. If you had an aftermarket tune, then the probability to have a real problem and a broken engine would be much higher. So, you can still enjoy your car and I hope to enjoy it past the 100k mile limit.
I have a reason to write all these. There are many tuners in Japan which are much more conservative than their Western counterparts. I was discussing lately with an engine manufacturer and tuner who is studying our engines for years. What they suggested was to keep it stock! They make an ECU tuning only if they change the internals. Why? Because they prefer to be honest and to avoid issues than to sell more.
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Hmmm
Just remember Japan has much better fuel than places like California 91 or Australian South Africa or lots of places in Asia.
Here is a log of a STOCK car on STOCK tune south Africa fuel, out Australian fuel is about same ie crap.
Knock correction of over -3 degrees and also note the IAM is 0.2
http://www.datazap.me/u/steve99/sout...2-20-28&solo=2
versus a tuned car
http://www.datazap.me/u/steve99/e85-...11-13-15-20-26
I know which one I would prefer :-)