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Old 10-30-2012, 07:12 PM   #1220
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Not my first rodeo with custom tuned turbo cars. The definition of a 'base map' varies greatly. Most times you'll benefit from a fine tune and you're almost always obligated to adjust any base tune to your particular car and driving conditions.
My thougts : the map that's included is part of a value added package - and while you're correct in saying that the term "basemap" is used very loosely, I feel that AVO has gone out of their way to get you a calibration that has spent at least a dozens of hours on a JPN Dyno, then dozens on a US Dyno and the dozens of hours more between Seattle and Las Vegas and then back again with a variety of gas choices.

Nothing will ever be perfect or a "one size fits all" map - but this one has considerably more time and effort into it as opposed to a map that just starts the car up. I don't think any one company has that many 'dozens' of hours in the maps they currently offer in their FI kits for the FRS / BRZ.

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