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Old 08-23-2011, 09:22 PM   #142
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Originally Posted by Allch Chcar View Post
I certainly hope not. This could put a damper on tuning really quickly. Honda has already started using a firewall on some of their ECUs like for the L series engines.

As for Subaru reliability, I've mostly heard good things about the N/A Subaru Boxers, especially the older ones that have hundreds of thousands of miles. Many of the older generation engines that I've seen were still going well past 200K miles.
When you say 'firewall' are we talking about something that blocks a reflash only (like the COBB)? Because that's not so bad, when there are tools like greddy eManage Ultimate, or AEM's fuel and spark controller. These are more traditional signal intercept-type piggybacks. They require a bit more work with wiring and map lines and such, but that hopefully scares off the retards that just jack up the boost on their STIs and leave stock fueling...
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