Visconti Tuning - Latest BRZ Flash Info

[ngabdala]

+1. I'm assuming it's not us though because the kit is on backorder and will take a minimum of a month from now for him to get them in

Originally Posted by Laika

I was confused about this too. John did you mean for people who have received cables to fill this out? Not us who just paid but haven't received anything yet, correct?

[JoeBoxer]

Done

[Yruyur]

*****I have installed my tune******

I am absolutely not happy at all with Toyota and Subaru for letting the car out of the factory with the stock tune.

John has made this car into what it should have been! I have almost 7,500 miles on the stock tune so I know what I have been missing this entire time.

I cannot notice the torque curve anymore. The car is beautiful off the line and letting it climb up the rpm's. Nice and even pulling the entire way. I cannot get over the difference. It is seriously a night and day difference. I am having to learn the vehicle over again its so nice. I always had the tendency to cruise above the torque curve to be comfortable. I now find myself at 3.5k which would have been in the torque dip. But if I want to pull out of it I just give it a little gas and it nicely climbs out and up.

Shifting is amazing now around town. I would have the tendency to shift to a gear that would drop me into the torque dip making the car jerk. I was starting to feel like a noob m/t driver.

Starting off the line feels so much smoother as well making stop and go traffic much better. Instead of cruising in fifth on the freeway like I used to I feel comfortable in sixth. Even in the old torque dip range I can feather the gas to get the car to accelerate. Stock ecu was giving me 24.9 average gas mileage according to the dash, this has been for about 2k miles since my ecu swap. I will report back on mileage when I get more on her but I have a feeling its going to be much better as I'm not always above the torque dip and driving with lower rpm's. It will be interesting as I drive it a little hard.

As others have said the sound is different. You can tell its louder. My passenger even noticed it right away. It's a growl from the intake which I think was just lacking in the torque dip but continues on up from there.

Once you do the tune let it sit after starting up for about ten seconds. I let it idle for a minute. Don't be thrown off by having to apply more gas the first time either. The car is learning. I almost stalled it for the first time as I didn't give it enough gas. It did this at the red lights for a while. I notice the idle noise does seem louder as well but I can live with that.

Thank you to John for the time and effort it took. I cannot wait for the next version that has on the fly map changes. For anyone wanting this tune...stop buying other things for the car and just get this.

Wow.



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[Kido1986]

Has anyone done prolong track testing on the tune yet? Like 20+ minute session HARD on the car.

[cobrabyte]

Like @Yruyur said, the tune does get better with time. It doesn't take a lot of time for the learning process to complete but it did take mine about 50 miles. I'm still pleasantly surprised by the tune. It is precisely how Toyobaru should have sent our cars out of the factory.

I was dead set on getting a turbo kit ASAP. Now, I think I'll just wait a while to see what the vendors can do. I don't feel like I'm in a rush to get more power into this baby. The throttle response is absolutely perfect and she just growls now. Growls all the way to redline.

[DSTL]

Originally Posted by Yruyur

Shifting is amazing now around town. I would have the tendency to shift to a gear that would drop me into the torque dip making the car jerk. I was starting to feel like a noob m/t driver.

Ha, I was in the same boat. Off the line too, felt like I had to slip the clutch a ridiculous amount in certain circumstances or it would bog and stutter. Not anymore.

Nice review, glad you got your tune.

[kidgogeta]

How are the auto folks doing with this tune?

[Chokeefrs86]

Done filling out..

[gmookher]

I been pounding on mine, hard enough to make me sell OE tires, and can.

40 mins at a time, triple digit speeds, high rpms.

..but awaiting my tune to be worth anything to y'all

[Visconti]

Thanks for the kind words everyone

Originally Posted by Kido1986

Has anyone done prolong track testing on the tune yet? Like 20+ minute session HARD on the car.

Yes, this past weekend two of my tuned cars were at track sessions.

I'll ask one of them to chime in - one was at lime rock

[Hawaiian]

Originally Posted by Yruyur

*****I have installed my tune******

I am absolutely not happy at all with Toyota and Subaru for letting the car out of the factory with the stock tune.

John has made this car into what it should have been! I have almost 7,500 miles on the stock tune so I know what I have been missing this entire time.

+1

Originally Posted by Yruyur

Shifting is amazing now around town. I would have the tendency to shift to a gear that would drop me into the torque dip making the car jerk. I was starting to feel like a noob m/t driver.

After not driving a MT in 12 years I re-learned on the stock tune, making sure I didn't do this. After switching to Vtune stage1, I find myself doing the same shift, and having the opposite result... coming off as a new driver

Originally Posted by Yruyur

I almost stalled it for the first time as I didn't give it enough gas. It did this at the red lights for a while. I notice the idle noise does seem louder as well but I can live with that.

Right after the initial flash I stalled the car with John in it, and felt like a noob. It did feel a little bogged however. If you check the dyno's, the stock tune does have a little more tq from the get go, whereas Visconti's tune ramps up a little.

Originally Posted by Yruyur

Thank you to John for the time and effort it took. I cannot wait for the next version that has on the fly map changes. For anyone wanting this tune...stop buying other things for the car and just get this.

Wow.

+1

Best bang for the buck out there. Great writeup.

[OjiGeorge]

Oh she growls now.

[TyperRspec789]

Originally Posted by Visconti

Loaner cable being sent out...

Attachment 13974

After I saw this... My eyes lit up and filled out the form as fast as I could type. I can't get to sleep now-- I have a 12h shift starting a 7am (it's 2:30am as I'm posting)... Thanks John

Btw, once I have my tune and parts installed (as noted in my signature), I will be doing some 0-60 tests with a GTech Pro.. I'll post the results, the sounds, and the fuel economy.

I have never been so eager to be "green", I might drive an hour just to buy 20 gallons of e85. I do have 100 octane near me, but at $9/gallon... eff that in the aye....

[Visconti]

Originally Posted by kidgogeta

How are the auto folks doing with this tune?

Doing good

Have a pumpgas and e85 version of it right now

Originally Posted by TyperRspec789

After I saw this... My eyes lit up and filled out the form as fast as I could type. I can't get to sleep now-- I have a 12h shift starting a 7am (it's 2:30am as I'm posting)... Thanks John

Btw, once I have my tune and parts installed (as noted in my signature), I will be doing some 0-60 tests with a GTech Pro.. I'll post the results, the sounds, and the fuel economy.

I have never been so eager to be "green", I might drive an hour just to buy 20 gallons of e85. I do have 100 octane near me, but at $9/gallon... eff that in the aye....

Can't wait for you to enjoy it