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08-15-2020, 04:16 PM | #15 | |
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For most DD, an OTS tune will be just fine, especially if you stay NA. How do you judge the quality of the tune for DD, when most could never tell the difference for an NA car. If you are competing go Ecutek to get all you can get out of the car. If DD, either will be fine. Having done this on my 04WRX, it’s like the law of diminishing returns. That first OTS tune gets you the most that you can feel. Then an etune or protune are small improvements after that. The per dollar benefit is far less then the initial tune. Whether it’s worth that money is a subjective opinion. After 17 years of driving my WRX, I have done the comparison between tunes and under DD or spirited driving the differences are small. If you really push the car I would say my protune pulls harder, but if I had to drive the rest of my life on the OTS tune it would still bring smiles to my face. No track or autox. I have done the blinded experiment where a friend loads the tune without telling you and you drive and compare. It’s much harder when you don’t know the tune and that confirmation bias is removed. Easily done with an OFT. In my experience you will not feel much difference until you really push the car. I guessed right during my experiment. Just being honest. The butt dyno is not very accurate. I have met so many people who think otherwise. |
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I have a dragy, I thoroughly tested every mod/tune i did when NA to validate the gains or lack of not just “i think it feels” faster. This car isn’t a 04 wrx not sure the relevance there. Different car, different drivetrain, newer technologies. One size fits all tend to either not fit anyone well or only fit a very specific setup well and not so much others. Too many different mods, and mod designs. And the more you modify and add in “steps” the less ideal an OTS tune is. Not that i think OFT is horrible it’s not a bad option for NA. But I disagree with the sentiment that ecutek is a “for people who get all the mods at once” “set it and forget it” |
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The relevance of the 04WRX is FI. I have had my protune on my WRX for 11 years, she still pulls great. I think with FI the tune is more important. If I was going FI I would get a protune and do as many of the relevant mods as I could afford. |
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