04-06-2016, 10:23 AM | #1 |
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Tuning in the area ?
Hey Guys ! I have been lurking for a while. I have ordered my 2016 FR-S and should be here in 4-8 weeks.
I have started to make my decision on my exhaust setup and now wondering where in do you guys go to tune your vehicles ? Im not to familiar with the process but mainly know about Ecutek and etc... Let me know, looking to make friends in the community. I am located in New York City. |
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04-06-2016, 11:38 AM | #2 |
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Don't waste your money on tuning if your not doing a full exhaust set like Headers,over pipe etc..if it's just cat back...
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04-06-2016, 02:11 PM | #3 |
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Open Flash Tablet (OFT)
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Yea my plan is to get the UEL Borla or JDL headers with a catback.
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04-07-2016, 09:28 AM | #5 |
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if you have no plans on going FI anytime soon, i would get an OFT. I am very happy with the results.
Gets rid of the torque dip and response over all feels way better. |
04-07-2016, 02:19 PM | #6 |
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I second this... I should bought an OFT over a year ago right when I got the car but I waited and put that money towards headers, exhaust, etc. and now that I have an OFT I wish I pulled the trigger right away before the other mods.
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My car's drivetrain is completely stock except for a TRD Catback. I only have an EcuTek canned stock tune from Mike @ MotoEast. Car ran 178hp/150tq yesterday on R/T Tuning's dynojet. The shop and I were surprised as this was just a baseline I wanted before getting a real dyno tune from Mike with a full exhaust/intake installed and e85 later in the month. For a second the shop thought I had some record for a stock 86 at their dyno until I told them I had the EcuTek tune! Keeping in mind that we didn't datalog to refine the tune and I even had the stock filter on, I would say that is damn good for a stock tune. Back to back runs at 65F and 11% humidity. Do run your car for a while before getting it tuned. At least let it break in, man! If you know you will be upgrading things over time getting a tuning device or tune won't hurt. I got it early because of a good promotion + EcuTek has other nice features. If you go for an EcuTek tune I recommend @moto-mike. He does remote tuning. |
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Avoid the borla, JDL, Gruppe-S/tomei or nothing else, for the price of the borla you can get the gruppe-S, new OEM gaskets, and overpipe and a oil pan heat shield: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81839 The gruppe is the tomei just distributed differently, a gruppe uel and an OFT with stage 2 91 or 93 tune will seriously even out the cars torque dip
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Speaking strictly on tuning, both Andy at R/T Tuning and Mike at Moto-East are great at tuning these cars with ECUTek.
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Also as @Aozora.BRZ mentioned, a remote tune works wonders too. RaceROM features and smoothing out the power curve are a big plus, add a header and you're really in business. Tomei is great, JDL UEL is my personal favorite, but be careful with non-resonated cat backs when combined with a header and front pipe upgrades. It will be LOUD. The invidia q300 is a common favorite for those who want to hear things over the exhaust and still keep it free-flowing. |
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