xtremeracingtuning Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Any good or bad experience with tuning? Any myths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash007ks Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 taken from my other post but retweeked. Upon arrival to the Scooby clinic my car decided to go into 3cyl, andwith no explanation of why, the ECU was checked and so was the mafsensor and both where found to be running absolutely spot on. Fiddling with coil pack checking for a spark one of the lads pushed awire on the injectors and suddenly its back to 4cyl and then back to 3,a quick check and it was found to be the wires of the injector plugcoming free, a plug was quickly sourced and fitted. Everything else was given the once over and then the go ahead was given for it to be put on the DYNO :) . I then had to wait a further Hour for Pat to turn up as he was still in bed, even though i took a day off and was there for the designated time of 9am, but when he didmore problems arose, My Ecu decided to commit suicide and no longerwork at the time there was no explanation as to why, this was later found to be Pats wire to the obd port had caused the map to go on wrong and fry my PPP ecu. , after an argument at to who was to blame and them trying to charge me £200 for another ECU ,another was sourcedand quickly fitted, but then Pat couldn't log into the ECU to map it,an error was traced to his OBD cable (reason for blowing the first) andaway we went. A few runs in the boost seemed to peak just under 1 bar, around 9-10psi, the wastegate pill was checked and then changed and away we wentagain, it was then Suspected to be a shoddy turbo that wouldn't make anymorethan 10 psi of boost however saying that it still made 232 bhp and 240 lb of torque, I havebeen advised to get a billet turbo as this engine is built for 450+ , what they didnt check was whether the boost solenoid was even connected in the first place. The car was immediately taken to martin at subaru services and he found the issue straight away. Upon taking it back i was told it would be free of charge so agreed, the car immediately went to 20+ psi, so was never the turbo which is what they told me, all was redeemed until i came to get my car back and they wouldnt release it to me without paying them.They make you sign a contract upon arrival before you have any work done that states you will pay whatever is quoted at the end. AVOID!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeracingtuning Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Now that is what you call gross in compitences. You should take them to court. The tuner should have detected by the boost curve issues. Well I hope you move on from that and enjoying the car now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash007ks Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 well the car is in bits at the moment but i will defo not be using them again, they would just say that the owner should have checked before bringing it in for a map, but it wouldnt be the first time they have been took to court. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevell Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Any specific tuner /mapper out there that is highly recommended . Just been on scooby net and when someone is asking for tuning advice this billet turbo from them is high lye recommended lol lol lol I won't be using them. This is what worries me anything to do mechanically I'm fine with but mapping /electrical I' have not a clue lol what happened to the good old days were you fiddled with the carbs lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash007ks Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 The billet turbos from scooby clinic are imported from america and restamped with there details, ill stick to getting one from the likes of turbo dynamics or Andy forrest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Any specific tuner /mapper out there that is highly recommended . If any and would love him to be able to give advice here would be Simon http://www.jollygreenmonster.com/store.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeracingtuning Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Well I could recommend myself self as a Tuner, but I left that for you all to discover. :) Tuning a turbo or some tuner talking about you need special capability is pure crap. Let say it is marketing myth to highlight to you something special that don't exist. Any good tuner can discover what can work or don't work on your car. Many times are there issues that prevents you from making that power or response. You just have to know or feel what there are. Example, customer not making the boost. High wastegate is running. Customer reports he can hear his turbo very loud. Now there turbo is making the boost, but the car is not showing it. You either have a bit leak or mechanical issues. Other symptoms will say more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 My apologies I wasn't trying to over look you mate I was just recommending him with being in the UK I will have to have a proper look at how your tunes works I did have a quick read that you send them to the customer but not knowing enough about tuning side of things other than handing lots of cash over for licences and the map to be done I'm pretty ignorant towards it really :D When I get sorted a bit more I might have a go via your setup :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeracingtuning Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Thats ok. I try to be neutral, otherwise the thread would not allow persons to say the things that bugs or like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 So how does the tunes work then mate if I was to buy a setup from you how would I go about getting it mapped on the car ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeracingtuning Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Well I don't really want to clatter this thread all about XRT, but here you go sir: http://www.xtremeracingtuning.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=511 but can be discuss here:- http://uk.subaruownersclub.com/forums/topic/6349-tuning-by-xtreme-racing-tuning/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Cheers will take a look :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I think Scooby clinic billet turbos have quite a good rep as there tried and tested turbos sold in the states branded as blouch cant speak from experience about their mechanics as ive never had any dealings with them myself . id love one of these turbos to be honest but don't know what the full cost would be once imported and cant afford the price of the s.c 42 in the uk. back to the remote mapping I assume that you use a open source software and its only available for newage (my 2001 onwards) I don't know much about the info newage ecus give back in the form of logs but , how do you monitor afr ,egt and knock remotely ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeracingtuning Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Through logging. Have some fun reading some of the forums - http://www.xtremeracingtuning.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=40 Depending on the model subaru, there are tell tail signs from the wrx/sti 2001-2007 of afr tuning for the AFR using the stock sensor. EGT are the same. For stage 2 or race tuning from XRT, customers are require to have the necessary tools as highlighted in my documentation shown by the link. http://www.xtremeracingtuning.com/Information/XRT%20-%20Tuning%20Tools%20for%20ECU%20Reflashing.pdf Yes I like the blouch too. Will be putting in one for this 2008 JDM WRX here - http://www.xtremeracingtuning.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=468 We will use the Dom 3.0XTR TwinScroll or even better, may use a Steamspeed one I will design, since I am doing a group buy for the STX-67 using the Garret GTX2867R style like billet wheel. Kamak seems to be a bigger company than Blouch, but we will see how that goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage bulldogs Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 The remaps I've had done in the uk the mapper live maps whilst you drive and im unsure how much info the esl software gives (whether it gives egt , afr and knock ) but they always use a probe in the exhaust the, lap top and det cans wired to the inlet . Don't mean to sound critical of what you do just curious to the differences . scooby clinic seem to offer a wider range over here sc 36 to sc50 (in about 7 stages ) and lateral performance have the franchise for the turbo dynamics md series turbos (billet garret based units) . Unsure about kamak turbos as most are journal bearing based on the td series mitsubishi turbo's . I'm only put off by the lack of proven power / reviews and that they don't spool as quickly and garret roller bearing based turbo's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeracingtuning Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 The ecu give you everything, depending on the model. let me show you a replay of some stuff. Red is pinging There are much more logging parameters, but below is what I am interested in http://www.xtremeracingtuning.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=501 Download the opensource software and see. ON the turbo side, yes true to the non BB. If persons are looking for BB and want to pay for the price, sure yes the Blouch is prefect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james26 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Hey been asking in a few places now but think this might be the right one im looking to add a dump valve or a BOV to my 2000 Forester S turbo i was wondering what people opinions are and any good Mod ideas..I had a Jap import WRX STI a few years ago so im new to the Forester cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeracingtuning Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Just get one that recirculate well and with a srping for -9psi vacuum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james26 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Cheers Buddy been looking all over but just wasn't to sure what i would need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeracingtuning Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Perrin is very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james26 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Going to have a quick look on eBay see what i can find...is it most impreza mods parts fit the forester or am i barking up the wrong tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeracingtuning Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Send a pic of the engine. The usual should work. If not you will need the adapter. For give my replies. Working on a turbo h6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james26 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 hey any advice is good advice at the moment mate this is the only picture i have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeracingtuning Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 Looks pretty standard for any 2001+ wrx/sti bov. Email them and see. Take a closer pic and send it to the. I remember the old days tuning them (2001+) Now what I know now, upgrade the turbo and come back to me :) LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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