01-12-2006, 11:11 PM
Problem solved =D Reattached that small loopy hose in the rear of the intake manifold, and tried out my STI MAF sensor in the WRX. It felt fine, so I was like wtf. I removed the shitty grounding kit that was on the STI, then got in the driver's seat and loaded up my tuning software. I was checking out what maps were loaded in which slots of my remote map selector. Then I realized... "why is that on 0?" 0 is typically what TurboXS leaves as the stock map. My mechanic must have accidentally hit the remote map selector next to the parking brake and set it to stock ECU programming. That would explain a LOT.
I put it on 1, turned down the boost a little, and took it for a test drive. Money! Felt good, pulled to redline with no hesitation. It felt a little sluggish since I just reset the ECU, but otherwise much better. Brought it home, turned up the boost slightly, and took it for a drive to Leesburg to get the ECU relearned.
It looks like I found the happy medium where the boost controller is set right now. It's peaking at like 21.7 psi at the very most, as opposed to spiking to 23 psi before. Since the tune was at 21psi, I can tell the car feels much happier where it's at right now. I may have lost a few horses on the top end, but the car feels much better and is still worthy of my title for it: "frankenstein" or simply "the monstrosity."
I put it on 1, turned down the boost a little, and took it for a test drive. Money! Felt good, pulled to redline with no hesitation. It felt a little sluggish since I just reset the ECU, but otherwise much better. Brought it home, turned up the boost slightly, and took it for a drive to Leesburg to get the ECU relearned.
It looks like I found the happy medium where the boost controller is set right now. It's peaking at like 21.7 psi at the very most, as opposed to spiking to 23 psi before. Since the tune was at 21psi, I can tell the car feels much happier where it's at right now. I may have lost a few horses on the top end, but the car feels much better and is still worthy of my title for it: "frankenstein" or simply "the monstrosity."
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2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks