07-30-2006, 12:45 PM
Small update:
Any hope I had of getting this car back any time soon was crushed this weekend.
The plan was for TurboXS to road tune it Saturday so I could drive it safely and put miles on it. Apparently though, they refused to tune it. They're like afraid of it for some reason, probably because it idles like shit and they don't want to put their name out there by tuning something that doesn't run 100% as it should (even though the motor is extremely happy and strong right now).
So, it looks like I'll be removing TurboXS from the project, and thereby removing any credit they'd receive for the project coming to a successful end. They did indeed try very hard to find a solution for properly tuning my setup and definitely went above and beyond to try to do so, but their product and software at this current stage just isn't capable of handling a build like this.
It looks like I'll be spending quite a bit more to go with a Hydra standalone EMS and tuning will be done by Phil Grabow @ Element Tuning. We're doing a bit of wheeling and dealing, so it looks like I'll get a decent price on a Hydra, but it's definitely more than I wanted to spend at this stage of the build.
Such is life. I'll post back when I get my car back sometime within the next ten years.
Any hope I had of getting this car back any time soon was crushed this weekend.
The plan was for TurboXS to road tune it Saturday so I could drive it safely and put miles on it. Apparently though, they refused to tune it. They're like afraid of it for some reason, probably because it idles like shit and they don't want to put their name out there by tuning something that doesn't run 100% as it should (even though the motor is extremely happy and strong right now).
So, it looks like I'll be removing TurboXS from the project, and thereby removing any credit they'd receive for the project coming to a successful end. They did indeed try very hard to find a solution for properly tuning my setup and definitely went above and beyond to try to do so, but their product and software at this current stage just isn't capable of handling a build like this.
It looks like I'll be spending quite a bit more to go with a Hydra standalone EMS and tuning will be done by Phil Grabow @ Element Tuning. We're doing a bit of wheeling and dealing, so it looks like I'll get a decent price on a Hydra, but it's definitely more than I wanted to spend at this stage of the build.
Such is life. I'll post back when I get my car back sometime within the next ten years.
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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
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
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