Another satisfied customer? Yeah, you could say that. SS hooked me up today with the new stuff from Ecutek and all I can say is holy crap! My car is SO much faster. I can't stay at WOT for more than a few seconds on surface streets, which of course, is a good thing. So yeah. I'm here to brag, but I'm hitting well over 300 ft. lbs. (estimated) with the stock turbo. And how much boost is that? I saw it hit 18.5 once on the Delta Dash so it's safe to say it's hitting 17-18 on a regular basis. I couldn't be more satisfied with such a basic setup
Awesome dude. I guess they finally got the 06 issues taken care of? By the way, when I first read this post, I thought it was going to be about a huge fish.
Yeah a great big carp! Lol. But yeah, Ecutek finally caught up to AP in a manner of speaking. Good thing too cause topping out at 14 PSI was the suxors. Milo you can ride along anytime we're in the same place. We can even trade cars for a minute if you want to!......... .........or not whichever.
Oh no doubt. I actually have to drive differently. I mean I know it's not like some of the monsters on here but hey... everybody can't have a stump puller.....
It's a WRX. Check it out bro. http://www.wrxatlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6380 It's not autocrosser but It's more than enough for the streets.
Very cool tune from the new 2.5L! This is the first time that I have really seen some real numbers from the new 06. Congrats, I bet it is a blast.:naughty:
here's a dyno plot from shmali's 06 wagon from a while back... if ECUTEK has improved, then bluetwo's plots should be much better
I understand that the 2.5 and TD04 are what make the the torque so potent. But the 2.0 can make some comparable numbers with all the right bits and pieces and tuning. I'd like to think my dyno plot would be a touch better but I'm sure it'd be at least that good. I'm just glad I got to be the first person to get tuned exactly they I did yesterday.
I want to go with a 2.5L bottom end but I am scared to do it. I keep reading about a lot of oiling issues and blown engines with the 2.5L bottom end. Just look at LiquidForce....he has had some issues although it was mostly HG issues. And the Diesel Subie which I dunno what happened with it.
The 2.5 bottom is better in EVERY way. Running any of these blocks out of oil will kill them. Not sure about Liquid's bottom, but the Diesel Suby had ZERO actual problems. I'm not sure why that motor came out, but they tore it down and found NOTHING that wasn't perfect. That exact motor, with ALL the same parts is running quite successfully in Arnold's car right now... As far as I know there are ZERO advantages of the ej205 over the ej257... SS
Well then why did Diesel pull his motor? Wasn't he having knocking or something or are you thinking it was some heat shield or part rattling???
He *THOUGHT* he had an "intermittent rod-knock." Despite all of us assuring him there is no such thing as an "intermittent rod-knock," he didn't believe us. Again, there was NO damage found anywhere in the motor, and it is now running quite well in Arnold's car with the EXACT same parts. SS
Hmmmm the 2.5L is still a contender however that Ver8 longblock I was offered for $3400 is looking mightly tempting....lol
So. It's a semi-closed deck design... The following are exerts from some on-line articles: Like the old engine, it's a turbocharged and intercooled 16-valve dual overhead cam boxer four, but a semi-closed deck design, forged high-carbon steel connecting rods, and other internal modifications make it stronger than the old 2.0-liter block. Variable valve timing widens the power band. Less boost means less power than the STi, but it's not deficient. While the horsepower spec, 230 at 5600 rpm, is virtually identical to the old engine's 227, torque has increased from 217 lb-ft to 235, at a lower 3600 rpm. While top-end power, never deficient, is unchanged, the low end and midrange get a very welcome and useful boost. Turbo lag is nonexistent as long as the revs are kept up, and minimal when they drop too low. - The AutoChannel.com -Drive-by-wire throttle -Aluminum alloy pistons -Cast iron cylinder liners -Reinforced "semi-closed deck" alloy block -Forged high-carbon steel connecting rods - 2007 SUBARU WRX AND STI RESEARCH PAGE
My issues were more a result from the cr ratio from using very thin headgaskets and running a ton of boost. I was running 25+ psi on my pe1820 clone with a tmic. I am sure that is a little out side of the efficiency . I was using the new rs 2.5 gaskets instead of the older revised rs gasket. The gaskets I was using were thinner than the sti gaskets. And just to clarify I never had a problem with the head gaskets blowing. I lost 2 different cyclinders on 2 different occasions from cracked ringlands. The block had about 40k miles and a lot of track time on it before the pistons went.
Ah gotcha. I feel better about it now though. I just know that I have to have a tranny before that happens.