Ok, quick question(s) on AP. Alright I got the V1 AP and the cable that came with it for the computer, has two male ends, and I need one with a female and a male. Where do I get that? Also, the AP also has a SS map for a stage 2 sti, so would it be safe for me to go ahead and load that map, even though it wasn't made for my car specifically?
Radioshack, Fry's or MicroCenter should have the cable you need. You want to tell them you need a male to female serial cable.
I dunno I would imagine it is as safe as the OTS...Perhaps you can pm the file name to SS and he can check to see what the mods were for that map. I know SS has all the mods listed in the description for mine.
I would imagine NOT. It's never a good idea to take a map from somebody else's ride even if it's very similar to yours.
What do u guys think an ots map is? Its a map tuned for a car that isn't urs. As long as the car it was on previously had the exact same mods as you I don't see why it would be an issue. Most tuners won't recommend an ots map for the same reason they wouldn't recommend someone elses map. Its not for ur car. It will probly be ok till u get tuned tho.
What do YOU think an OTS map is? It's a map tuned very mildly to fit a wide range of tolerances and cars. A map tuned for a particular car is--assuming it's worth a crap--tuned to gain the most safe power for _that particular car_. It should make a fair amount more power than the OTS map but the penalty is that it won't be generic/safe enough to run on other vehicles.
Yes but what I was getting at is, most tuners won't recommend an ots map vs a tune because of the same reason they wouldn't recommend a map tuned for Joe blow's car, it's not ur car. That's all I was saying, not attacking, just informing based on previous experiences.
I don't think you're really understanding this. An OTS map might be tuned to eek out maybe 60-70% of the car's potential added performance. This is so that it can safely be use on different cars with different tolerances. Car A might prefer 29 degrees of timing while car B might handle 31 just fine... so the map might stick to 27 to keep things safe for everybody. A tuned map is made to crank out the most possible performance while keeping things safe. It will NOT safely transfer to other vehicles. Think of the OTS map as a slightly hopped up stock ECU map. The stock ECU map for say an '05 STi will run safely on all '05 STis. Same for the OTS map. Not picking on you, but I don't want Greg to end up f-ing his engine up because of poor advice. Also, I doubt that Scott or Doug or anybody else would say NOT to use an OTS map. They're made conservative because of their intended use.
Especially with an Intake mod, this will seriously throw off MAF scale in Intake map, which is vital for fuel and ignition maps.
yes i talked to scott today when i was getting tuned about greg's appointment and he said that it really doesn't work like that. you can't just use someone else's map, every car is different. but yes the ots will be fine till you get there friday. and SS is the wicked nasty at tuning A++++++++. smooth like butta. see ya then buddy
Awesome Also, I have one of those O2 sensor spacers installed, do I NEED to remove that now, or is it fine to just leave in?
I never said he should use that map. Just said that neither are tailored to his car. But since he is getting tuned the point is null and void anyways.
it your refering to a defouler CEL fix that spaces the o2 from the exhaust, then yes you can leave it in. ss will use rear pickup widebands to tune with. your normal o2 sensor will have little to do with what he is doing.
do you have the original ap to pc cable? Otherwise snag a Null Modem cable with the convertors to change the male to female vice versa. Took me 3 trips to Fry's to get it all sorted.
fry's has everything for computers that we "normal" people need. i might be there if you can pick me up some oil from redline in g'ville friday.
joey, just come over to jason's I'm probably gonna be changing my oil on friday too. just buy the oil and filter.
i always have my own oil and filter when i go to oil change place. i might do that. if greg can pick up the oil for me from this place that sells oil. (which is only like 2 min away from his house and on the way.)
I doubt I'll have time... I won't get home til 1, take a shower, and drive all the way to BG... HOPEFULLY I don't take the endless tour of 285 again... :hsugh:
yeah its right down the street, actually, autozone, advance, pepboys, and oreilys are all next to each other down the street
for you guys it might be smart to just come over and stay at jason's that night to save youguys some sleep. and yeah we can all hang out. i'm always down.
i need to go shopping for the wide angle lens. may be i'll just take jason's. lol plan something to do on sat night.