Utec? Yes...No...

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  1. flat4ever666

    flat4ever666 Member

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    I have a Utec, its great i like it a whole lot, the power is incredible but to be honest im kinda scared of the thing. To me i break down the Utec like this; its a professional device for serious professional tuners looking for the absolute most out of their vehicles. Do i want that YES, but im no tuning genius, NO, i cant hook up my computer (i have a Mac) to the Utec and tweak settings/street tune it. though the tune on there right now has safety features on it and protects the motor i still dont know. So what im looking for is this, should i just pull it off and get an access port? they are so user friendly and easy to use, and to my knowledge a lot safer. what should i do. go........
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    vf34
    sti pinks
    all catless TBE etc.
    short ram
    255 pump
    FMIC
    Eutec
     
    #1 flat4ever666, Oct 23, 2008
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  2. Jake

    Jake Active Member

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    do you mean and ECUTEK? or a UTEC?
     
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  3. nsvwrx

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    Even with street tuner its not hard to kill your motor.
     
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  4. flat4ever666

    flat4ever666 Member

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    Sorry kinda drunk when i wrote this up. I meant UTEC.
     
    #4 flat4ever666, Oct 24, 2008
  5. pEd

    pEd This ain't no Piccadilly!

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    fixed the title for ya. I was confuzzled as well.
     
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  6. scoobaru

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    my old sti had a utec. Everyone always told me how much it sucked and to ditch it for an AP. I ended up getting rid of it though, but got protuned with openecu. I know that the utec is expensive, and you cant sell it for crap lol.
     
    #6 scoobaru, Oct 24, 2008
  7. siegelracing

    siegelracing Registered Vendor<br><b><font color="#666666">bion

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    AP + Protune FTW ;)

    Siegel
     
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  8. Weapon

    Weapon 90lbs of dynamite
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    you will probably find mixed emotions about Utec. I had bad experiences with it so I would ditch it for an Access Port.
     
    #8 Weapon, Oct 24, 2008
  9. techlord

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    I think MOST everyone here will say the same ditch it for AP or something else. UTEC sux!
     
    #9 techlord, Oct 24, 2008
  10. WJM

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    Get the AP version 2.

    UTECs are 'good' when they work. 'good' is a relative term.
     
    #10 WJM, Oct 24, 2008
  11. mmtasty

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    I had a DELTA system apparently tuned as well as it could be, and switched it for an AP running a crappy Cobb OTS map and it's dramatically better.

    So, a tuned UTEC < untuned AP...
     
    #11 mmtasty, Oct 24, 2008
  12. flat4ever666

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    cool guys thanks, can i just pull it off my car and everything will return to stock?>
     
    #12 flat4ever666, Oct 24, 2008
  13. Tray@topspeed

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    Utec stinks.. I think they are free now adays online. ;)
     
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  14. mmtasty

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    I simply pulled my Delta system out and all was well. I don't know about the regular UTEC though. Flashed a OTS map and works well enough. I'm saving for a Protune though... ASAP.
     
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    Will a stock map for a WRX be able to control a VF34 without it running like ass?
     
    #15 Berzerklo, Oct 24, 2008
  16. siegelracing

    siegelracing Registered Vendor<br><b><font color="#666666">bion

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    If you have stock injectors and a near stock maf, you can run just the stock ECU. If you have non-stock injectors you really shouldn't run stock ecu...

    Siegel
     
    #16 siegelracing, Oct 24, 2008
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