Yes I have been talking to Ryan. I think im getting the install done at A1320, but he told me I should still go to Precision for the tune. So I think that is what I'll do, cuz Ive already been taking my car to them and they do a great job. The only thing is that they are a bit pricy when it comes to installation.
As far as the whole self control thing, I have plenty of it. But my point is that nobody buys an sti to go partial throttle all the time. If ur gonna do that then buy an accord and leave it stock. I like to enjoy spirited driving in my car, because that is what it was built for. Yes, 98% of the time im driving normally like a sane controlled person. But ud better believe that I love the other 2% and that I do use it.
Look, "Having my cake" is having the dom 3 installed with a good but conservative tune, exactly like many of u are suggesting. "Getting to eat my cake too" is having the other map with like 20 psi or so and a little under 400whp, that I can use whenever Id like to treat myself even more that what the normal map offers. (Believe me, this wouldnt be all that often)
If i just had the higher map, then Id constantly feel like id have to keep the car down for fear of pushing the engine too hard. Id only be able to really have fun with it every so often anyways.
Now, I could just run the conservative tune, which is still much improved over my current numbers, but Im paying 1600 for the DOM. For that potential. And with this idea, i wouldnt be able to fully use the turbo i payed so much for.
With my 2 map idea, I get the best of both worlds. I get to have my cake and eat it too. I get the conservative tune map to Drive 99% of the time (and i can still have fun with it the way i do now w/o worrying to much about busting the motor), And Id be able to tap into the Dom 3s real potential when I really wanted/ needed to. In all actuality, Id probly wind up using full 20psi boost less this way than in having to use self control all the time.
I have the tool to do this in my Accessport. Utec is great im sure, but Precision doesnt like it for some reason and they will not tune on it. I respect their opinion on these things, ad I trust that they have good reasons. Again, Im not still using cobb maps, I just still use the AP. When Precision protuned my car, they put their map on my Accessport. that way i retain all the other useful aspects of it, which are actually alot. And i just like knowing that I could have Launch control and flat floor shifting if i wanted them. (even though i can launch my car just fine as is
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