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Old 11-09-2005, 06:32 PM   #1
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Default Cobb AP Stage 2 question

I currently have catless helix up-pipe and down-pipe, with the stock WRX catback. I'm saving up to get the borla hush and cobb AP. My question is this...can I get the AP now and run the stage 2 map (would actually be using the economy/granny driver map during the week and stage 2 on the weekends) before I put on the catback, or would it confuse the hell out of the ECU and mess everything up?

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Old 11-09-2005, 07:06 PM   #2
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Nope, the DP is all you need for stage 2.
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Old 11-09-2005, 08:17 PM   #3
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Yes you can run stage 2 and nope you won't confuse the ECU.
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Old 11-09-2005, 08:23 PM   #4
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yesssss. now to find a used 02/03 AP for $400 shipped
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Old 11-09-2005, 08:28 PM   #5
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good luck pretty much any ap under 500 shipped gets gobbled up within 10 minutes here on the boards. i decided to quit waiting for that killer deal and got mine for 515 shipped a few weeks ago
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DP is all you need but you might not hit target boost AND have high EGT's. Thats pretty much what happend when I went Stage 2 with only a DP. I wouldnt risk it. Just listen to directions and use the entire turboback.
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Old 11-09-2005, 11:37 PM   #7
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Granny mode is bad juju I think unless you really truthfully never get on the gas at all during the week.
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Old 11-09-2005, 11:40 PM   #8
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durring the week its pretty much just driving to school and work in slow traffic
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Old 11-10-2005, 05:35 PM   #9
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The Cobb website states:

The Stage 2 was tuned on a car with a full turbo-back system. If you have pieced together a less than optimal combo of parts or those that were not designed to work together you may not get the full benefits of the Stage 2 AccessECU. Boost may not come on as quickly and the peak power may be down from those that have a well designed full turbo-back system. If you have replaced the first section (second cat or downpipe section) and nothing else, then the Stage 2 map is what we would recommend. Again the results will be far less than optimal, but it will control the boost better than the Stage 1. If you have replaced sections 2-4 (third cat, mid-pipe, and muffler section then you are still Stage 1. You managed to get all except the part that makes the most difference. Again, we want to reiterate that Stage 2 will only get the intended results with a well designed complete turbo-back.

Seems pretty clear to me....
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