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Old 09-17-2010, 03:05 PM   #26
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More info on SD thats seems to be something no one else has been able to nail down on the OEM Ecu.
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Old 09-17-2010, 03:46 PM   #27
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ecutek really lost favor due to licensing fees and their ECU lock down. Its nice to see they are exploring added features and such, but what are they going to do about the reasons they lost favor in the first place?
ya i know what you mean.

But - the ecu's were locked down by request from ecutek dealers / tuners, they wanted their work protected from the people that were downloading their files and selling them. (This is when the Tactrix cables first came out)

Licensing is what pays for ecutek's new development and support.

There's about 4 different Audi, VW, BMW, Benz software companys that doesn't charge licensing fees for flashing - they charge 18k for the equipment and offer little to no support for the tuner or map locations.
They give you software that allows you to search for the maps!! eeek

Most customers wouldn't know but EcuTek support is awesome.

When I ran into a problem with a newer Subaru's total timing not adding up (Per Gear Comp)... Even though it was late at night EcuTek responded and located maps that at the time weren't available with other tuning solutions.

Hope that answers your question
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Old 12-01-2010, 06:03 PM   #28
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ecutek really lost favor due to licensing fees and their ECU lock down. Its nice to see they are exploring added features and such, but what are they going to do about the reasons they lost favor in the first place?
**** Ecutek for making me buy a new ECU because I'm locked out of mine.

**** that company
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Old 12-01-2010, 09:05 PM   #29
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**** Ecutek for making me buy a new ECU because I'm locked out of mine.

**** that company
+1....
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Old 12-01-2010, 11:34 PM   #30
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More info on SD thats seems to be something no one else has been able to nail down on the OEM Ecu.
the group n rom allows you to run speed density perfectly fine on the 02-03 ecu, thoughts were that it could be opened up for other 16bit ecu's, but there doesnt seem to be anyone with the knowledge or time to make much advancement, runs great on usdm just with ghost CEL and on JDM ECU with with no side effects

i think it will be interesting to compare the two, i have a feeling it takes the same basic info from how you explained the LC, and switching maps, which is kind of avalible on the group n map, my main question is will the auto blip only work on 32bit ecu???
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Old 12-02-2010, 09:33 AM   #31
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I have a SD rom for the 04 sti and know of someone that was trying to make it work for 05 and 06 32 bit ecus but he was having some problems getting it to work. The 04 SD rom requires a different Romraider definition file and can only be modified in Romraider as far as i know.

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Old 12-06-2010, 01:54 AM   #32
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this may be off subject but is 1.2 CF normal on dyno dynamics?
You must be new around here.
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Old 12-06-2010, 02:02 AM   #33
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**** Ecutek for making me buy a new ECU because I'm locked out of mine.

**** that company
I'm assuming were talking about 02-03 ecus...

For some reason we're not able to unlock those..

If you send me your EcuTek ECU I would be more than glad to send you a unlocked one back.
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Old 12-06-2010, 02:05 AM   #34
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the group n rom allows you to run speed density perfectly fine on the 02-03 ecu, thoughts were that it could be opened up for other 16bit ecu's, but there doesnt seem to be anyone with the knowledge or time to make much advancement, runs great on usdm just with ghost CEL and on JDM ECU with with no side effects

i think it will be interesting to compare the two, i have a feeling it takes the same basic info from how you explained the LC, and switching maps, which is kind of avalible on the group n map, my main question is will the auto blip only work on 32bit ecu???
I haven't really used the SD Group-N rom much, but I know EcuTek approach to SD is different.

I think Knock Control is disabled on the Group-N rom..thats the main reason I haven't used it.

I don't believe they are going to have RaceRom for 16bit ecus (02-05wrx)

You would need drive-by-wire for auto-blip.
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Old 01-21-2011, 10:58 PM   #35
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And it's here....

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I can't wait to test it on my car Meng!
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Old 01-22-2011, 12:51 AM   #37
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I can't wait to test it on my car Meng!
haha, no more testing bud.
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Old 01-22-2011, 01:12 AM   #38
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haha, no more testing bud.
Alright, I can't wait to ROCK it on my car is that better lol! Sorry one too many beers midnight bowling.
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Old 01-22-2011, 10:15 PM   #39
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how much $$$?
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Old 01-24-2011, 09:21 PM   #40
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John, is this something that could be added to my Visconti tune or would I need to bring it down for a complete retune?
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Old 01-24-2011, 11:07 PM   #41
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how much $$$?
Yeah I'm asking the same question. Gear dependent boost and a good way to do speed density are serious selling points. If the price is right they won't be able to keep these in stock.
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Old 01-24-2011, 11:21 PM   #42
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Curious on limits of SD. Cobb said they were having issues with more then 29 psi irrc and haven't gotten past it yet.
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Old 01-25-2011, 06:28 AM   #43
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AFAIK there is no limit on it, and all you have to do is pay licensing fees(which are around $150 I believe) then johns tuning fee's. Then an ebcs to be able to take maximum advantage of what race rom has to offer.
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Old 01-25-2011, 03:07 PM   #44
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sounds awesome. definitely going to do this with my next tune. interested to see how the speed density works out. will it be using a IAT sensor like in the evos?
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Old 01-26-2011, 01:55 PM   #45
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how can u buy this but tune it myself?
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Old 01-26-2011, 05:18 PM   #46
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More and more locked down ECUs. Never a good thing.. They own your ecu after install.

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Old 01-29-2011, 01:23 PM   #47
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More and more locked down ECUs. Never a good thing.. They own your ecu after install.

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I agree

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Old 01-30-2011, 02:37 PM   #48
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John, is this something that could be added to my Visconti tune or would I need to bring it down for a complete retune?
RaceRom has a number of features. If your only looking for added launch control and flatfoot shifting then there is no need for a retune. Just need a EcuTek license

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Curious on limits of SD. Cobb said they were having issues with more then 29 psi irrc and haven't gotten past it yet.
I'm still working on a few SD cars at the moment. So far so good

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sounds awesome. definitely going to do this with my next tune. interested to see how the speed density works out. will it be using a IAT sensor like in the evos?
SD cars will need a IAT sensor and 4 bar map sensor.

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how can u buy this but tune it myself?
Soon, see below

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More and more locked down ECUs. Never a good thing.. They own your ecu after install.

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I will agree no one likes to be locked out of something they own...

But EcuTek does this to protect their custom non-oem tables + the tuners work.

Cobb AP does the same thing.

The big difference is the Cobb AP is a hand held and can be removed by the owner at any time...which unlocks the ECU.

EcuTek has always sold enduser cables that give the user the ability to log, change maps and put back to stock. Most people don't purchase this because it's cheaper just to get a ProTune.

Normally when a customer gets tuned by a tuner (whether its with Cobb, EcuTek or Open Soruce) they have some sort of relationship. If a car is running funny or needs a update because of a new mod they contact the person that tuned the car.

In the near future EcuTek will have a end-user cable that will allow people to tune their own ECUs - Like Cobb's Access Tuner Race

A important note - Any person that was tuned using EcuTek can have it removed by any EcuTek dealer.

But for the past few years EcuTek has been silently working very hard developing new things. RaceRom is one of them.

And believe me Cobb and the Open Source guys are doing a lot of great things as well.

All I can say is 2011 is going to be a great for the Subie guys
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Old 01-31-2011, 05:48 AM   #49
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any idea when this will be available ??

ecutek r always a few years late than their release date...
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What I picked up was that they had released it last week so check out your local Ecutek dealer. He should be aware of that.
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