This was with v6 installed. Just got back from the mountains and 2nd gear is lethal!! lol. I am only doing basic mods because WHEN (not if!) I get an STI I will spend stupendous amounts of cash to get everything as good as it gets, then see if I can stay alive long enough to enjoy them!west_minist wrote:Was this on v6 or v5?
Yes, the STI be great. I think its being stock is crap.
Should have Kelford B cams in it, full suspension bits, a bigger turbo, etc.
Your first car! You lucky bugger - I wish I'd known about Subaru when I got my first car back in '97!turner_822 wrote: Hey, I love to write reviews but this being my first car means I struggle to explain myself but I'll do my best!!
It did feel that way, didn't it? The stock tune also made the car feel somewhat heavy and underpowered.turner_822 wrote: In my opinion, the entire car was so dull for one reason: the engine was a second or two behind the throttle.
Keep modding the 2.5i as you go even before you get the STi (mostly because it's just fun to do, and you learn a lot!) - I'm in the process of installing a full set of STi Brembo's, discs, braided lines and STi master brake cylinder on my 2.5i this weekend because my spirited mountain driving is causing me brake fade! Should allow me to stretch the legs of my own tune a bit further!turner_822 wrote: I am only doing basic mods because WHEN (not if!) I get an STI I will spend stupendous amounts of cash to get everything as good as it gets, then see if I can stay alive long enough to enjoy them!
HyRax wrote:Your first car! You lucky bugger - I wish I'd known about Subaru when I got my first car back in '97!turner_822 wrote: Hey, I love to write reviews but this being my first car means I struggle to explain myself but I'll do my best!!
It did feel that way, didn't it? The stock tune also made the car feel somewhat heavy and underpowered.turner_822 wrote: In my opinion, the entire car was so dull for one reason: the engine was a second or two behind the throttle.
I've come to realise that the stock tune is crap simply because Subaru don't know where and how you are going to drive your car. The stock tune is safe in the driest and coldest conditions all the way through to the hottest and most humid conditions. You've now discovered what can happen when your car is tuned to your local atmospheric coniditions (as did I). That said, I found Edward's tune to perform admirably in summer, but the best performance is always going to come in cooler, denser temperatures.
Keep modding the 2.5i as you go even before you get the STi (mostly because it's just fun to do, and you learn a lot!) - I'm in the process of installing a full set of STi Brembo's, discs, braided lines and STi master brake cylinder on my 2.5i this weekend because my spirited mountain driving is causing me brake fade! Should allow me to stretch the legs of my own tune a bit further!turner_822 wrote: I am only doing basic mods because WHEN (not if!) I get an STI I will spend stupendous amounts of cash to get everything as good as it gets, then see if I can stay alive long enough to enjoy them!
From: NickT
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 8:08 AM
To: Edward
Subject: RE: v8
I first installed in back before my surgery while I was on holidays and drove home with it. I can't really remember how v6 was but I remember having some amazing fun on the way home with v7 when I was in the high rpm range
I remember noticing some slight changes in the top end. It seemed to hold on to the power as it went over 5000rpm. When the car really starts to surge at around 4000rpm the power seems to drop away a bit at about 5000rpm. v7 felt like it improved this and helped it to hold onto the power. Instead of that fantastic surge of power between 4000-5000 fading away just as I start to enjoy it, it now seems to last longer. The combination effect of all the changes has made me think twice before planting the throttle coming out of the turns!!
I specifically remember a winding set of turns through the mountain where it was perfect to just hold in 2nd gear, working between 3000-6500rpm felt fantastic!! The car felt VERY aggressive and I went on/off the throttle and I could feel the power wanting to kick the car into under/oversteer (AWD working hard to keep me alive lol).
98 kW - 108 kW and 172 Nm - 191 Nm.turner_822 wrote:Well I had some real fun with v9c. Edward has got the car really dialed in. I will have to log some 3rd gear pulls so Edward can post the graphs but he didn't tell me what he changed for v9c.
Straight away I noticed the difference down low. The power feels so smooth now and that slow spot between 3000-4000rpm is pretty much gone. As I accelerated, it would pick up at 2500, drop off a tiny little bit at 3000, pick up again at 4000 and finally drop off at 5000. Now; the power seems to build really smoothly from 2500rpm right up to 5000 before the power fades away. It just feels like it's reving so freely because it's no longer getting held up by that slow spot between 3000-4000rpm.
Didn't really get out of town so I couldn't stretch its legs and feel for any changes in the high rpm range. I look forward to finding out in the morning though
My friend who has driven the car a few times absolutely loved the tune. I didn't tell my older brother (original owner) about the tune and he was very supprised when he first drove it. Also that was only with ?v7 I think. They are yet to see Edward's recent work.