Sometimes it isn't about horsepower but rather power delivery.
You sound like you work for APR.
I don't work for APR nor prefer one tune more than any other. I just find it fascinating that people will drop tons of money for little to no benefit.
Sometimes it isn't about horsepower but rather power delivery.
You sound like you work for APR.
I don't work for APR nor prefer one tune more than any other. I just find it fascinating that people will drop tons of money for little to no benefit.
Clearly there has to be some benefit given the amount of people doing it.
Your point above is flawed logic, it is simply the herd mentality causing the switching. I was referencing people that switch in a quest to gain more power. They get a tune, get used to it so it the car then feels slow again, then read a dyno or a review on a forum so they think "this other tune must be the greatest thing ever."
That's too bad that you have dealt with poor customer service. That would definitely make me look elsewhere as well.
My point is not necessarily flawed. It could be herd mentality which sort implies the herd is poorly informed and not very bright, or it could be that there are some legitimate reasons. You could be right about the herd mentality, but you also could be wrong. Clearly neither of us have enough info to definitively dismiss the other persons logic as flawed.
All the guys that go this route have confirmation bias, and is why they have
"OMG Unitronics what a difference so much more power" in their signature to profess this. lol.
If you purchase an APR tune and are having driveability issues or others, you have 30 days to get a full refund if you are unsatisfied. There is also customer support to help you.
If you switch from one tuner to another tune in an attempt to increase power, it may possibly be the most expensive horsepowers you ever buy, and that is assuming you even gain any power. Spend the money on a better intercooler, W/M, or save it for your next turbo upgrade.
All the guys that go this route have confirmation bias, and is why they have
"OMG Unitronics what a difference so much more power" in their signature to profess this. lol.
Here's something to gnaw on........A BW KKK-K03 turbocharger has better flow characteristics than the IHI. Since the EA888 engine has better head flow itself, why not commonize the K03 to an EA888 engine and tune it from there? THAT will probably gain you more power over the Stage 2 IHI. That number would be left to determine. Bronson and I had talked about doing this......................and may still do it just to see.
From my understanding, the Maestro cannot access the entire ECU protocol.
2) Timing vs. boost. Each has their own pitfalls. Higher advance = Knock issues. Higher Boost equals internal pressure issues. Its all about managing them correctly.
Grambles - let's discuss why we can't have both. Let's say we're scavenging enough heat, our cylinder pressures are fine (lol @ that in this scenario, I think? Maybe the issue... but at this power level?) and our IATs are cooled by WMI/large IC... since we're at K04 levels we aren't out of fuel, so... what's up?