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motorbreath
10-20-2005, 10:59 AM
in-store consignment, brand new, $150
Ruiner77
10-20-2005, 11:03 AM
hmmm im still in the market for a DP..... are there any pros and cons any of yu guys can tell me bout?

JSC Speed has it for $139 :P (but its $26 shipping :O)
pickinicholas
10-20-2005, 01:52 PM
Pros are more power, sound, and coolness...

cons (for Ruiner77) Sound...
Ruiner77
10-20-2005, 01:55 PM
:shock: :shock: :shock:

hey now :P

i am GOING to replace that dp, but i just didnt know if this one was quality. I mean i was still looking at the crucial one for $300. So for half the price i didnt knwo if it was worht it. Id have to get it coated obviously... no biggie there, but then id be short yet annother cat..... hrmmmm.
Max Power
10-20-2005, 02:28 PM
Why do you need it coated? Coating post turbo is not very useful unless you're looking to keep underhood temps down a hair. Coating pre-turbo is necessary to get exhaust energy up.

What are you looking to do to your car? If you're not going to extreme then the HKS pipe is perfectly fine. Put the extra 150 towards an up-pipe or tune.
Ruiner77
10-20-2005, 02:33 PM
i already have a invidia uppie... its sitting on the floor next to my desk at home LOL. i was hoping to keep that cat though... but i guess the cost savings is worth it...... Im gonna have to send a PM on this one then :P
Max Power
10-20-2005, 02:37 PM
Cats are over rated. Put that 150 towards an Access Port... save up another 450 (get a salad instead of nachos at the Kilt ;)) and you'll be basking the Stage 2 awesomeness.
Ruiner77
10-20-2005, 02:43 PM
AP? wha? ill head over to dynocomp and get flashed there :P

and SALAD??? U trying to impress the ladies there by eating salad? BAH... i go out once every other week.... im not eating health food... Im eating nachos with chili and salsa!!! :D with about $30 worht of guinness :twisted:
moxie
10-20-2005, 02:45 PM
Dynocomp is a good way to go actually. its a set it and forget it solution. :)

AP is cheaper though, and the dyno should soon show the power difference if any
Ruiner77
10-20-2005, 02:47 PM
seems the folks (including you guys) ive talked to about the AP say its not a good idea in AZ. Though i will probably be moving in about a year back to Chicago :?
moxie
10-20-2005, 03:04 PM
seems the folks (including you guys) ive talked to about the AP say its not a good idea in AZ. Though i will probably be moving in about a year back to Chicago :?

I have the AccessPort. It works awesomely well, I couldn't be happier :)

You need to watch it in the summer and run some octane booster, but thats the case with WRXs in general
Ruiner77
10-20-2005, 03:13 PM
grrrrrrr i thought i knew what to do :P well hopefully ill grab this pipe and then ill have my options open. Dynocomp can do custom tunes with the AP as well right?
moxie
10-20-2005, 03:24 PM
grrrrrrr i thought i knew what to do :P well hopefully ill grab this pipe and then ill have my options open. Dynocomp can do custom tunes with the AP as well right?

Not yet, I don't think Rich has pro-tuner.
Not sure if he ever will.

We should be dynoing in the next few weeks, Bryan and I have similar mods so we can see if the the performance difference of the two.

Custom tune is always nice though....
Ruiner77
10-20-2005, 03:32 PM
so you use AP, and erin/nick are custom tuned reflashes?
pickinicholas
10-20-2005, 04:21 PM
so you use AP, and erin/nick are custom tuned reflashes?

Brian is "one of us" too!
Bphilly
10-20-2005, 06:23 PM
yeah but is Bryan? you sp sucks Nik
Max Power
10-20-2005, 06:27 PM
Brianrietta?
Bphilly
10-20-2005, 06:59 PM
I think the AP is the way to go for you. Dyno-comp is good but expensive. I really like the custom tune idea but if I had to do it again, I may have gone with the AP
wrx222
10-20-2005, 08:54 PM
The only concern I have about AP is I've heard it runs the car too lean, but who knows, you hear good and bad things about every product, and most people only post the bad
moxie
10-21-2005, 06:43 AM
The only concern I have about AP is I've heard it runs the car too lean, but who knows, you hear good and bad things about every product, and most people only post the bad

Exactly.
I find that most people just want to bitch...


We will have charts to post in the next few weeks.

I have been running the car with the AP Stg 2 for a while now and I never have any problems.

Hopefully with charts and AFR graphs we should know for sure :)


AP also has the ability to switch maps, so you could conceivably be tuned for pump gas and race gas and make the switch with the push of a button.
That is probably the biggest plus over EcuTek. Nick has to stop by DynoComp anytime he wants to flash over the race gas map.

There is no real perfrect solution, but don't discount the AP before you have talked to me and looked at my datalogs... oh yeah... you love the datalogs.
Ruiner77
10-21-2005, 06:50 AM
mmmmmmmmmmmm........datalogs.........
wgnths
10-24-2005, 05:04 PM
bottom line, buy the hks dp. thats a smokin deal! :wink: