Tuning Alliance

Thanks Dave & ESP! ESP is an awesome shop. The only place I would have work on my personal vehicles. I have seen them help lots of customer who were burned by other shops, and got their car running 100%. I have seen them go above and beyond time and time again. Over the years we have built mutual trust and I know if ESP worked on the car, its ready to boost. If not its likely getting a boost leak test... Great rates, great communication. In fact call Dave if you want a Dyno tune from me. It is actually easier to schedule that way.

If your over boosting in cold weather that is typically a tuning issue as well. As the ecu does compensate waste gate solenoid duty based on intake air temp. If your running 0 wgdc and getting lots of boost you have a mechanical issue.

Weekends are good. Shoot me an email to schedule something. tuningalliance@gmail.com

Vernon, right in the middle of CT.

Eckseleven how far are you from CT? You should come visit me and I'll get it straightened out for you and do a street tune. Need to play with more 5th gens!

You can test the system by running a line directly from the boost source port to the wastegate (completely bypassing the ebcs). Not sure if this is what you have done or not.

Yes, the stock spring is 7-8psi, typically they will creep to around 10 psi or so. How much boost are you hitting?

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Disabling CL helps mileage? That doesn't make much sense either, since it clearly is richer with CL off. Now again this depends on how your maf is calibrated, perhaps if your running 15:0 afr in open loop vs 14.7 in closed. Seems to me the only way mpg could go up.

Gaining 3 mpg seems like a massive change. Without seeing AFR's its hard to say. The extra load may push you into open loop more often in mid load and it could be leaner depending on the rest of the tune.

Also I'm a bit surprised your findings with AVCS. As in my experience more cam advance (not in boost), gets more air into the cylinder, and thus requires more fuel. I have found some mpg by running 0 advance in low load cruising and gently ramping it up to help spool.

Actually some tuners actually retard the dog leg cylinders by 1 degree in high load. These two cylinders tend to absorb more heat so the reduction in timing helps to further reduce chances of knock. Cobb reported those findings after I raised my concerns of the additional timing in 2 & 4. Also variable cylinder timing exists in many other subaru tunes aside from 05-06 lgt.

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Should be fun.

Its me tuning on their dynos. Not all shops have a resident tuner, and most will rent the dyno to anyone. Scheduling is fairly normal, you need to find a date I'm available and also that the dyno is free on whatever date your interested in, at the specific location. Good news is the new shops can possible do sundays. My schedule is getting pretty booked so earlier you plan the better.

Actually I have some news that will make your tuning experience much easier, and reduce your driving time. I have worked out deals with 3 additional dyno shops to provide protuning services to make it more convientant for customers travleing, more scheduling options etc. Home Shop: Enhanced Street Performance 12 Beverly Drive, Sterling, MA CT Shop: Command Performance, llc. 40 NE Industrial Rd, Branford, CT 06405 RI Shop: Dynotech Tuning, Inc. 20 Hollister Rd, Seekonk, MA 02771 Eastern Mass/Cape: Modified Mechanics 2371 Cranberry Hwy, West Wareham, MA 02576

I have done a fair amount, most were using cobb in hybrid mode so using the maf for most normal driving then switching to SD once the maf is maxxed. Then have done a few purely speed density ones as well, with no maf at all.

Take a log and find out

Considering I will support you for years to come, provide updates if needed, view logs, give advice, and help trouble shoot any issues. It's not a bad deal. Cheaper than many I guess.

Email is best tuningalliance@gmail.com Cost Cobb AP tuning: Maps: $120 (stock turbo, stock fueling, stock boost control) E-tune or street: $200 (pretty much anything goes, wideband helps) Dynotunes: $450 (includes street tuning after the session to dial into real conditions) Open source tuning: Maps: $200 E-tunes: $250 Dyno tunes: $450

Yes, sir! E-tunes, street tunes, dyno tunes.

Thanks Guys!

It is not the car or the OBD connector, it is a cobb issue. I have seen this many many times. One car I could not log at all, whether logging with the AP, logging with my PC (pass-thru) with the AP, or directly with my pc. However, I was able to log with a different AP. They were both V2. I could connect and the second I gave it much throttle it would freeze up. Seems like V3 doesn't have this issue much. It is super annoying when I have a car on the dyno and can't log, lol.

Post a pic of the bent plug. That should not be happening unless the plug is somehow sitting deeper in its pocket. I would pull it and from another cylinder and compare the exposed depths. Something weird is going on. Either that or something really bad.

Boost leak test it...