I <3 APR In-Line ECU
06-03-2010 | 10:01 PM
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I <3 APR In-Line ECU
Well, I tuned a local customer's S1 last night on a mere 5 PSI and I was so impressed with the drive-ability and response. Boost came on real quick, held and seemed to have a decent TQ curve (better than most S1s). All though, it's identical to the off the shelf ones with the exception of the APR unit. I think this is my absolute FAVORITE EMS for the tC, hands down. A little work to get setup and rolling in the right direction, but overall an awesome system. Next appointment with this guy is 10, then 15 PSI on his stock block. I am looking forward to it.
06-04-2010 | 12:03 AM
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well thats wierd cause i <3 my apr too..........
not in a wierd sexual way but in a hell ya this thing is the shizznit slighty orgasmic way?!?! ok i might have pitched a slight pup tent once but that really doesnt count now does it ;)
not in a wierd sexual way but in a hell ya this thing is the shizznit slighty orgasmic way?!?! ok i might have pitched a slight pup tent once but that really doesnt count now does it ;)
06-04-2010 | 01:45 AM
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maybe. but all the stock motors i've seen have gone pop around that psi. i remember seeing that guy from puerto rico running 16 psi on a stock block. thing had a great tune on it and was running strong before he built the motor. when he took it apart he found that all the stock rods were bent. i think its just too much psi for the stock internals to handle, even with a perfect tune.
Everybody knows that I was running 356whp@16psi without having any problems for almost a year. I daily drive the car and it was running great. I didn't notice any power loss, any sound or nothing weird 
. But........we recently open the engine in order to install some new parts and look what we found!!!!!!!!!! 
3 out 0f 4 were bend and one piston has some minor damage.
But look what we are installing now!!!!!!!!!!
Can you see the difference???
It's a brand new set of K1 connecting rods from DEZOD.com with CP pistons.
I guess we already know the limit of this engine ( stock internals). Hopefully we found it without having any bad expirience . We are currently asembling all back together and in a few days more I will post the results. For now I will say that we made a lot of modifications including a new NOS system. I can't wait to see the results. Whish me luck because my intentions it's to push it to the max!!!!! 
. But........we recently open the engine in order to install some new parts and look what we found!!!!!!!!!! 3 out 0f 4 were bend and one piston has some minor damage.
But look what we are installing now!!!!!!!!!!
Can you see the difference???It's a brand new set of K1 connecting rods from DEZOD.com with CP pistons.
I guess we already know the limit of this engine ( stock internals). Hopefully we found it without having any bad expirience
. We are currently asembling all back together and in a few days more I will post the results. For now I will say that we made a lot of modifications including a new NOS system. I can't wait to see the results. Whish me luck because my intentions it's to push it to the max!!!!! Last edited by brett561tc; 06-04-2010 at 02:06 AM.
06-04-2010 | 06:21 PM
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maybe. but all the stock motors i've seen have gone pop around that psi. i remember seeing that guy from puerto rico running 16 psi on a stock block. thing had a great tune on it and was running strong before he built the motor. when he took it apart he found that all the stock rods were bent. i think its just too much psi for the stock internals to handle, even with a perfect tune.
06-06-2010 | 07:40 PM
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06-08-2010 | 02:41 PM
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Smoothness will not come from the choice of MAF location. It will come from the engine management and the tune. I can not emphasize that enough. I have done blow through and pull throughs with identical setups and virtually no difference except in light throttle transient movement. Other than that, it's all down the engine management and the guy behind the keyboard.
