What should i do?
#1
What should i do?
ok guys going f/i with trd s/c my questions are about ecu
should i go trd reflash and then piggyback it?
or
should i just scrap trd reflash and go with AEM f/ic only?
is it safe to go just with the AEM? or should i reflash it first and then piggyback it ? thanks
should i go trd reflash and then piggyback it?
or
should i just scrap trd reflash and go with AEM f/ic only?
is it safe to go just with the AEM? or should i reflash it first and then piggyback it ? thanks
#6
umm people have chimed in for you on that one already..in your previous thread.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...781&highlight=
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...781&highlight=
#7
yea I saw that lol umm I actually see that you mentioned something about doing a lot of tuning I talked to my installer nd he's actually an AEM dealer so yea nd when I mentioned that I was gonna get the f/ic he was like "now were talking" lol 05 rs1 do you think ill b ok with just the f/ic?
#8
^ Yes... As stated in the previous thread, That is what I'm planning on doing too. The F/IC has alot better features than the e-manage, as shown by Paul at Dezod. It's just a matter of your tuner knowing how to tune it.
#9
so I take it that you r going with the just the f/ic? that's what I think I'm going to do to instead of the trd reflash so I hope everything will be safe (crosses fingers) if anyone else has any info on what I should do please let me know
#10
No, what I'm gonna do is get the reflash done first. The dealer is going to do my install, so they are gonna do that too. Then, after a while of driving my car, I will get the F/IC for the upgrades I'm planning on getting. (9.5lb pulley, CAI, and water/meth) The F/IC is just a piggyback.
#12
if you want the reflash as a starting point (which i think alot of people would recommend) this guy is selling his.
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...142&highlight=
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#14
yea there is no way I am runnin my normally n/a car with f/I without a tune I know it can for a while but no point in risking it my installer is just going to do everything at once install it and tune it...
I spoke to him and he said the f/ic works real well with the scions plus If you think about it is like if you just had an n/a car and went turbo its almost the same concept u can run a piggyback and still be ok just as long as there is something monitoring the f/i
I spoke to him and he said the f/ic works real well with the scions plus If you think about it is like if you just had an n/a car and went turbo its almost the same concept u can run a piggyback and still be ok just as long as there is something monitoring the f/i
#17
Originally Posted by IcetC
...plus If you think about it is like if you just had an n/a car and went turbo its almost the same concept u can run a piggyback and still be ok just as long as there is something monitoring the f/i
...with a turbo, your car is running almost exactly the same until you get into boost, which is up around 3k rpm, and only if you mash on it. if you accelerate slowly, you can get up to 4krpm and never kit boost. So as long as you stay out of boost, the stock ECU is fine, caues it's not doign anyting differnt.
The SC gets you into boost and increases power throught the entire RPM range, so your AFRs will be elevated ALL THE TIME without the reflash. This also means that you would have to tune the F/IC for the ENTIRE RPM range instead of just clamping down the MAF and tuning the boost portions.
Yes, you have to map everything for turbo as well to compensate for the larger injectors, but not as much as you would have to for the SC. I would DEFFENATELY recomend starting with the TRD reflash and then going with the F/IC later on.
Or a standalone!
#20
why wouldn't it be safe, when you install a turbo, you just use ems to tune the ecu, you dont reflash it first. I wouldn't drive the car on the street for a long period of time, but installing the sc then driving it to your shop, to get it tuned, shouldn't be a problem.