flat4_ire

hey guys
have my 1998 V4 Type R coming monday, thinkin about getting the apexi power fc for her, il be running on 97 SUL and millers OB, do u tink the apexi power fc wud be a good investment or what do ya reckon? its about 600 squid delivered from japan

GC8

Id sooner spend £750 with Andy Forrest; supplied, fitted and mapped. He is a regular contributor here as Andy.F I dont know him personally, but if you ask about him Im sure youll only hear positive remarks.

Simon

Iwan

If you order one and fit it yourself it will only have a basic base map in it to get you up and running, they aren't really intended to be run on the base map permanently.

Much better to take a trip across to see Andy.F and get it fitted/mapped by him. Just use octane booster and get a knocklink until then.

Enjoy the car.

highlander68k

I'm in agreement with all of the above.

The Power FC is a good investment. But really does need mapping from the start.

Optimax + booster still wasn't enough to prevent engine-threatening detonation on the standard map.

flat4_ire

yeah i hear what ur sayin guys, ive been to his website,looks impressive, heard good things about him too, one small problem tho is that i live in southern ireland, there are no subaru specialists really here, there are 2/3 dynopacks in the country.not sure what to do about it

theotherphil

Got mine fitted and mapped by Andy. Got to admit, it's the best cash I've spent on my scoob. The difference in driveability and better fuel consumption was amazing considering the limited mods at the time.

flat4_ire

there a place in the northwest www.tightrope.ie that are supposed to specialists in evos an imprezas, full dynapack and fit and supply ecu upgrades..never heard of them before though, suppose i could ring and see what they have to say at least anyway

jonny gav

iTrader: (1)

remember a mappable ECU is only as good as the map that it runs, i used Andy F for the map on my last car and will be using him for the mapping on my new one (also v4 type r).
in my opinion Andy is without doubt the best subaru/apexi mapper in the uk and i have tried others before going to Andy.

do a search on apexi mapping and you will see Andy recommended again and again

flat4_ire

i realise this guys and i would def go to him if i was a bit closer, livin in southern ireland means id have to get a ferry over and back, and that aint cheap either..just pu rchased the apexi power fc with commander on ebay for £450 delievered, not bad.just may see what the story is now with someone worthy of doin it

jonny gav

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Andy does travel

flat4_ire

for £200 a day yeah, and what does he bring the dynapack and all his gear with him?i might just email him and see what the craic is anyway

jonny gav

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its your choice, i am just trying to steer you in the right direction!

better off spending £200 on a map than £1500 on a rebuild.

then again you are irish

scooby-tc

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flat4_ire

was wondering how long it would take for a paddy joke to be cracked! i wont get started on the english just yet ..ive emailed him anyway to see what way he works it..3 of my friends have wrx, sti, and type RA, and none of them h ve ecu mods, all they use is 95 with ob and one doesnt even use ob and they have had no probs so far, and theyve had them over a year, so its hard to know what to do! i never really thought about ecu upgrades until i joined this site!

GC8

ROAD TRIP !

Id ring the ferry companies and get a timetable; after all the governments bent you over the desk on import and registration taxes: another couple of hundred wont break the bank will it?

Simon

flat4_ire

haha, road trip yeah, i might ya know, could be worth the few extra quid..a lot of hassle tho, think it cost like 300 squid just to bring ur car on the ferry :/
plus il be running it on texaco 97 SUL, id have to fill up on the way, any of that stuff along the way over there?
ive emailed andy f anyway
not sure what to do

morpheous

iTrader: (9)

Andy travels m8 not as costly as you think and his work speaks for itself
On the road mapping too ( How many miles do you do on the rollers LOL )

flat4_ire

yeah i see that, i know its worth paying 200 or 300 extra if its going to be done top quality, and im not 100% sure of any lads over here that can guarantee that ya know?
il see how much andy f can sort it out for, might have to get one of my friends with their imprezas to get it done aswell to cut costs a little bit..none of my friends with scoobs have it done but sure il be the first i reckon!
hopefully a good investment,anyway, picking the type r up tuesday so il bang up a few pics for yis!

banny sti

iTrader: (68)

As a test i have run my sti v3 on the power fc base map with optimax and millers ob, and the knock reading does not go above 15, even on the graph mode it is very consistent. the base map seems to be better than the factory ecu and slightly better on fuel. The car is getting remapped by andy on the 22nd of june will let you know of the results.

Andy.F

flat4 ire you have a PM
(I'm in Dublin mapping 4 Subarus towards the end of June)

cheers

Andy

highlander68k

How lucky is that?

flat4_ire

hey, some "luck of the irish" there for me i reckon! thanx lads, and andy il be chattin to u soon hopefully

Iwan

No excuse now!

Seriously it does make a big difference having an expert map your car, as opposed to someone who can map a car adequately.

Make sure you let us know how you get on.

jonny gav

iTrader: (1)

LOL

let us know how you get on after the mapping

flat4_ire

aye hopefully will be a good investment and will be pleased with the results! il let ya know how it all goes and il try get up a few good pics too!