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Just going to throw it out there. My sportwagen with the 09g would spin the tires on the 2-3 shift and shift third to fourth at full throttle and no issues. Reflect Tuning

We actually are almost two years in. We bought it right before the market went crazy. So we are already positive equity with it. That is if we sold. We aren’t going anywhere though for a while. Master bathroom is this May, and then we have the kitchen and some outdoor patio stuff around the pool...

There is no issues with the conventional auto at higher power levels. The only issues is that some tuners don’t know how to tune around the torque limiter built into the transmission tcu. I ran is20, upgraded hpfp, ethanol sensor and a flex fuel tune. I was running 28+ psi on e50 at the end with...

I figured the Tacoma was for the gti/golf guys. So as a sportwagen owner I obviously needed bigger 🤣

After almost 6 years with the car I’ve gone from jb1 to JB4 to is20 to custom flex fuel tune. It was loads of fun, but a truck is needed more than the car. We bought a house 1-1/2 years ago and I’ll be starting the bathroom renovation soon. Plus I do home inspections. The truck helps for tools...

The only thing he has for the older model is the rpm shift points can be raised. That would all he would be able to offer with the mk7 as well. For an is20, my stock shift points are higher than necessary. So there isn’t really a need for it. As far as valve body adjustment, it is only for hard...

I wouldn’t let it shift at redline. If you stay with the stock turbo, just use manual mode and shift around 5,500. By the time it gets it, it will be around 5,700-5,800. I wouldn’t go further. The auto shifts are slow. I’ve compared my dragy times for 60-100 vs dsg cars. I lose about 4 tenths of...

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I don’t think many actually bought the APR+. It still blows my mind on how one does not equate higher quality fuel as part of the expense of modifying a car for power.

The is20 will work fine on the stock tune. It won't be much faster if anything at all. I've run it and it felt ridiculously slow compared to a map 6. I never ran it vs an is12 to compare. As far as the map 1 thing, read what I wrote above. As far as what makes the best power, an is20 with a jb4...

It really comes down to torque targeting from the stock ECU. The is20 has the capability of making more power at the same boost, but the stock tune has the ability to remove boost as it senses the torque target met. That is why with an is20 and jb4, the absolute targets works better than...

When you start modifying your car, you need to factor in fuel costs as part of it. It's not about the amount of gain vs the cost of fuel, it's about having the proper grade fuel for the best long term health of your car. So it's an investment. 87 does not have the knock and detonation protection...

Why not APR? Then the question is why limit to 87. You’ll pay for a tune, but not for fuel that will actually perform better when tuned?

As far as I know. I wouldn’t bother tuning though if 87 is a concern.

His boost is what it is. He was lean as hell. Trims were 51 and AFR was 15’s when he was hitting 27psi. He backed it down to like 24 and went for more of an e20 blend. I think that is doable andhe was just tickling the max fueling that was available. I can see the is38 being a little more...