Hey gang, 2015 car here with some mods. Bought the car new. Said I wasn't going to touch it mod-wise. Credit card already melting. Previous 2nd car was a '02 Miata, Rotrex SC, large FMIC, 750cc injectors, ECU installed in parallel to the stock ECU, E85 tune, lots of dyno time, twin disc clutch, LSD, custom suspension, 225/45 R-compounds on 15x9 wheels, 400lb diet, many other things I cannot recall atm. The thing was insane and the only other hands to touch my car was the tire/alignment guy. I learned a LOT building that car. The Miata didn't however have a programmable tuner via the OBD-II port like the AccessPort. Dyno and a laptop and lots of $ was required.
With the FiST, I wanted more sound initially. More turbo spool sound and more tone. I chose the cp-e catted downpipe and their Nexus 3" exhaust. I literally could not be happier. I also threw on cp-e's intake setup. It's all perfect for what I want but I'm noticing some flat, dull spots in the power delivery under hard throttle so I'm thinking an AccessPort is needed sooner than later. I also have a larger than stock FMIC coming to control charge temps.
So, tuning-wise, is the AccessPort the end all-be all choice for tuning the ECU? I do not always run 91/93 octane. Typically I run 89. This is because of cost, it's my DD that sees >75% throttle once a day and because the car knows what octane is being run and adjusts accordingly and I'm ok with less peak power with a lower octane. Will a tune with the AccessPort require the highest octane available? Also, how would I obtain a tune for my mods?..on a dyno or are their tunes out there that will work with a 3" dp/exhaust and large FMIC?
Sorry for the amount of questions and thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge
With the FiST, I wanted more sound initially. More turbo spool sound and more tone. I chose the cp-e catted downpipe and their Nexus 3" exhaust. I literally could not be happier. I also threw on cp-e's intake setup. It's all perfect for what I want but I'm noticing some flat, dull spots in the power delivery under hard throttle so I'm thinking an AccessPort is needed sooner than later. I also have a larger than stock FMIC coming to control charge temps.
So, tuning-wise, is the AccessPort the end all-be all choice for tuning the ECU? I do not always run 91/93 octane. Typically I run 89. This is because of cost, it's my DD that sees >75% throttle once a day and because the car knows what octane is being run and adjusts accordingly and I'm ok with less peak power with a lower octane. Will a tune with the AccessPort require the highest octane available? Also, how would I obtain a tune for my mods?..on a dyno or are their tunes out there that will work with a 3" dp/exhaust and large FMIC?
Sorry for the amount of questions and thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge