AccessPort on stock ST questions

[NebraskaJericho]

Hey guys, noob questions here. First time dealing with anything tune related. Other than a Cobb drop in air filter, my ST is totally stock. I don't want to spend a lot of money or sacrifice reliability of this car, but I am looking to do some minor mods.

On a stock ST, does the AP3 actually offer noticeable and useable gains for a stock car that's a daily driver? I hear it helps the low end torque, etc. But is it really worth the $500?

 

[frankiefiesta]

Personally, I think the stock to stage 1 Cobb map offers a nice, noticeable difference.

Horsepower wise.. don't think you'll see much. But yes it adds a nice amount of torque down low

 

[jdubs]

Yes!

 

[Fiestarawpower]

Buy the Accessport from stratified, load up their tune, and don't look back.

 

[NebraskaJericho]

Perfect, that's what I needed! Purchased one used so I'm excited to hook it up. Coming from a 350Z with tons of low end, my only complaint with the ST so far is the lack of low end torque and busyness of the shifts when you're at a range below 2500RPM. I mean you can't even start this thing from 2nd! I've read that the AP3 really does fix some of this.

Follow up question. The AP3 I bought also includes some stage 3 tunes he had for his car. Obviously I can't use this, being stock. Do I just hold onto it in case for some reason I do end up modding the car? Is this something that comes on a disk that somebody else could use, or would it even matter since these tunes are unique to the car it was tested on?

 

[Waterfan]

Personally, I think the stock to stage 1 Cobb map offers a nice, noticeable difference.

Horsepower wise.. don't think you'll see much. But yes it adds a nice amount of torque down low

Throttle response and rev hang are improved as well. These and other little drive-ability tweaks help "wake up" the car, make it feel "more eager". Extra torque everywhere is noticeable.

EDIT: "Worth it" is in the eye of the beholder. It is for me. The AP also lets you read and clear codes and is super user-friendly. Saves the cost of any other OBDII reader tool, if applicable (~$50 and up)

 

[Striker]

So does the ap have tunes pre loaded on to it already, or is it just as the name applies--- an access point for uploading tunes to it? Or both. Comes with tunes and allows you to load new ones?




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[M-Sport fan]

I bought it more for the ability to load (and unload at will) both the flash variety, and full custom 'pro' tunes into the car's ECU, than for the included, Cobb OTS tunes.

 

[M-Sport fan]

So does the ap have tunes pre loaded on to it already, or is it just as the name applies--- an access point for uploading tunes to it? Or both. Comes with tunes and allows you to load new ones?

It comes loaded from Cobb with their 'OTS' ("off the shelf") tunes on it.

You can upload other tunes of all sorts onto it (WHY I bought it) as well.

What I don't know is IF you have to get rid of all of the Cobb OTS tunes, in order to make room for the same number of non-Cobb tune to use those 'slots', OR if one can keep it ALL (5 Cobb tune map slots, AND 5 'aftermarket' tune map slots)??

I have not read the whole manual yet.

 

[Striker]

Nice. Ty for that.

So can the livernois tune be added to the Cobb ap or no


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[M-Sport fan]

^^^THAT one I am not sure about, since Livernois has their own, exclusive, hand held device that they want to sell you, and it may be the only way to get their tune.

Others will come on and confirm or deny this, hopefully.

 

[808FiST]

No. You don't have to remove COBB's OTS tunes to make room for other tunes. I have all the COBB's OTS tunes, along with Stratified's Tunes V1.00 to V3.00.

It comes loaded from Cobb with their 'OTS' ("off the shelf") tunes on it.

You can upload other tunes of all sorts onto it (WHY I bought it) as well.

What I don't know is IF you have to get rid of all of the Cobb OTS tunes, in order to make room for the same number of non-Cobb tune to use those 'slots', OR if one can keep it ALL (5 Cobb tune map slots, AND 5 'aftermarket' tune map slots)??

I have not read the whole manual yet.

 

[808FiST]

Nope. Livernois Tune uses a different form of loader, thus you cannot store their tunes on the AP.

^^^THAT one I am not sure about, since Livernois has their own, exclusive, hand held device that they want to sell you, and it may be the only way to get their tune.

Others will come on and confirm or deny this, hopefully.

 

[M-Sport fan]

No. You don't have to remove COBB's OTS tunes to make room for other tunes. I have all the COBB's OTS tunes, along with Stratified's Tunes V1.00 to V3.00.

THANK YOU!

 

[M-Sport fan]

Nope. Livernois Tune uses a different form of loader, thus you cannot store their tunes on the AP.

That's what I thought, but just was not sure, again, THANKS!

 

[BoostBumps]

COBB Tuning - Fiesta ST OTS Map Notes

COBB AP V3 - Fiesta ST

AccessPort User Manual

AccessPort Manager Manual

 

[FreshST]

Bought my AP with 10k on the FiST. Best performance increase per dollar I've spent thus far.


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[Spaceman_Spiff]

COBB Tuning - Fiesta ST OTS Map Notes

COBB AP V3 - Fiesta ST

AccessPort User Manual

AccessPort Manager Manual

Access Ports get bought and sold on this site so often, wouldn't it be a good idea to have a FAQ thread/sticky on them? I know when I bought mine it would have been pretty helpful... things like how to switch between slots (cruise control button functions), all the neat little things they do, how to load OTS maps, etc..

 

[BoostBumps]

Access Ports get bought and sold on this site so often, wouldn't it be a good idea to have a FAQ thread/sticky on them? I know when I bought mine it would have been pretty helpful... things like how to switch between slots (cruise control button functions), all the neat little things they do, how to load OTS maps, etc..

Sounds like a good idea...

COBB AccessPort FAQ and Info Thread - Manuals and "How to" Videos

 

[NebraskaJericho]

Sounds like a good idea...


COBB AccessPort FAQ and Info Thread - Manuals and "How to" Videos

You're the man! I agree. For somebody new to this altogether, and for something everybody recommends for the FiST as a must have...Thank you.

Also cruise control features??