The mass amount of information you are providing to the community on a consistent basis is staggering. Your commitment to the community and the cars is absolutely beloved by all of us. Putting your knowledge out there to help all of us learn and pass on to other drivers is the peak of the subi community. Thank you 🙏
@@Smeedia Firstly, Good info.. ahh u da man. You young whipper snapper brainiacs crack me up..(-:: Secondly, and this is a good one. I did a tune while having CAI and catted dp on my 2016 atsv. On my 14th upload(13th was fantastic) the car seems to have spun a rod..Not good..stuck in traffic..(can u say new engine needed)!. The car only has 35k miles on it. Its a boarderline spectacular car in many ways. Anyway, hopefully my cpo or ext warr can/will step (after I back track). Supposedy air was to rich or lean per the tuner file. I have a graph and video. It's actually all greek laguage to me though. Q: Will the aftermarket cold air intake already on the car (air) bother/hurt a new stock lf4 engine? I have been told cai and aftermarket exhaust also will not effect the warranty) and allow the car to hold it's normal factory performance.
@@Smeedia Hey great video man very informative, however i had a question regarding Blow Off Valves.. I got a HKS BOV i'm putting on a 2018 Elantra Sport which has a MAP sensor and not a MAF, do i need a tune ? ;/ thanks
Many make the mistake of getting a tune and keep adding part's , with the cost of a pro-tune it's best to gather up all of your performance parts install and tune all at once ! In my experience any car will respond to a good pro-tune , $750 where I am !
@@Smeedia I know I’m late to this but what about flex fuel kit? You talked about fuel pumps and preparing for a tune but what about the flex fuel kit and still running normal gas until I’m ready for the tune. Hope my question made sense
@@jamesmota when running E85, you need larger injectors because you need 30%-40% more E85 to generate the same amount of energy as gasoline. So right there you have your answer. With bigger injectors you need a tune. But putting the car on a dyno and having a base map sent to you are 2 different things. This is something you'll discuss with your tuner, and most will send you a base map that will scale your injectors correctly in order to get the car running. There's no power tuning done in the base map. It's just a 'make it work' map, so you can drive the car to the dyno where further, more in depth tuning can be done.
@@Smeedia well excellently covered and even better when you mentioned the TMIC and FMIC that made the most sense. I am so happy I didn't ask about my bpv
to emphasis on 4:15 , I was running a stage 1 cobb OTS tune on my stock 2011 wrx and decided it would be a good idea to toss on a turbo smart BOV without any pro tune or e tune. Engine ran super rich and then blow the motor on me so no, do not put a BOV on your car without a tune for it 😅
@@Smeedia Just replaced the engine oil/filter. You would not believe what I found while inspecting my under the car. A freaking set of pressure pliers clamping the heater core hose leading to the heater core.. Talk about a hack job! 🤦🏻♂️
This helps me alot sense I just got a 2019 WRX, first time WRX owner, so far I've been having a blast and I want to start modifying it, just didn't know where to start and what I could and couldn't do. So with that, thank you
Finally someone put a vid like this that actually was informative thanks my guy... All I’ve done to my STi is a cat back the rest has been cosmetics and I’ve heard multiple different answers that I do and I don’t need a tune but yours actually made sense of why I don’t need one thanks again man
Hey buddy. It is your fellow Army Vet from Texas. I TRULY appreciate the info on this video. I have had my WRX for 3 years and just started wanting to spice things up with her. You answered a lot of questions. Thank you. And as always, PINK ELEPHANT BABY!!!!
This channel has helped me on Subaru research I think I’m gonna pull the trigger and get a wrx after owning auto cars for the last 4 years I just want a fun manual daily.
I have wanted a STI for what seems like a lifetime. I have had hundreds if not thousands of questions for all things involved. I could not be happier to have found your channel! You have answered so many of those questions. I hope to pull the trigger on a 2020 in the coming months. Keep the content coming!!! #NorthCarolina
Such a great video!! Shared this video to those Flat4LV Facebook group so every so the subie group in Las Vegas can benefit from this video. Thanks for throwing this video up!!!!.
Man this guy is a Saint. I was stuck between a gti and a wrx for a while and went with the WRX in the end. The styling is just way better imo, and the AWD will be nice here In the Midwest. Probably should've test drove a gti as well but loved the rawness of the wrx
@@Smeedia Brand new 2021 premium trim, crystal pearl white. Im looking forward to my friends giving me shit for not getting the gti lol. Original plan was type r but the mark ups are insane and it's a bit out of my budget.
Been waiting for this! Love this channel. I love cars and love my wrx. With that said, I don't know much about the in and outs of a lot of components. This channel dumbs it downs to a level I can understand. Keep on Keeping on. I hope to see this channel explode!
Keep it up man! Your videos are hands-down my favorite STI-specific videos on TH-cam. Helped me out in a lot of ways already, learned a few things, and reallyyy excited for the swap results!!
Perrin claims that NO tune is necessary for their front mount intercooler I was curious what you thought about this. I’m going to post what they sent me when I asked them. “While you can gain MORE from a tune with a FMIC, you do not NEED a tune with a FMIC. The computer will naturally adjust to the cooler charge temps and make more HP / TRQ accordingly. Additionally, it will keep charge temps lower for a longer perior od time vs the TMIC that will reach heat soak quite quickly. We do offer parts that MUST be tuned after install and will inform clients of those in the same manner that we inform accurately and honestly when you do not 😊 You will not damage the engine or the car with the installation of the FMIC. Period.”
So to be clear as I hear it an uppipe doesn't need a tune? My 14 sti protune e85 here, definitely do not want to fork over another grip of coin for another dyno run/retune if i dont have to. Keep up your amazing work yo!🤘
Alot of Cara do not have self adjusting ecms, general rule of thumb, if the car had a maf sensor it needs a tune. If it runs off if SD like a GTI or Audis they can learn
@@Smeedia I have no check engine light but I was curious about the intake as well this is a first time I hear about tuning for intake. I have a throttle body spacer, Cold Air Intake and just a cat back. Is this a case where I should get a tune? Also, does the information you provided apply to all vehicles?
Glad to see u post on this shitty day man, some fucks kicked my trunk and my back doors in on my STI on my apartments parking lot last night, im devastated my baby is mangled up :(
@@Smeedia Yeah went to the insurance checker guy and the process is ongoing, also filed a crime report.. Shits fucked man can't enjoy shit without people ruining it :P
I would say it’s also a good idea to call a tuner or email them and ask them specifically about a part if it needs a tune or not if you are unsure. But I’ve talked to three different tuners personally about headers if they need a tune or not. And they said no I don’t but if I want to see power gains then I would need a tune. So idk what to do
I guess I subscribed to your channel just after this video was made. I own a 2015 STI that I bought new in 2014. The only mod I have done to the car that you mentioned was to add a Mishimoto air intake less than a year into ownership. Never got a tune. The car runs fine. In fact, the only issue I ever had with it was a bad solenoid. Even then, the car ran well. I just couldn't go into sharp+ mode. I am fanatical about maintenance, as this car is my daily driver. Just completed a major service at 105,000 miles (timing belt, gaskets, seals, another solenoid, etc.). At that time, I added a Cobb lightened pulley and pitch stop mount. The car runs great. Turning my attention to coilovers and new 18' wheels now. Love the channel! Keep up the great work!
My car is completely stock I just added a K&N drop in filter. Can I install the COBB access port without a tuning? Thanks I really appreciate your knowledge and advices.🤘🤘🤘🤘
My buddy has a 2018 focus ST and he put an CAI and front mount inner cooler and he doesn’t have a tune. I said for his intake he should have one, but he’s been running the car for a couple years now without one and has had no problems. So I’m not sure if his car specifically needs a tune for those things.
Smeedia that’s what I was thinking. I know on the new wrx when I get my intake I’ll need a tune haha. Really appreciate the video this helps a ton!! My plan is to get the stage 1+ package from MAPerformance with the AP, CAI and an etune good for about 260whp. Do you have experience with them?
@@Smeedia the inter cooler will make a great gain actually being more consistent most of fords ecoboost line up suffers from bad heat soak and if the box is poorly designed like my mustangs or my fiesta a cai will keep his ambient temps down. Now I’m no subi expert but half the stuff you listed wouldn’t throw a code on a Ford and would require no tune pmas even makes a cai for the gt that has been put on a dyno and made a gain upwards of 20 hp they relocate the maf as to not throw a code on the users car. Our new fords will also pull and adjust timing for higher grade fuels and detune to prevent knock.
Thank you so much for all the informative videos, love your channel! What if you have an aftermarket down pipe with a high flow cat, stock cat-back and are tuned for this setup then get an aftermarket cat-back? Do you need a new/updated tune for this?
@@Smeedia sweet!! That’s what I figured but couldn’t find that specifically anywhere. Wasn’t sure if the high flow cat would make a difference. Thanks a lot!!
So I went ahead with the 3” catback and was actually running lean afterwards. Not sure if any or all the other mods I have had an impact or not but either way ended up getting an updated map. Just thought someone might find this useful.
@@Smeedia it certainly would have helped me a few years ago when I started doing mods to my 05 sti. I'm sure it will help others now. Thanks for making the video and keeping it real. Awesome work 👍👍👍
Okay, here I am again lol. So. I get it, anything that changes the amount of air needs a tune… loud and clear. But, things have changed now so hear me out… now I’m running MAPermance stage 2 ots. Ik, ik. You aren’t a fan of ots tunes. But I will say for them- i have had nothing but smooth sailing and perfect numbers so far with their ots tune made for their intake/dp. It’s honestly been great, and it’s a pretty conservative tune. So my question to you is: On a stock car I would need a tune for an upgraded tmic. I get that. But how about now that I’m running the stage 2? Obviously the tune makes up for the larger amount of air coming through the intake. So being that I’m no longer on the stock tune do you think I could get away with like a grimmspeed tmic? MA says it shouldn’t be a problem, but they just want to sell parts lol. What do you honestly think? Obviously an upgraded tmic holds more air. I guess what I’m wondering is do you think it will be a bigger problem now to add a tmic or would it be a bigger problem on the stock tune?
You can get away with running a larger top mount but it's not worth installing IMO without proper tuning as you won't see the gains from it. It may slightly throw off AFRs but nothing that the ECU can't compensate for.
What is your definition of "need" because before I ever even knew what a tune was I put a dual exhaust and bigger intake on my car and it drove fine???
I don't see why a new intake would require a tune though? The air is still being metered in the normal way by the MAF sensor (which comes after the intake) so it's not like this would muddle the AFR calculations done by the ECU. Can understand why an intercooler or BOV/BPV might need it, but not a simple intake.
The car is pulling in more air, while the maf can scale it to a certain degree the car cannot compensate with thr scaling that it's at. Some cars can relearn over time but subarus tend to be alit more temperamental about it.
great video ! im new to the subaru gang! i just got a 2021 sti limited! i just purchased the invidia r400 turbo back exhaust, as well as the accessport how wouldni need to tune the car? ik it sounds stupid but i just dont want to mess anything up and i also know it voids the warranty thank you for the great video !
Ooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu my man, 🔥🔥🔥🔥content as always. Greatly appreciate all your hard work vidoes. Btw Chris at Surgeline tuned my car last week number are awesome 496horses and 450torque. Followed your videos and passed the pre inspection with flying colors just need to upgrade the hose from ewg to ebcs. Thanks again.
With out any doubt, very down to earth and easy to talk to. Gives a lot of tips and how to proper care for the tune that he did. Overall experienced with Surgeline are phenomenal 🔥🔥🔥.
🔥😎 yes don’t run bov on stock tune or run no bov 😬 granted I went back to fluttering. Although I have another long block and turbo on the side so we will see how long we last! Lol it is tuned semi for it to be block. No it’s not speed density yet lol I don’t recommend blocking it if your not ready to replace parts 😭
So if you’re putting on anything that requires a tune, is it alright to drive it to your tuner? Or do you recommend throwing it on a trailer and hauling it?
Also had a client ask me if he could throw those 1650cc injectors and run on a Cobb stage2… 😂 I said sure go ahead and try. 440cc injectors to 1650s fic. Well after showing him the afr of pegged out 9.8:1 trying to start it I said well can we finally ditch that cobb and let me tune your injector and scale latencies
Great informative video! My question is, what is it about Subarus that makes them so sensitive to bolt-ons? I see other people trash Subaru all the time for needing a tune for everything. What is different between us and other cars?
Thanks for the info. Great video, awesome editing too. Eres perro con este conocimiento. TGV deletes, have you heard about only getting rid of the butterflies, letting the sensors do it’s work, but the shafts still turn with sensors?
I just bought a 2000 bug eye that has a very unknown history. All I can see in terms of Mods is a turbo back exhaust.. no idea if it's tuned for it or not. No idea if it had an intake at some point to go with that or what the story is.. Just trying to figure out where to start with it.. It's just a daily driver not going for any power figures.. Would make sense to me to have an intake if it's got a turbo back system already but if it wasn't tuned for that then... yep. who knows what shenanigans I'll be unboxing.
I have the Q300 on my Bugeye and its nice, quiet when youre just cruising but loud when you're rippin' Edit: its basically the exhaust to get if you don't wanna worry about getting pulled over for noise
I know I’m late to this but is the startup rumble the same? I love the rumble on cold start of the stock catback but I want it to purr a bit more when I’m cruising. Is that what you’ve got with the Q300?
@@garettbond6182 depends on your year and engine, if you have 14+ then yes you will still be loud on cold starts, 02-05 and 06-13 will be louder on startup than stock and you'll have plenty of rumble. In my opinion 02-05 EJ205 have a slightly higher exhaust note than the 06-13 EJ255. If your question is will it rumble? The answer is yes
I bought a 2005 subaru Legacy gt my car came with a catless uppipe and I didnt know till it blew up and I was wondering if that blew it up and also was worried that when I get it running again if it waa gonna blow it up again but thats dope that it wont
Hey the v3 iag aos tune or no tune? I don't know if it's atmosphere or not. Do you know? By the way anytime I need to know something about the car you got a video for it. Best subi channel by far lots of info
I love your videos bro and they are very helpful... so im kinda new to the sti world... i was wondering if you can recommend any good bpv brands for 2019 sti?
I have an Integra type r motor in my 1999 Honda CRV paired with 4WD CRV transmission 5 speed. I did add a 1320 header and catback. Also added icebox intake. Currently running chipped obd1 ECU on type r map. Been this way for 4 years. Is Hondata and tune worth it?
Once I get the Cobb access port will it be better to get a tune from someone in the mainland or get someone from where I am (Hawaii)? Also, if I keep adding parts without tuning it like what you said the first 6 minutes will I have problems? Cuz I'm sure it'll be hard to buy a part and not install it right away... Great information on the video!!!!!
You need a tune for tvg delete of your swapping to aftermarket part. But you modify the butterfly to the open position or get rid of butterflies there is no need for tune. No need for aftermarket part. Just gain 10-20hp and didn’t spend a dime by just modifying it.
what about longer connecting rods? +2mm to be exact. would it require a tune or could you run a previous tune if the only thing that was added was longer connecting rods.
This is so helpful! Thanks for always making such informative and digestible videos, keep it up man. I got a question though...I have plans to go e85 on my 2013 WRX, so I'm going to be installing injectors, flex fuel sensor, fuel pressure sensor, and fuel pump, but also which I'm installing that stuff, will be doing a downpipe, potentially a TMIC, and also a new clutch to hold the torque I should be at after this is all said and done and pro tuned. So here's my dilemma: I'm going to pull the engine to do the clutch so it seems like it would be wise to just do everything else all at the same time so its all ready to go with all the mods for the tune, but I know the clutch will have a break-in time so I want to make sure that's also accounted for before I get the tune as well. I've heard tuners will be able to give a "base map (rev limit reduction/low to no boost, correct?)" so I can still drive around for the time being and also get the milage on the new clutch. Is that safe and ok for the engine for the proper clutch break-in time/miles while I'm on the base map?
Man what a great video. I had questions about alot of these parts. The Cobb Acess port is for monitoring things that need a tune right? Another dumb question. I'm not ever going to modify My Ocean Blue base model WRX. The Cobb access port looks cool. It's expensive. Again a great video man. Thanks a ton.
My mechanic repairing my transmission on my ‘12 WRX offered me a no name catless down pipe for 150$, the cars only mod is a cobb intake, I do have the v3 access port. I read from Cobb a downpipe requires a fuel system upgrade, but i’m pretty sure I know guys that haven’t done that and run a catless pipe. My questions are : if the fuel system thing is true, if you think I should run the 150$ pipe, and if access ports OTS tune would blow up the engine with a random down pipe? thanks for reading
The 15+ STi is thr only model that NEEDS fuel system done to run a downpipe and intake. Older models should be just fine. But you have the possibility of running into boost creep in colder weather
I’ve been telling people in the new VB group on Facebook they should be tuning with their blow off valves… and yet I still see posts later on about “whys my car doing this” and blah blah 😂
Just bought a MY19 STI. All stock except a Cobb turbo inlet pipe and a Cobb FPR stumble kit. The car runs great but should I seek out a pro tune to be safe? Thanks!
The mass amount of information you are providing to the community on a consistent basis is staggering. Your commitment to the community and the cars is absolutely beloved by all of us. Putting your knowledge out there to help all of us learn and pass on to other drivers is the peak of the subi community. Thank you 🙏
Trying to help out and give back where I can 🙏😁
@@Smeedia Firstly, Good info.. ahh u da man. You young whipper snapper brainiacs crack me up..(-::
Secondly, and this is a good one. I did a tune while having CAI and catted dp on my 2016 atsv. On my 14th upload(13th was fantastic) the car seems to have spun a rod..Not good..stuck in traffic..(can u say new engine needed)!. The car only has 35k miles on it. Its a boarderline spectacular car in many ways.
Anyway, hopefully my cpo or ext warr can/will step (after I back track). Supposedy air was to rich or lean per the tuner file. I have a graph and video. It's actually all greek laguage to me though.
Q: Will the aftermarket cold air intake already on the car (air) bother/hurt a new stock lf4 engine? I have been told cai and aftermarket exhaust also will not effect the warranty) and allow the car to hold it's normal factory performance.
@@Smeedia Hey great video man very informative, however i had a question regarding Blow Off Valves.. I got a HKS BOV i'm putting on a 2018 Elantra Sport which has a MAP sensor and not a MAF, do i need a tune ? ;/ thanks
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Many make the mistake of getting a tune and keep adding part's , with the cost of a pro-tune it's best to gather up all of your performance parts install and tune all at once ! In my experience any car will respond to a good pro-tune , $750 where I am !
100%! Thats typically what I do with mine 🔥
@@Smeedia I know I’m late to this but what about flex fuel kit? You talked about fuel pumps and preparing for a tune but what about the flex fuel kit and still running normal gas until I’m ready for the tune. Hope my question made sense
@@jamesmota when running E85, you need larger injectors because you need 30%-40% more E85 to generate the same amount of energy as gasoline. So right there you have your answer. With bigger injectors you need a tune. But putting the car on a dyno and having a base map sent to you are 2 different things. This is something you'll discuss with your tuner, and most will send you a base map that will scale your injectors correctly in order to get the car running. There's no power tuning done in the base map. It's just a 'make it work' map, so you can drive the car to the dyno where further, more in depth tuning can be done.
Honestly one of the biggest helper videos out there. As always man excellent video. I cant wait to get mine back up and going
Teying to cover all the bases for the questions I see out there 🔥
@@Smeedia well excellently covered and even better when you mentioned the TMIC and FMIC that made the most sense. I am so happy I didn't ask about my bpv
I just got my first WRX, and this is just the video I needed while I recoup my savings!😅
Eyyyy, congrats on the car!
to emphasis on 4:15 , I was running a stage 1 cobb OTS tune on my stock 2011 wrx and decided it would be a good idea to toss on a turbo smart BOV without any pro tune or e tune. Engine ran super rich and then blow the motor on me so no, do not put a BOV on your car without a tune for it 😅
Every video is just a burst of information and is very helpful and clear to understand. Its a privilege to have you makie these videos for us 🙏
Alqays here to help where I can 💪🔥
Bought a stock 02 WRX. Swapped turbo ( Maxpeedigrods street " and a Turbo XS downpipe. Now pushing 22-23 psi on stock tune. No worries so far
Hands down the best TH-cam channel/videos for fast/crash courses on anything related to modifying/tuning a Subaru..
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@@Smeedia Just replaced the engine oil/filter. You would not believe what I found while inspecting my under the car. A freaking set of pressure pliers clamping the heater core hose leading to the heater core.. Talk about a hack job! 🤦🏻♂️
Q300. I dig the discrete noise and sounds smooth.
I am new to the subi world and this video definetly saved my motor/bank account/tears. 😅 I appreciate you man.
Glad the videos have helped and congrats on the car!
I like this guys character!
He reminds me of me when I was young; keep shining young man!
Dope channel!
You learn so so much from watching this guy honestly!! Thx man for the info
Eyyyy, glad I can help 🥳
This helps me alot sense I just got a 2019 WRX, first time WRX owner, so far I've been having a blast and I want to start modifying it, just didn't know where to start and what I could and couldn't do. So with that, thank you
Anytime and congrats on the car!
Finally someone put a vid like this that actually was informative thanks my guy... All I’ve done to my STi is a cat back the rest has been cosmetics and I’ve heard multiple different answers that I do and I don’t need a tune but yours actually made sense of why I don’t need one thanks again man
Anytime 🙏😁
Hey buddy. It is your fellow Army Vet from Texas. I TRULY appreciate the info on this video. I have had my WRX for 3 years and just started wanting to spice things up with her. You answered a lot of questions. Thank you. And as always, PINK ELEPHANT BABY!!!!
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Just got my first STI!! So pumped got a 17. Keep up the good work love the videos helps me out a lot!!
Congrats on the new car my man! 🔥😁
Smeedia thx dude love it so far! So much different then my WRX
This channel has helped me on Subaru research I think I’m gonna pull the trigger and get a wrx after owning auto cars for the last 4 years I just want a fun manual daily.
Good luck on your search and keep me posted on whatcha snag! 🔥🙌
I have wanted a STI for what seems like a lifetime. I have had hundreds if not thousands of questions for all things involved. I could not be happier to have found your channel! You have answered so many of those questions. I hope to pull the trigger on a 2020 in the coming months. Keep the content coming!!! #NorthCarolina
Keep me posted! And glad the videos are helping
Such a great video!! Shared this video to those Flat4LV Facebook group so every so the subie group in Las Vegas can benefit from this video. Thanks for throwing this video up!!!!.
Appreciate the share! And anytime! 🙏😁
Man this guy is a Saint. I was stuck between a gti and a wrx for a while and went with the WRX in the end. The styling is just way better imo, and the AWD will be nice here In the Midwest. Probably should've test drove a gti as well but loved the rawness of the wrx
What generation did you get? Congrats on the car! 😁😁😁
@@Smeedia Brand new 2021 premium trim, crystal pearl white. Im looking forward to my friends giving me shit for not getting the gti lol. Original plan was type r but the mark ups are insane and it's a bit out of my budget.
It'll be plenty nice compared to my basic paint peeling 2008 Mazda 3.
Been waiting for this! Love this channel. I love cars and love my wrx. With that said, I don't know much about the in and outs of a lot of components. This channel dumbs it downs to a level I can understand. Keep on Keeping on. I hope to see this channel explode!
Glad I can help out my man! 🙏🔥😁
Just got my wrx not to long ago & I’m trying to get well informed before i do anything to it (still stock) THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL you got a new sub 😁
Congrats on the car and appreciate the support my friend 🙌😁
Thank you so much. You don't know how useful this is...
Glad I can help my friend 🤝🤝🤝
Keep it up man! Your videos are hands-down my favorite STI-specific videos on TH-cam. Helped me out in a lot of ways already, learned a few things, and reallyyy excited for the swap results!!
Glad they're helping! And same! Wanting to get the ball rolling with this swap 🔥
Perrin claims that NO tune is necessary for their front mount intercooler I was curious what you thought about this. I’m going to post what they sent me when I asked them.
“While you can gain MORE from a tune with a FMIC, you do not NEED a tune with a FMIC. The computer will naturally adjust to the cooler charge temps and make more HP / TRQ accordingly. Additionally, it will keep charge temps lower for a longer perior od time vs the TMIC that will reach heat soak quite quickly.
We do offer parts that MUST be tuned after install and will inform clients of those in the same manner that we inform accurately and honestly when you do not 😊 You will not damage the engine or the car with the installation of the FMIC. Period.”
Personally I wouldent use one without the proper tune
@@Smeedia bet your a goat for responding so quick! I just don’t want to wait so I’m trying to justify it 😭
I'm 32 seconds in and I already love that u made this video. Cuz YES this question happens alot
Trying to cover all of the bases 🙏😁
Congrats homie! Def my favorite WRX videos. You have pretty much answered all my questions so far. Thanks for sharing all the knowledge.
Glad the videos have helped and appreciate the support 😁😁😁
Thank you. All your videos are helping me help out
Very informative and helpful video, i knew you needed a tune for headers but wasn't so sure about intake, thanks!
Anytime 🥳🙏
thank you for this video!! I needed a video to see which mods require a tune
Congrats on 25k subscribers. Been a fun learning ride so far
Thanks my man! Been fun to keep making the videos 😁🔥
💯- good stuff man and right on. Hope this helps a lot of people! Keep spreading that knowledge! 👊
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This is one of the only channels I've actually got notifications turned on. Keep doing what you're doing my dude
Appreciate the support! And muxh more to come 🙏😁
So to be clear as I hear it an uppipe doesn't need a tune? My 14 sti protune e85 here, definitely do not want to fork over another grip of coin for another dyno run/retune if i dont have to.
Keep up your amazing work yo!🤘
So informative & logical, bro. Map told me the same as I was buying their air intake a few days ago.
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Just want to throw this out there main pulley light weight do not need a tune, for the last three months works great no problems..
This video opened my eyes so much.. appreciate it bro. Keep these dope videos coming.. now let me get back to my build 😁😁😁😁
Eyyyy appreciate the support my dude 🔥🙏
You don't need a tune for an intake unless the check engine light comes on. A well designed ECU will just adjust the air fuel mixture automatically.
Alot of Cara do not have self adjusting ecms, general rule of thumb, if the car had a maf sensor it needs a tune. If it runs off if SD like a GTI or Audis they can learn
@@Smeedia I have no check engine light but I was curious about the intake as well this is a first time I hear about tuning for intake. I have a throttle body spacer, Cold Air Intake and just a cat back. Is this a case where I should get a tune? Also, does the information you provided apply to all vehicles?
@@Smeedia I would like to also mention it’s a 2016 Honda Accord N/A setup
dudes spend thousands on aftermarket parts and suspension
won't fork out the money for a professional tune
Great video!! Educate the masses
Thank you! And trying to help some avoid any downfalls when installing 🙏
Smeedia keep it up man. I’ll have to watch more videos. I got a Bugeye wrx finally after having a NA Bugeye for couple years. Love these cars. Cheers
Glad to see u post on this shitty day man, some fucks kicked my trunk and my back doors in on my STI on my apartments parking lot last night, im devastated my baby is mangled up :(
Why would they do that?! 😢 Hopefully insurance takes care of you quick. Sorry to hear 😖
@@Smeedia Yeah went to the insurance checker guy and the process is ongoing, also filed a crime report.. Shits fucked man can't enjoy shit without people ruining it :P
I've watched this so many times
I would say it’s also a good idea to call a tuner or email them and ask them specifically about a part if it needs a tune or not if you are unsure. But I’ve talked to three different tuners personally about headers if they need a tune or not. And they said no I don’t but if I want to see power gains then I would need a tune. So idk what to do
I personally would not swap a header without a base map or tune, your changing the piping ID and if going to ELH the exhaust flow as well
I guess I subscribed to your channel just after this video was made. I own a 2015 STI that I bought new in 2014. The only mod I have done to the car that you mentioned was to add a Mishimoto air intake less than a year into ownership. Never got a tune. The car runs fine. In fact, the only issue I ever had with it was a bad solenoid. Even then, the car ran well. I just couldn't go into sharp+ mode. I am fanatical about maintenance, as this car is my daily driver. Just completed a major service at 105,000 miles (timing belt, gaskets, seals, another solenoid, etc.). At that time, I added a Cobb lightened pulley and pitch stop mount. The car runs great. Turning my attention to coilovers and new 18' wheels now. Love the channel! Keep up the great work!
My car is completely stock I just added a K&N drop in filter. Can I install the COBB access port without a tuning? Thanks I really appreciate your knowledge and advices.🤘🤘🤘🤘
As always .... excellent info!!
Channel rocks 👍🏽
Eyyyyy, thanks my man! 🙏🔥🙏
What about just a charge pipe on OEM intake and turbo. And what about a secondary cat delete?
My buddy has a 2018 focus ST and he put an CAI and front mount inner cooler and he doesn’t have a tune. I said for his intake he should have one, but he’s been running the car for a couple years now without one and has had no problems. So I’m not sure if his car specifically needs a tune for those things.
Every car will respond diffrent, subaurs are far more touchy. But you won't really see any gains without a tune for the parts anyway
Smeedia that’s what I was thinking. I know on the new wrx when I get my intake I’ll need a tune haha. Really appreciate the video this helps a ton!! My plan is to get the stage 1+ package from MAPerformance with the AP, CAI and an etune good for about 260whp. Do you have experience with them?
@@Smeedia the inter cooler will make a great gain actually being more consistent most of fords ecoboost line up suffers from bad heat soak and if the box is poorly designed like my mustangs or my fiesta a cai will keep his ambient temps down. Now I’m no subi expert but half the stuff you listed wouldn’t throw a code on a Ford and would require no tune pmas even makes a cai for the gt that has been put on a dyno and made a gain upwards of 20 hp they relocate the maf as to not throw a code on the users car. Our new fords will also pull and adjust timing for higher grade fuels and detune to prevent knock.
Thank you so much for all the informative videos, love your channel! What if you have an aftermarket down pipe with a high flow cat, stock cat-back and are tuned for this setup then get an aftermarket cat-back? Do you need a new/updated tune for this?
You can swap out to whatever cstback you like, the only component from what you mentioned above is just the downpipe 🙏😁
@@Smeedia sweet!! That’s what I figured but couldn’t find that specifically anywhere. Wasn’t sure if the high flow cat would make a difference.
Thanks a lot!!
So I went ahead with the 3” catback and was actually running lean afterwards. Not sure if any or all the other mods I have had an impact or not but either way ended up getting an updated map. Just thought someone might find this useful.
Awesome job. Great content. I'm sure you helped a lot of people out. 👍👍👍
Hopefully helps some peeps out 🔥🙏
@@Smeedia it certainly would have helped me a few years ago when I started doing mods to my 05 sti. I'm sure it will help others now. Thanks for making the video and keeping it real. Awesome work 👍👍👍
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Turbo inlet is also another part you do not need a tune for
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Okay, here I am again lol. So. I get it, anything that changes the amount of air needs a tune… loud and clear. But, things have changed now so hear me out… now I’m running MAPermance stage 2 ots. Ik, ik. You aren’t a fan of ots tunes. But I will say for them- i have had nothing but smooth sailing and perfect numbers so far with their ots tune made for their intake/dp. It’s honestly been great, and it’s a pretty conservative tune. So my question to you is: On a stock car I would need a tune for an upgraded tmic. I get that. But how about now that I’m running the stage 2? Obviously the tune makes up for the larger amount of air coming through the intake. So being that I’m no longer on the stock tune do you think I could get away with like a grimmspeed tmic? MA says it shouldn’t be a problem, but they just want to sell parts lol. What do you honestly think? Obviously an upgraded tmic holds more air. I guess what I’m wondering is do you think it will be a bigger problem now to add a tmic or would it be a bigger problem on the stock tune?
You can get away with running a larger top mount but it's not worth installing IMO without proper tuning as you won't see the gains from it. It may slightly throw off AFRs but nothing that the ECU can't compensate for.
@@Smeedia thanks for the reply man. Wouldn’t I see gains from the colder air though?
What is your definition of "need" because before I ever even knew what a tune was I put a dual exhaust and bigger intake on my car and it drove fine???
Informative as always!
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I don't see why a new intake would require a tune though? The air is still being metered in the normal way by the MAF sensor (which comes after the intake) so it's not like this would muddle the AFR calculations done by the ECU. Can understand why an intercooler or BOV/BPV might need it, but not a simple intake.
The car is pulling in more air, while the maf can scale it to a certain degree the car cannot compensate with thr scaling that it's at. Some cars can relearn over time but subarus tend to be alit more temperamental about it.
Do I need a tune for Drop in Air Filter? BTW great video as always!
You should be fine without a tune but always suggested 🙏😁
Intakes use the stock maf. Why do you think you need a tune for a lntake?
great video ! im new to the subaru gang! i just got a 2021 sti limited! i just purchased the invidia r400 turbo back exhaust, as well as the accessport how wouldni need to tune the car? ik it sounds stupid but i just dont want to mess anything up and i also know it voids the warranty thank you for the great video !
When you plug in the AP it will walk you through the prompt on the screen and it should tell you step by step what to do, super easy I promise 😁
@@Smeedia sweet thank you so much !
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Greatly appreciate all your hard work vidoes. Btw Chris at Surgeline tuned my car last week number are awesome 496horses and 450torque. Followed your videos and passed the pre inspection with flying colors just need to upgrade the hose from ewg to ebcs. Thanks again.
Glsd the tune went well and sounds like some awesome power! Chris always does a killer job! 🔥🙏
With out any doubt, very down to earth and easy to talk to. Gives a lot of tips and how to proper care for the tune that he did. Overall experienced with Surgeline are phenomenal 🔥🔥🔥.
Gotta hit up Brian with that Motul xcess gen2 oouuuuuuuuu.
🔥😎 yes don’t run bov on stock tune or run no bov 😬 granted I went back to fluttering. Although I have another long block and turbo on the side so we will see how long we last! Lol it is tuned semi for it to be block. No it’s not speed density yet lol I don’t recommend blocking it if your not ready to replace parts 😭
As long as its somewhat tuned for it 🔥 what long block do you have set aside 🙏
Smeedia the 205 :( sadly but I got it from a friend for cheap figure why not lol
This helped a lot, I’m looking at buying a mazdaspeed3 and wanted to know what i could do wout a tune (catback)
Catback will really be the go to 👀
So if you’re putting on anything that requires a tune, is it alright to drive it to your tuner? Or do you recommend throwing it on a trailer and hauling it?
Legit question! I'm wondering as well
Third!
This is a very good question?
Anybody?
@@fredastaire6156 I was hoping Tanner would have responded by now, but I know he’s a busy dude
Also had a client ask me if he could throw those 1650cc injectors and run on a Cobb stage2… 😂 I said sure go ahead and try. 440cc injectors to 1650s fic. Well after showing him the afr of pegged out 9.8:1 trying to start it I said well can we finally ditch that cobb and let me tune your injector and scale latencies
A high flow exhaust “requires” a tune? Or is it not necessary but would benefit from it? I’m talking naturally aspirated.
Great informative video!
My question is, what is it about Subarus that makes them so sensitive to bolt-ons? I see other people trash Subaru all the time for needing a tune for everything. What is different between us and other cars?
Thr ECUs and potential for failure can be higher when abused or not properly tuned. Unfortunately just the way that are 😖
Thanks for the info. Great video, awesome editing too. Eres perro con este conocimiento.
TGV deletes, have you heard about only getting rid of the butterflies, letting the sensors do it’s work, but the shafts still turn with sensors?
I just bought a 2000 bug eye that has a very unknown history. All I can see in terms of Mods is a turbo back exhaust.. no idea if it's tuned for it or not. No idea if it had an intake at some point to go with that or what the story is.. Just trying to figure out where to start with it.. It's just a daily driver not going for any power figures.. Would make sense to me to have an intake if it's got a turbo back system already but if it wasn't tuned for that then... yep. who knows what shenanigans I'll be unboxing.
I have the Q300 on my Bugeye and its nice, quiet when youre just cruising but loud when you're rippin'
Edit: its basically the exhaust to get if you don't wanna worry about getting pulled over for noise
Good to know 🙏🔥 ive looked at it a few times and have heard other peoples cars. Not a bad sounding exhaust 🔥😁
I know I’m late to this but is the startup rumble the same? I love the rumble on cold start of the stock catback but I want it to purr a bit more when I’m cruising. Is that what you’ve got with the Q300?
@@garettbond6182 depends on your year and engine, if you have 14+ then yes you will still be loud on cold starts, 02-05 and 06-13 will be louder on startup than stock and you'll have plenty of rumble. In my opinion 02-05 EJ205 have a slightly higher exhaust note than the 06-13 EJ255. If your question is will it rumble? The answer is yes
@@Grooove_e I have a 2015 WRX limited. Stock everything at this moment
EXTREMELY LIFE changing. But what about cat delete and or straight pipe. With or without cats.
Stight pipe is okay, but the Cat delete may cause issues
I bought a 2005 subaru Legacy gt my car came with a catless uppipe and I didnt know till it blew up and I was wondering if that blew it up and also was worried that when I get it running again if it waa gonna blow it up again but thats dope that it wont
Hey the v3 iag aos tune or no tune? I don't know if it's atmosphere or not. Do you know? By the way anytime I need to know something about the car you got a video for it. Best subi channel by far lots of info
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The street series does not need a tune
The competition series will need a tune
What about a drop in air filter
Can get away without a tune
Just got a 2020 Subaru gotta throw that Cobb air//oil separator in, but just to be clear that one don’t need a tune right?
No tune needed 🤙
Your the greatest dawg! I appreciate your content!
Appreciate the support my friend 🙏🔥
I love your videos bro and they are very helpful... so im kinda new to the sti world... i was wondering if you can recommend any good bpv brands for 2019 sti?
I would stick with Cobb if your looking for an aftermarket option, can't say I've ever seen one of theirs fail!
Thank you!! Your vids are awesome! And fun to watch!!!!!!
Anytime! Thank you for the support 😁🔥
Keep it up, awesome video , but changing radatior do you need a tune ?
No tune needed for a rad 🙏😁🔥
I have an Integra type r motor in my 1999 Honda CRV paired with 4WD CRV transmission 5 speed. I did add a 1320 header and catback. Also added icebox intake. Currently running chipped obd1 ECU on type r map. Been this way for 4 years. Is Hondata and tune worth it?
Once I get the Cobb access port will it be better to get a tune from someone in the mainland or get someone from where I am (Hawaii)? Also, if I keep adding parts without tuning it like what you said the first 6 minutes will I have problems? Cuz I'm sure it'll be hard to buy a part and not install it right away... Great information on the video!!!!!
I'd suggest an etune, they work wonders for most mods. If there are any dyno shops in Hawaii that too is a good option 🔥
You need a tune for tvg delete of your swapping to aftermarket part. But you modify the butterfly to the open position or get rid of butterflies there is no need for tune. No need for aftermarket part. Just gain 10-20hp and didn’t spend a dime by just modifying it.
Very helpful vid, thanks man
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Thank you man, very helpful! Much love brotha. ✊🏻
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I don’t think I heard it mentioned. Does anyone know if you can install a turbo inlet without a tune?
You'll be good without a tune for that one
@@Smeedia alright sweet i didn’t think you did. I ordered the new grimmspeed turbo inlet and post maf house kit and pairing it with a boomba bpv.
In regards to tuning? Who does is (ie: dealerships, car shops?)
Car shops 🙏
what about longer connecting rods? +2mm to be exact. would it require a tune or could you run a previous tune if the only thing that was added was longer connecting rods.
This is so helpful! Thanks for always making such informative and digestible videos, keep it up man. I got a question though...I have plans to go e85 on my 2013 WRX, so I'm going to be installing injectors, flex fuel sensor, fuel pressure sensor, and fuel pump, but also which I'm installing that stuff, will be doing a downpipe, potentially a TMIC, and also a new clutch to hold the torque I should be at after this is all said and done and pro tuned. So here's my dilemma: I'm going to pull the engine to do the clutch so it seems like it would be wise to just do everything else all at the same time so its all ready to go with all the mods for the tune, but I know the clutch will have a break-in time so I want to make sure that's also accounted for before I get the tune as well. I've heard tuners will be able to give a "base map (rev limit reduction/low to no boost, correct?)" so I can still drive around for the time being and also get the milage on the new clutch. Is that safe and ok for the engine for the proper clutch break-in time/miles while I'm on the base map?
Just drive around on the base map a bit to break it in and you won't have any issues, I'm doing the same thing 🙏😁
@@Smeedia Awesome! how annoying is it??
Not bad at all, just normal driving
Good to hear! Totally worth it for end result
Gymkhana exhaust is fun and loud..
Man what a great video. I had questions about alot of these parts. The Cobb Acess port is for monitoring things that need a tune right? Another dumb question. I'm not ever going to modify My Ocean Blue base model WRX. The Cobb access port looks cool. It's expensive. Again a great video man. Thanks a ton.
It's for both monitoring and tuning 😁
My mechanic repairing my transmission on my ‘12 WRX offered me a no name catless down pipe for 150$, the cars only mod is a cobb intake, I do have the v3 access port. I read from Cobb a downpipe requires a fuel system upgrade, but i’m pretty sure I know guys that haven’t done that and run a catless pipe. My questions are : if the fuel system thing is true, if you think I should run the 150$ pipe, and if access ports OTS tune would blow up the engine with a random down pipe?
thanks for reading
The 15+ STi is thr only model that NEEDS fuel system done to run a downpipe and intake. Older models should be just fine. But you have the possibility of running into boost creep in colder weather
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I’ve been telling people in the new VB group on Facebook they should be tuning with their blow off valves… and yet I still see posts later on about “whys my car doing this” and blah blah 😂
I'm dumb but, do you need a tune if you do a recirc valve instead of BOV? More for something stronger than plastic
What about for a straight pipe or muffler delete, do I need a pro tune for that?
Did you mention turbo inlet? A lot of manufacturers state a tune is not required.
You can get away with not having a tune as long ad it is the same size 😁 IE 2.4"
Appreciate the video. New to the subie family.
Glad it helped! 🔥😁
So I know you don’t need a tune for a bpv but do you need a retune?
Just bought a MY19 STI. All stock except a Cobb turbo inlet pipe and a Cobb FPR stumble kit. The car runs great but should I seek out a pro tune to be safe? Thanks!
I think Cobb suggests a tune for thr Fuel stumble fix. If you do decide to snag a e tune I'd at least get an intake too 🔥
@@Smeedia thanks!
Do I need a tune switching from my stock bypass valve to 50-50 valve?
Just subscribed I've seen some of your videos and I love them
Appreciate the support! 😁🔥
Hey ,i already have a protune in my car,i was wondering if i can change my bov to a diverter valve without a tune
Thanks