im pretty sure everything you just said is exactly why it is overkill.

stick to openECU. its got everything you'll need for the car. and all it costs is the hourly rate of a tuner, which you have to pay anyway.

 

gaining hp is overkill hmmm always though that was the goal when modding a car... guess ive been going about it all wrong

 

I think what KAX is saying is that he can use the money he would spend on a Hydra and put it towards something else, like maybe suspension. Also w/ opensource you can learn to tune yourself which makes it easier when you do future mods.

 

you can tune yourself with hydra =) why cheap out on ecu when you dont have a cheap car? i havent bought one yet but thats in my near future

 

Hydra is for those making serious high hp unless you have max out the limits of the factory ecu it is better for daily driving to use the factory ecu.

The hydra can do speed density and control numerous other thing that are great but for most are just a little over the top.

honestly a utec using speed density combined with a factory ecu flash is probably one of the best all around setups.

Launch Control is a 2 step.
they released the ability to do this opensource a month ago for the 16bit ecus
and recently for some 32 bit ecus

 

yes gaining that much hp is overkill when he has a wrx (5spd) and he said all he wants to do is hit 300hp.

 

i cant wait til they come out with the 32-bit 04 STi LC.....

 

it is now out for usdm 04sti's. it costs $35 to get the program to patch the rom for the 32bit ecu's. The 16bit ecu's are free

 

wow, thats a huge gain! was this map a streetable map for everyday driving or was this something that would cause the motor to pop shortly after. 70whp is alot to pull out a car with no mods. pretty impressive

 

not too sure just read about it awhile back and its one of the main reasons i wanted one plus the two step and wideband