Gen2 Subaru BRZ / Toyota GR86 Dyno Gains Explained COBB Tuning released support for Gen2 BRZ/GR86 (manual transmission) today. As the calibrator on the project, I’ve been working on this for a bit, and can now share some insight gained during the process. The 50 state legal performance calibration suite includes several new custom features which […]
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During my time employed with COBB Tuning, I worked with their mechanical engineering team to design a comprehensive high flow fuel system package for 2008-2021 Subaru STI vehicles. The new system resolved a core fuel pressure instability issue of the stock components, while also providing a dramatic increase in fuel delivery potential. The physical components
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The crew at Lyfe Motorsport works on fantastic projects and this late 90s Prodrive built S5 Subaru WRC car is the stuff rally and Subaru dreams are made of. I was tasked with calibrating updated Motec electronics in the vehicle, which included extensive integration with other components. While I’d usually program the PDM (power distribution
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The Black Rifle Coffee Company sponsored rally team of Travis Pastrana, Tom Williams, Texas Dave, Bucky Lasek, Mike Glover of Fieldcraft Survival and their trusty co-drivers had a big 2022. Innovative Tuning was along performing engine calibration for Texas Dave, Bucky and Fieldcraft Mike’s limited 4wd class Subaru rally cars built in the shop at
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In this iteration of my work on the DSPORT Subaru WRX, the performance benefit of ethanol based fuel is shown, with a 100 horsepower gain on a basic bolt on setup after custom tuning. Key benefits of ethanol fuel are discussed, as well as vehicle preparation, and finally dyno charts show the massive gains. Test
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The awesome duo at Speed Academy had me along for the ride on their “Abandoned STI” project build which spanned 20 videos with about 200k views, detailing the work involved in building the car and the multiple tuning sessions I performed on various setups. While some of the tuning was performed in person, I performed
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In this video interview with Bassem of DSPORT Magazine, you’ll see the dyno tuning process, talking about area under the curve, comparing to baseline values, as well as the test drive where drivability and off dyno performance are verified. We also discuss drivability changes for driver satisfaction, not just performance, and get his impressions driving
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“Sucks” is a pretty strong word and not one I would use to describe the factory tune, but I think it shows how car owners respond to inconsistent power delivery. When you hit the go pedal, you want a smile on your face every time. In this video I discuss how different combinations of engine
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Subaru’s new DIT (direct injected turbocharged) engines have replaced Subaru’s aged EJ series which have been found in Impreza, Forester and Legacy models since the 1990’s. While many things have changed, some appear the same. The knock control related functions work in similar fashion and monitor names are the same, but there are critical changes
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