Drivetrain The Official ALTA AccessPORT Thread
#3979
I spent 2 days going through this thread. 1st I wanna thank everyone for the great info. Second this whole thread is a conflict of 2.5 exhaust and 3" exhaust to run the other tunes 2 and 3.
So im going to lay it out from my experience
1st ..My mods k&n cold air typhoon intake box ( came with car works great) , OBX 2.5 " exhaust , turbo muffler delete moded with a heat sink tube, FMIC , Alta bov spring upgrade, torque bov adaptor, oil catch can mod, aem heat shield
2nd ...my catless down pipe is coming and NGK iridium spark plugs.
I initial started with a stage 3 tune but the good people on here said not to and I was having some freeway issues not boosting or boost cut in 6th gear from 3k-4K rpm.
So I went back to a stage 1 tune. I drove the car for almost 2 weeks , drive perfectly like a beast as long as the car is warmed up. During cold starts the car had rough idle. My boost gauge (bars) was normally at -.3-.4 bars. but cold start it's at ZERO but as the car warmed up it drop back to normal .-3-.4 bars. Also when I drove the car cold it seems to bog or feels jerky around 3k rpm. I usually cruise it till it's warmed up. Other then that I can go Mexico on folks all day in Norcal. I freakin love it.
as of now after reading days worth of post on here. I said Fu@k it and just flashed a stage 2 tune and drove it around. The car is even better. I hope my car doesn't blow up , but I'm leaving the stage 2 on here till my down pipe and spark plugs show up. Then I'm going to run the stage 3 again So all in all the stage 1 and 2 will work with a 2.5 exhaust and FMIC with oem down pipe 🤔
I have 1 question though. I have to take my car to the dealer to have another key made do I need to flash it back to the stock map??
So im going to lay it out from my experience
1st ..My mods k&n cold air typhoon intake box ( came with car works great) , OBX 2.5 " exhaust , turbo muffler delete moded with a heat sink tube, FMIC , Alta bov spring upgrade, torque bov adaptor, oil catch can mod, aem heat shield
2nd ...my catless down pipe is coming and NGK iridium spark plugs.
I initial started with a stage 3 tune but the good people on here said not to and I was having some freeway issues not boosting or boost cut in 6th gear from 3k-4K rpm.
So I went back to a stage 1 tune. I drove the car for almost 2 weeks , drive perfectly like a beast as long as the car is warmed up. During cold starts the car had rough idle. My boost gauge (bars) was normally at -.3-.4 bars. but cold start it's at ZERO but as the car warmed up it drop back to normal .-3-.4 bars. Also when I drove the car cold it seems to bog or feels jerky around 3k rpm. I usually cruise it till it's warmed up. Other then that I can go Mexico on folks all day in Norcal. I freakin love it.
as of now after reading days worth of post on here. I said Fu@k it and just flashed a stage 2 tune and drove it around. The car is even better. I hope my car doesn't blow up , but I'm leaving the stage 2 on here till my down pipe and spark plugs show up. Then I'm going to run the stage 3 again So all in all the stage 1 and 2 will work with a 2.5 exhaust and FMIC with oem down pipe 🤔
I have 1 question though. I have to take my car to the dealer to have another key made do I need to flash it back to the stock map??
Last edited by alwayzspeedin; 05-09-2017 at 04:15 PM.
#3980
I spent 2 days going through this thread. 1st I wanna thank everyone for the great info. Second this whole thread is a conflict of 2.5 exhaust and 3" exhaust to run the other tunes 2 and 3.
So im going to lay it out from my experience
1st ..My mods k&n cold air typhoon intake box ( came with car works great) , OBX 2.5 " exhaust , turbo muffler delete moded with a heat sink tube, FMIC , Alta bov spring upgrade, torque bov adaptor, oil catch can mod, aem heat shield
2nd ...my catless down pipe is coming and NGK iridium spark plugs.
I initial started with a stage 3 tune but the good people on here said not to and I was having some freeway issues not boosting or boost cut in 6th gear from 3k-4K rpm.
So I went back to a stage 1 tune. I drove the car for almost 2 weeks , drive perfectly like a beast as long as the car is warmed up. During cold starts the car had rough idle. My boost gauge (bars) was normally at -.3-.4 bars. but cold start it's at ZERO but as the car warmed up it drop back to normal .-3-.4 bars. Also when I drove the car cold it seems to bog or feels jerky around 3k rpm. I usually cruise it till it's warmed up. Other then that I can go Mexico on folks all day in Norcal. I freakin love it.
as of now after reading days worth of post on here. I said Fu@k it and just flashed a stage 2 tune and drove it around. The car is even better. I hope my car doesn't blow up , but I'm leaving the stage 2 on here till my down pipe and spark plugs show up. Then I'm going to run the stage 3 again So all in all the stage 1 and 2 will work with a 2.5 exhaust and FMIC with oem down pipe 🤔
I have 1 question though. I have to take my car to the dealer to have another key made do I need to flash it back to the stock map??
So im going to lay it out from my experience
1st ..My mods k&n cold air typhoon intake box ( came with car works great) , OBX 2.5 " exhaust , turbo muffler delete moded with a heat sink tube, FMIC , Alta bov spring upgrade, torque bov adaptor, oil catch can mod, aem heat shield
2nd ...my catless down pipe is coming and NGK iridium spark plugs.
I initial started with a stage 3 tune but the good people on here said not to and I was having some freeway issues not boosting or boost cut in 6th gear from 3k-4K rpm.
So I went back to a stage 1 tune. I drove the car for almost 2 weeks , drive perfectly like a beast as long as the car is warmed up. During cold starts the car had rough idle. My boost gauge (bars) was normally at -.3-.4 bars. but cold start it's at ZERO but as the car warmed up it drop back to normal .-3-.4 bars. Also when I drove the car cold it seems to bog or feels jerky around 3k rpm. I usually cruise it till it's warmed up. Other then that I can go Mexico on folks all day in Norcal. I freakin love it.
as of now after reading days worth of post on here. I said Fu@k it and just flashed a stage 2 tune and drove it around. The car is even better. I hope my car doesn't blow up , but I'm leaving the stage 2 on here till my down pipe and spark plugs show up. Then I'm going to run the stage 3 again So all in all the stage 1 and 2 will work with a 2.5 exhaust and FMIC with oem down pipe 🤔
I have 1 question though. I have to take my car to the dealer to have another key made do I need to flash it back to the stock map??
The people who spent countless hours on the dyno are probably the ones who know most about what you should and shouldn't run since they created it.
Can you run something else? Sure. Nobody is stopping you. And now that they're all second hand units and Alta doesn't have to cover any warranty issues or customer complaints about poor performance, it's really up to the end user what they run.
If it's working then godspeed
I'm not sure if you answered this already, but have you checked for carbon build-up on your valves? I had similar issues you were reporting, but with just the stage 1. I've since cleaned my valves and that went away, so I stepped up to the highest stage I have. (I never did understand their way of "stages")
And your last question, I always removed mine when I took it in for anything. Just in case the dealership decided to do me a favor and flash my ECU because of an outstanding recall or something.
#3982
#3983
After 10000 miles on my rebuilt engine, ive had some observations. First the accessport tune with stage 1 or 2 causes superknocking under 6th gear high load roll on like an exit ramp or throttling down on the highway without downshifting. It also coincides with the higher temps during summer months. My reason for the rebuild was a loss of compression due to a blown piston ring land on #3 piston bottom. I just compression tested and bore scoped a friends similairly equipped car and his is about to do the same. We both have been running high boost numbers near 20 under high load. We autocross so we are hard on and off the gas. When I remove the tune and go back to normal the superknocks are gone. Now I know I'm not running more than 13 pounds boost either but in an effort to be safe and nor have to rebuild my engine too soon again I'm removing the accessport tune and will go Manic once I can sell my accessport.
#3984
After 10000 miles on my rebuilt engine, ive had some observations. First the accessport tune with stage 1 or 2 causes superknocking under 6th gear high load roll on like an exit ramp or throttling down on the highway without downshifting. It also coincides with the higher temps during summer months. My reason for the rebuild was a loss of compression due to a blown piston ring land on #3 piston bottom. I just compression tested and bore scoped a friends similairly equipped car and his is about to do the same. We both have been running high boost numbers near 20 under high load. We autocross so we are hard on and off the gas. When I remove the tune and go back to normal the superknocks are gone. Now I know I'm not running more than 13 pounds boost either but in an effort to be safe and nor have to rebuild my engine too soon again I'm removing the accessport tune and will go Manic once I can sell my accessport.
#3986
P&b
Just in case I am missing something(I have searched through this thread and others like it) there is NOT a tune that will give us P&B for n14 engine?
I couldn't find any, but I would feel foolish if there was one and I just didn't see it. Y'all are smarter than me and im still new to this forum lol
I couldn't find any, but I would feel foolish if there was one and I just didn't see it. Y'all are smarter than me and im still new to this forum lol
#3990
Thanks for the response. Also do Cobb tuners still support the device. This is what I should have asked too, because I like to get the mini dyno tuned or street tuned by a pro.
#3991
Good luck finding any tuner with a license to use the AP tuning equipment, including Cobb. They told me NO over two years ago. Last one I know of was Ziptie Dynowerks just outside of Salt Lake City. They were bought out by someone else in the same area, so they may or may not have retained the AP license.
Lotsa other tuners out there. AP till works with Manic tunes, as their "base" tune, just can't store non-AP maps on it. Works great for all the other functions tho.
Lotsa other tuners out there. AP till works with Manic tunes, as their "base" tune, just can't store non-AP maps on it. Works great for all the other functions tho.
#3992
Good luck finding any tuner with a license to use the AP tuning equipment, including Cobb. They told me NO over two years ago. Last one I know of was Ziptie Dynowerks just outside of Salt Lake City. They were bought out by someone else in the same area, so they may or may not have retained the AP license.
Lotsa other tuners out there. AP till works with Manic tunes, as their "base" tune, just can't store non-AP maps on it. Works great for all the other functions tho.
Lotsa other tuners out there. AP till works with Manic tunes, as their "base" tune, just can't store non-AP maps on it. Works great for all the other functions tho.
#3997
hey guys, im kinda new to the mini scene and i just purchased an ap and i was wondering if anyone had any good tunes that they could send me that have some good pops and crackles but wont blow my engine. im only 17 and dont really have a lot of money to spend on a manic or something. i have a k&n typhoon intake, cnt 2.5" catless dp, cnt 2.5" catback, and a larger fmic. if anyone could help me out i would really apreciate it.
#3998
hey guys, im kinda new to the mini scene and i just purchased an ap and i was wondering if anyone had any good tunes that they could send me that have some good pops and crackles but wont blow my engine. im only 17 and dont really have a lot of money to spend on a manic or something. i have a k&n typhoon intake, cnt 2.5" catless dp, cnt 2.5" catback, and a larger fmic. if anyone could help me out i would really apreciate it.
I don't know what type of Mini you have or the year, but the pops and crackles vary for everyone.
#4000