Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:14
The CP-E Standback is a purchase I have been arguing about with myself ever since I bought the car. With horror stories that Ive heard, I always had a reservation about spending roughly $1000 on something that will only create headaches in the long run.. or so I heard.
Once Rich had success with his standback install, I was much more interested in the product. Anybody who sees a 50whp gain on a product has got to be pretty damn impressed by it. When we went on the mountain cruise, I could see Rich's car lunging forward strong and hard in my rear view mirror.. it was shortly after then that I decided to make the purchase..
INITIAL THOUGHTS:
I called Josh at CP-E to order it directly, he is a very knowledgeable guy, he basically reinforced any doubts I had with assurance in the product. 3 days later there was a UPS tag on my door from CP-E..very fast sipping, I would recommend them highly..
When the package arrived, I was so damn excited to open it.. but when I pulled out that huge ass wiring harness, I thought to myself, this looks a little harder than I had imagined...it is plug and play, but all the wires involved can be a little intimidating. Fear not, following the easy directions provided made it a relatively simple installation.
At first, Rich had the inevitable fuel cut with the initial settings of the EMU. So, in fear of getting fuel cut myself, I opted to use the same setting Rich has to avoid fuel cut. Once installed, I went for a drive, and was very impressed, though confused. The Dashhawk read only 10.1 psi. Until I learned what boost clip actually was, I was worried. Boost clip is merely a signal that is sent to the ecu to say the car is at a lower boost than it actually is. After setting the boost clip to 10psi, rather than 8psi, I tried the 15psi map, ran strong, I tried the 17 psi map, it pulled even stronger, still no fuel cut. After reinstalling my manual boost gauge, my boost reading is spiking around 17-18psi. The car pulls harder the more you go through the rpms. There is no deviation from full boost at wot, no drop in psi AT ALL, all the way to red line. Keep in mind, these results are all with the "stock" tune, or a '0' map. I am very excited on getting a hold of somebody to tune this bad boy for me now.. The seat of the pants meter went way up, I would say at LEAST 30whp, but it could be more. I would definitely say that if anybody is considering the standback, but had reservations, DO IT. Its that simple.
As time goes on, I will try to note any changes, or tunes that are created to share for anybody else who is venturing into the world of the Standback.
Once Rich had success with his standback install, I was much more interested in the product. Anybody who sees a 50whp gain on a product has got to be pretty damn impressed by it. When we went on the mountain cruise, I could see Rich's car lunging forward strong and hard in my rear view mirror.. it was shortly after then that I decided to make the purchase..
INITIAL THOUGHTS:
I called Josh at CP-E to order it directly, he is a very knowledgeable guy, he basically reinforced any doubts I had with assurance in the product. 3 days later there was a UPS tag on my door from CP-E..very fast sipping, I would recommend them highly..
When the package arrived, I was so damn excited to open it.. but when I pulled out that huge ass wiring harness, I thought to myself, this looks a little harder than I had imagined...it is plug and play, but all the wires involved can be a little intimidating. Fear not, following the easy directions provided made it a relatively simple installation.
At first, Rich had the inevitable fuel cut with the initial settings of the EMU. So, in fear of getting fuel cut myself, I opted to use the same setting Rich has to avoid fuel cut. Once installed, I went for a drive, and was very impressed, though confused. The Dashhawk read only 10.1 psi. Until I learned what boost clip actually was, I was worried. Boost clip is merely a signal that is sent to the ecu to say the car is at a lower boost than it actually is. After setting the boost clip to 10psi, rather than 8psi, I tried the 15psi map, ran strong, I tried the 17 psi map, it pulled even stronger, still no fuel cut. After reinstalling my manual boost gauge, my boost reading is spiking around 17-18psi. The car pulls harder the more you go through the rpms. There is no deviation from full boost at wot, no drop in psi AT ALL, all the way to red line. Keep in mind, these results are all with the "stock" tune, or a '0' map. I am very excited on getting a hold of somebody to tune this bad boy for me now.. The seat of the pants meter went way up, I would say at LEAST 30whp, but it could be more. I would definitely say that if anybody is considering the standback, but had reservations, DO IT. Its that simple.
As time goes on, I will try to note any changes, or tunes that are created to share for anybody else who is venturing into the world of the Standback.
