Cobb AP, who has them?

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dkswim

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well i got mine in and im currious who all ordered one/ has one, how you like it what stage your running.

well mine im able to run stage two+ on it i noticed they got rid of that on off spot right where your trying to accelarate briskfully but not make boost and take off like a rocket. crusing around town throtle modulation is so much inproved I havn't yet taken it WOT trying to give it time to learn.
 
I got mine.Im running stage 1+ with my mods in my sig.No problems at all.Ive got over 100 miles on it since the flash and to be honest I cant tell if its fast or not.Its much smoother and I cant get my tires to spin as easy in 2nd or 3rd.My AFR are right where they should be with my MS CAI so thats a plus,It even seems to be on the rich side.It will get down to 9-8 AFR in high RPMS and around 13-14 crusing.
 
SharkDiver said:
I got mine.Im running stage 1+ with my mods in my sig.No problems at all.Ive got over 100 miles on it since the flash and to be honest I cant tell if its fast or not.Its much smoother and I cant get my tires to spin as easy in 2nd or 3rd.My AFR are right where they should be with my MS CAI so thats a plus,It even seems to be on the rich side.It will get down to 9-8 AFR in high RPMS and around 13-14 crusing.
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thats pig rich....really really rich.
 
I have the AP as well. Here's what I've posted in the otehr forums:

ok, back from my first time WOT'ing the car. Overall impression is that of course, it's "smoother" and it feels like a larger displacement engine. I did 3rd gear pulls from about 3k to 6k. Boost is around 15.5 or so, no timing pull at all.

The a/f's bug me a bit. from about 3-3.5K, the ap says ~13.1 or so but then drops to ~ by 3.8k then proceeds to drop as low as 9.5 by 6k rpm. I'm guessing that the lean condition early in the run is simply delay in the signal from the sensor->ecu->ap. I get that the OTS maps are very conservative and safe but high10's or low 11's would've been better. I'm guessing Cobb tried it and saw no power increase from leaning it out a bit. I also felt a bit of increased tq steer at around 4k rpm but I'm guessing that's due to the tq coming on faster than before. I never had that sensation until after the ap. I don't mind that at all, just mentioning it.

Overall, the car hauls and it's A LOT stronger throughout the power band. It may not have picked up massive peak hp but it definitely feels like it's operating under a much fatter tq curve. it's way more responsive, smoother, etc. all around. I can't wait to test it out at the drag strip.

Obviously, I can't say too much about the a/f's because I'm using the MSCAI so I'll hold off judgment on that until I get a MSCAI compat. map or I get the Cobb SRI.

edit* more ap observations:

so a few more key cycles and more seat time and the car is really liking the ap. I actually got a bit of wheel hop going into 3rd gear. I used to be able to produce a small chirp but now it's wheel hop lol. the car runs slightly stronger with each key cycle. I'm more and more impressed as time passes. afr's look good, if not a bit too safe (mid 10's by the top of a 3/4th gear pull). the car just feels stronger all over.

edit#2 - I had to go for another quick drive lol

a 4th gear pull in this car is totally different now. low end tq hasn't been improved all that much but the butt-dyno improvement from 4k to 6k is DRAMATIC. as you reach 80 mph, you feel like you're being "slingshot" forward faster and faster.
 
Let me know dkswim how it works out for you...

94jedi. about how many miles/power cycles have you gone through now to the point where its running a lot beter?
 
Man, I wasn't thinking I was gonna get this, but after the 94jedi post, I don't see how I CAN'T get the new AP. All I need is someone to say it won't make a difference to the factory if I need to unmarry it to get warranty work done. That's the only thing holding me back from ordering TONIGHT!
 
guys just temper your expectations, don't buy into the hype (either side) and you're going to love the AP. Make sure your car is in peak shape first though. Seriously, it doesn't feel like adding nitrous or going to a 3071 but it is a marked improvement. someone said that Cobb "removed the wild child personality" of the car in favor of making it more like an M3. I think that's a good comparison. It's no longer wheel spin all over, balls to the wall; it's much more refined yet still pulls hard in the upper gears.
 
cobb says they will not be able to tell that it was messed with.You just need to download your stock map when you install the AP so you can put it back to stock later.
 
lestat13 said:
All I need is someone to say it won't make a difference to the factory if I need to unmarry it to get warranty work done.
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It won't. Actually, I'll find out for sure on Tuesday/wednesday. I'm taking my car in for the TSB in the hopes that I get a new CDFP on Mazda's dime. I'll be un-marrying the AP.

if you want to buy an AP w/ free overnight shipping, call Rick or Drew at IAG Performance. Tell them Patrick sent you. great bunch of guys over there.
 
94jedi said:
guys just temper your expectations, don't buy into the hype (either side) and you're going to love the AP. Make sure your car is in peak shape first though. Seriously, it doesn't feel like adding nitrous or going to a 3071 but it is a marked improvement. someone said that Cobb "removed the wild child personality" of the car in favor of making it more like an M3. I think that's a good comparison. It's no longer wheel spin all over, balls to the wall; it's much more refined yet still pulls hard in the upper gears.
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^^I like hearing this. I'm over the 'wild child', wheelspin-all-over-the-place phase. Wheelspin might impress or make you look fast, but in reality it just slows you down. It's also nice to know I can undo it if a problem arises or before going to the dealer.
 
im likeing i still havnt got to wot i noticed im having to what i call back peadle it meaning more torque per throtle input while accelarating. i catch myself going faster then what i used to do with same throtle engagement. not scientificle but can tell there are a couple more ponys under that hood. i dont know how they keep cramming them in there. i might have to add a shim to my forge or revert back to stock for whenever i decide to go wot. i think in the next couple of weeks ill try and upload the econnomy map and run that for 2 weeks and see what kind of milage i can get out of it. pre ap i was getting 26.5 calculated
 
Dont get your hopes up with the economy tune. With my Subie, I got the same mileage on a long freeway drive than the regular tune.

The Mazda may be different, just dont get your hopes up.
 
Yea I heard from someone else that they didn't see much of a difference in MPG...

If you are concerned as hard as it is, stay out of boost and ull be surprised with the increase in MPG
 
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