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Has anyone used the Racechip or Gan Tuning box on their car. Seems legit and easy to remove if needed but I’ve heard mixed reviews; although most jBe been good. I have seen some posts though that day they the safety features in the engine will render the box useless over time.

 

[iammarkus]

Go with GAN. That is what I have and it's amazing.

 

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I forgot to mention the AFE Scorcher. It was dynoed with a 38 horsepower gain and 54 torque. Plus I have the AFE Intake. But the Gan looks good as well. I heard the Race chip sucks.

 

[miluardo]

I have a scorcher but haven't installed it yet --- on account of living downtown Toronto with no garage and it being -12 outside lol.

Lots of people liked them though as an interim before they flashed their ECU.

 

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Well being that it’s my daily and it’s new with a warranty, I figured this would be a good option as it is easily removed. Also I saw a you tube video between 2 Elantra sports, one with a Scorcher and one with a Lap3 Tune and the module won. I was surprised.

 

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Has anyone utilized one of these boost controllers and would I need a tune for it?
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Manual Boost Controller

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Color: Black
Material: 6061 Aluminum
Vibrant Manual Boost Controller has proven to be one of the easiest and most cost effective way to squeeze more horsepower and torque from your turbocharged vehicle.

The Vibrant Performance design team has developed a lightweight, very compact boost controller that features a unique integrated dial that allows you to precisely set boost and which eliminates the risk of “overboosting” that can occur with other manual boost controllers.

Features
T6061 Billet Aluminum with black anodized finish for corrosion protection.
Removable fittings for servicing and reference line upgrades.
Comes with low pressure check valve for use on MAF equipped cars to prevent stalling at idle.
Large premium grade brass adjustment knob to increase or decrease boost pressure accurately.
Can be mounted nearly anywhere with included mounting bracket.

 

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Hey, how long have you had the Gan Box and what kind of performance gains did you see? Assuming you had it dynoed.

 

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Just came across another tuning box(RSChip) not to be confused with the race chip. Has anyone used this product?

 

[dtrot]

I have a scorcher but haven't installed it yet --- on account of living downtown Toronto with no garage and it being -12 outside lol.

Lots of people liked them though as an interim before they flashed their ECU.

Just curious, have you had a chance to install it? If so, how have you liked it so far?

 

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Just thought of this but has anyone had an issue with the boost solenoid Not being able to keep up with the boost causing a surge?

 

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I should probably mention that this is with a tuning module. Can the solenoid handle it?

 

[miluardo]

Just curious, have you had a chance to install it? If so, how have you liked it so far?

Yeah I've been running it for almost a month now and although I really like it, it's not quite as predictable as an actual ECU tune would be(I'm guessing).

It surpasses what the car can handle stock though, so I'm currently looking at upgrading both the BOV and Wastegate Solenoids.

I should be picking them up tomorrow, but not sure when I'll be able to install them.

 

[niccuany]

Definitely recommend both solenoids. Smooths out the power delivery considerably.

 

[miluardo]

Definitely recommend both solenoids. Smooths out the power delivery considerably.

How hard is it to do the solenoid replacements with:

No garage
No driveway
No jacks

lol

Do you think I could do this on the side of the street with just a ratchet set, and from the top down? No need to get underneath?

 

[niccuany]

The bov you can do pretty easily with a 10mm wrench, some elbow grease and a zip tie for the new one all from the top. But wastegate solenoid you want a jack and definitely have to go from under. Definitely a bigger job than the bov.

 

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Hey, I just came across another Tuning box called BlueSpark and it got excellent ratings. Right up there with GAN and TDI Tuning; but at half the cost. Anyone ever used this brand?

 

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I just ordered one of these to try. I will let you all know how it works.

 

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Ok, so I received the tuning box and I can say that I immediately noticed that the power delivery is much smoother, throttle response is way better and turbo lag is non existent. I was able to shave of 3 tenths of a second off my 0-60 time in warm weather. Mid range is better as well. I will use the default setting for a couple hundred miles and then move to the next setting and see how that works out. For 200.00 I think it was a nice improvement.

 

[Vinnierap]

Ok, so I received the tuning box and I can say that I immediately noticed that the power delivery is much smoother, throttle response is way better and turbo lag is non existent. I was able to shave of 3 tenths of a second off my 0-60 time in warm weather. Mid range is better as well. I will use the default setting for a couple hundred miles and then move to the next setting and see how that works out. For 200.00 I think it was a nice improvement.

How does this compare to the GAN?

 

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Well
It’s supposed to be the same
Thing, however I heard more positive things About the blue spark and their customer service was far better.