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Old 04-21-2022, 10:26 PM   #51
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Wild times with these updates!

02-07 wrx or STI have a lot of decent standalone options that work great
08+ will soon have cobb flex support
08+ also has great standalone options BUT more $$ than the earlier year do to the OEM CANbus and huge stock ECU (butt loads of inputs/outputs).

Here is a semi budget friendly option and info about what's coming from Cobb to fill the new gap: Cobb green speed tuning options and race car solutions.

I have to tune a lot of Cobb cars and honestly while this update sucks for lots of us it's not nearly as bad for MOST subi owners as they think. I also believe it's important to remember this JUST happened and Cobb is already working on solutions/alternatives.

I completely agree hard pill to swallow here BUT i also don't think it will be half as bad as people think. We will all still get to enjoy fast/fun turbo engines!
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Old 04-21-2022, 11:38 PM   #52
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I noticed 2 grayed out ones with no checks in the box. Both were cat efficiency. Were those previously unchecked in the tune or have they always been that way (which I doubt factory map) The way I’m reading it is if there already deleted in the map they are no longer available to change either to enable/disable

I might just have to bite the bullet and try on my 02wrx and see how it does. I think I might have that ap already sold anyways.


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Old 04-22-2022, 12:49 AM   #53
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does anyone have a link to the older classic access tuner software for a 2008 Sti?
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Old 04-22-2022, 02:55 AM   #54
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and people laughed at UTEC....UTEC has the last laugh haha
lol I still have mine in storage. Gonna be worth a fortune now
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Old 04-22-2022, 09:29 AM   #55
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https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/icy...pliance-paying

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In the Trump Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is intently focused on meeting these expectations.

We have addressed sources that contribute to violations of air quality standards. For example, where emissions controls have been disabled, vehicles can emit tons of air pollution. In this administration, we have made aftermarket devices that defeat vehicle emissions controls a priority, halting the sale of over 1 million of such devices in the past few years.
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Old 04-22-2022, 10:14 AM   #56
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Ecutek has same parent company as Cobb they are doing the same thing end of this year early next year. Save up your money for that electric car that’s what they want you to do anyways. I’ll keep my 20yo $hitbox over an electric car which might last 10 years.


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Yes, but at least Ecutek are not screwing the rest of the world like Cobb is... Only the USA gets screwed, but its your laws anyways.
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Old 04-22-2022, 10:49 AM   #57
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Old 04-22-2022, 11:44 AM   #58
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Yes, but at least Ecutek are not screwing the rest of the world like Cobb is... Only the USA gets screwed, but its your laws anyways.
EU is worse I bet
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Old 04-23-2022, 09:50 AM   #59
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I’m not going to start a political debate here but I will just make one statement. They might have said it was under trumps admin in 2017 but the prior people appointed to admin of EPA were both dem. They start the process prior and it can be a several year ordeal. A bunch of presidents get credit/blame for something done before them. Both of trumps admins 17-21 were rep and didn’t support climate change. Look at the list of admins.
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Old 04-24-2022, 12:32 AM   #60
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I though cobb sucked for abandoning the 2002-2005 wrx which is where they started. Now this just reinforces what I felt before. You can still make power with the emissions stuff still on but I hate the hoops they make you jump thru just to use their software.
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Old 04-24-2022, 12:43 AM   #61
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does anyone have a link to the older classic access tuner software for a 2008 Sti?
I still have mine along with all incremental update installers up to 3.4.0-19918. I thought this software was bound to the physical Access Port device? Can any 2008 install package work with any other Access Port that targets the same model year ?
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Old 04-24-2022, 01:23 AM   #62
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Send in the hackers, we might have access to all this before long.
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Old 04-24-2022, 10:35 AM   #63
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Boy am I glad I have a Link
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Old 04-24-2022, 11:46 AM   #64
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I am not advocating any illegal mods to cars or any tampering with emissions equipment. However, you will need to do the following to prevent the recent announcement from impacting you. This is oriented to the folks that actually do sanctioned automotive racing using accessport. For everyone else, use this information as it best suites you.

To prevent the software from checking the internet for updates, enter the following in your host file.

#This nukes AccessPort Updates
127.0.0.1 www.accessecu.com

#This nukes AccessTuner Updates
127.0.0.1 software.cobbtuning.com

#Not sure what this blocks but perhaps block it anyway
127.0.0.1 static.cobbtuning.com

This file is located @ C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

You will need to be running version 2.x version of access tuner. It seems versions 3.x and up have some type of forced activation check and will not launch w/o an internet connection. This fix also prevents accessport manager from updating and prevents the online verification stuff. I tested this with 2.0.0.0-16775 & 2.1.3.7-17905. 3.0.1-17252+ seems to have an online activation feature in AccessTuner that won't let the app start without presumably calling cobb. This is as much as I could test because I don't have all versions of their software or use their stuff anymore. Went standalone years ago. Hope this helps some of you.

Last edited by slow.wagon; 04-09-2023 at 11:42 AM. Reason: Corrected AccessTuner update hostname
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Old 04-25-2022, 05:40 PM   #65
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I am not advocating any illegal mods to cars or any tampering with emissions equipment. However, you will need to do the following to prevent the recent announcement from impacting you. This is oriented to the folks that actually do sanctioned automotive racing using accessport. For everyone else, use this information as it best suites you.

To prevent the software from checking the internet for updates, enter the following in your host file.

127.0.0.1 www.accessecu.com

This file is located @ C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

You will need to be running version 2.x version of access tuner. It seems versions 3.x and up have some type of forced activation check and will not launch w/o an internet connection. This fix also prevents accessport manager from updating and prevents the online verification stuff. I tested this with 2.0.0.0-16775 & 2.1.3.7-17905. 3.0.1-17252+ seems to have an online activation feature in AccessTuner that wont let the app start without presumably calling cobb. This is as much as I could test because I don't have all versions of their software or use their stuff anymore. Went standalone years ago. Hope this helps some of you.
Good job. It was only a matter of time. LOL
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Old 04-27-2022, 11:50 AM   #66
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Looks like Cobb has had to disable all their CCF. If you update to the latest version as of today, April 18th (4.0.0+20900.25111) you will lose access to all those tables. Flex fuel, Fuel Pressure, Etc.

Sorry, probably could have posted in the AccessTuner section.
I wish I had joined here before I decided to update my Accessport because I did a few weeks ago and well....
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Old 04-27-2022, 11:51 AM   #67
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Send in the hackers, we might have access to all this before long.
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Old 04-27-2022, 12:15 PM   #68
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R.I.P. Cobb.

I had to come back (let my last turbo Scooby go over a year ago) and thank Cobb for all their support and Accessport in particular over the years. Thank you guys. Sorry to see you go.

Subaru ended the STi. Probably should think about ending the WRX, too, if they don't give it 400 hp from the factory. (I know there's Ecutek and open source.....)

Cheers all!
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Old 04-27-2022, 12:43 PM   #69
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Is there a place to find the 2.x version? I've got version 4.0 installed, but not the update yet and I'd like to see about getting an earlier version if possible.
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Old 04-28-2022, 10:31 AM   #70
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Now I'm reminiscing about the old days of OG Accesstuner Race, when you could tune just about anything without jumping through hoops. Late night tuning sessions with friends, cruising around in real time adjusting stuff, no classes needed, no crippling updates required.

It's funny, when Tesla released the $2000 acceleration boost for long range AWD cars, I remember people (who had never modded an ICE car) complaining about the cost. I just said "you're getting more power and you get to keep the warranty, with no worries about CARB or the EPA. This is a great deal" and that is definitely looking correct now.
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Old 04-28-2022, 03:56 PM   #71
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Now I'm reminiscing about the old days of OG Accesstuner Race, when you could tune just about anything without jumping through hoops. Late night tuning sessions with friends, cruising around in real time adjusting stuff, no classes needed, no crippling updates required.

It's funny, when Tesla released the $2000 acceleration boost for long range AWD cars, I remember people (who had never modded an ICE car) complaining about the cost. I just said "you're getting more power and you get to keep the warranty, with no worries about CARB or the EPA. This is a great deal" and that is definitely looking correct now.
Once I get my sti back up and running I'm hoping my old V1 brick and street tuner might be able to work if not I have a tactrix and will just go open source.

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Old 04-28-2022, 10:17 PM   #72
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Now I'm reminiscing about the old days of OG Accesstuner Race, when you could tune just about anything without jumping through hoops. Late night tuning sessions with friends, cruising around in real time adjusting stuff, no classes needed, no crippling updates required.

It's funny, when Tesla released the $2000 acceleration boost for long range AWD cars, I remember people (who had never modded an ICE car) complaining about the cost. I just said "you're getting more power and you get to keep the warranty, with no worries about CARB or the EPA. This is a great deal" and that is definitely looking correct now.
I still have an old school AP with OG Accesstuner Race for my Mazdaspeed3. I street-tuned that thing myself. Still going strong with 230k miles and over 300whp.
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Old 04-29-2022, 02:49 PM   #73
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I still have an old school AP with OG Accesstuner Race for my Mazdaspeed3. I street-tuned that thing myself. Still going strong with 230k miles and over 300whp.
That's where I got my tuning start as well. I remember being thrilled with the ability to adjust boost per gear so you could actually use first and second gear without roasting the tires.
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Old 05-02-2022, 02:47 AM   #74
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Sell the AP, Cobb might as well be finished after this, like the drug dealer coming and taking his crack back. And buy a tactrix while they are still available, and download everything you need cause who knows how long before RR is shut down.

Time for Black Market Tuning, a nice clandestine tuning company. No paper records, don't talk on the phone, have to bring the untagged car on a trailer to be tuned.

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Old 05-02-2022, 02:59 AM   #75
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I just got my 13 WRX tuned on Cobb Flex 2 weeks ago. A week after that the fuel cut at 5500 like limp mode running ~E60. Threw a code for running rich. Sonofabiden
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