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Hi Everyone

If you have questions about Subaru Impreza tuning then you want to make sure you are a part of the upcoming Subaru teleseminar series.

Ben Dagenais from EcuTek is responsible for training all of the EcuTek techs in the UK, Canada and the USA so we have grabbed one of the most knowledgable experts in the world to talk to you about Subaru tuning and the ECU.

The ECU is easily the most important piece of the performance puzzle when it comes to increasing the power of a Subaru Impreza STi or WRX engine.

The ability to re-program the mapping information contained within the Factory Subaru computer has changed the face of performance tuning forever for Subaru owners and understanding how the ECU works is vital to getting top performance from your car.

Ben will provide some great insights into the ECU and the secret answers to the tuning enhancements that your local tuner may not be aware of or might not tell you.

Click Here to go to Subaru Secrets immediately and join and tell us what topics you would like us to cover on the next tele-seminar series and who you would like to hear me talk to.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers

Brett

P.S. Click Here to read more on the Subaru ECU (I have taken this info
straight out of the Subaru Performance Handbook just to share with you.

Hi Everyone

I wanted to give you guys the chance to get in on this great FREE CD offer.

You will have to be quick, there are only 21 copies left but its certainly something you want to get your hands on.

This Free CD will reveal how you can easily get small performance improvements from all different parts of your car, in many cases with simple things you can do yourself even without having to go to a workshop.

Learn ow you can easily train your ECU with both good and bad habits and how the correct car setup can shave seconds off your lap times.

You also get 4 Subaru Secrets Exposed bonuses (Value $281).

http://www.SubaruSecrets.com

But only if you are quick.

Cheers

Brett

One of the things that a lot of people don’t totally understand is how the boost control system works on your turbo Subaru WRX  or STI or in fact, many of the other turbo Subarus such as the Libertys, Legacys, Foresters, and such.

An easy way of obviously gaining more power out of the Subaru is by simply turning up the boost, but what risk do you take? Are you risking your factory warranty? Are you risking the reliability of your engine? Are you risking excessive fuel usage and all those things combined together? The boost control system in the Subaru is incredibly complicated and has a lot of safety features built in.

Meaning it not only controls the boost to give you maximum performance, but it also controls the boost to protect your engine against damage should the ECU detect that something is not working correctly. Now if you have bought an after-market boost controller, whether it’s a pneumatic one or a electronic one, you take away one of the huge benefits and the fundamental features of the factory ECU and its ability to protect you and your engine from either catastrophic engine failure or risking some type of damage.

Now what can actually happen is, for example, you drive your car, go to your local petrol station, fill it up with what you believe is the right fuel for your car, and unbeknownst to yourself, the tanker delivery of fuel put the wrong type of fuel in the bowser’s pump tank underground, and of course, you end up with a car that’s not running as good as what it should be or giving you the right amount of performance.

You may not be aware of this because you’ve paid good money for the right amount of fuel or the correct octane fuel, which is obviously typically a 98 style octane fuel for your Subaru. You go for a drive, put your foot into it and all of a sudden you hear this horrible noise coming from under the engine. It might be a failed piston or it might be just piston detonation.

If you’ve got an after-market boost controller, the boost controller will continue to deliver the correct amount of boost for what you’ve chosen to set it for. But in the case of your factory boost control system, the ECU will detect that you’ve got the wrong fuel in the car to a certain degree, because it will have detected knock or engine ping from the knock sensor on top of the engine, and will start pulling out ignition timing.

If it continues to knock and ping, the ECU will then start trying to pull out boost. The thing that you need to consider is that obviously what you want to have happen, even though you might not be totally satisfied in losing performance but it’s certainly a lot better way than losing an engine.

If you’ve got the boost control turned up and adjusted through the factory ECU using a software program such as EcuTeK and getting your EcuTeK unit to adjust the factory settings, you can have the desired boost that you want with the related engine performance and ignition timing and fuel delivery matched to suit, but also the fantastic benefits of the safety settings that Subaru spent millions and millions of dollars in designing to protect your engine.

So there you have it. There’s a quick tip on how to both upgrade your car and not risk damage to your engine at the same time. If you’re fitting an after-market boost controller, be aware that there is a lot of risk involved and you need to be conscious of how you choose to drive your car and what you feed your beast as far as what type of fuel you’re putting into it. If you want the safe option with also a good boost control map at the same time, you can use that advantage through the factory ECU.

And one point that I’d like to point out is the factory ECU boost control is very, very advanced and very, very accurate. You’ve got the obvious opportunity of getting a much better, smoother boost control delivery, and in fact, the factory ECU, if tuned correctly with the right boost, will bring the car on boost earlier and better than 99% of the after-market boost controllers.

If you’re comparing a factory ECU-tuned boost control map to, say for example, a pneumatic boost control map, then it is light years ahead because pneumatic boost controllers are nowhere near as good as electronic boost controllers, and after-market electronic boost controllers are not as good as the factory boost controller, which is, of course, electronic as well.

For more detailed information and more explanations on the features, benefits and secrets on your Subaru, check out the Subaru Performance Handbook. You can download the first 6 chapters as well as get 3 bonus Mp3 interviews all for FREE.

Cheers

Brett

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Just a quick reminder that we are still accepting questions for our teleseminar this week with Ben Dagenais from EcuTek. Ben is responsible for training all of the EcuTek techs in the UK, Canada and the USA and will provide some great insights into tuning and the ECU.

You can submit your questions at http://www.subarusecrets.com/questions.html

You can submit your questions even if you can’t make it to the call and hear Ben’s response on the audio file we will make available or you to download after the call is finished.

Register Now for the teleseminar at http://www.SubaruSecrets.com

By registering you will get access to all the call recordings for this series as well as the dial in details to join us live on the call and the chance to question Ben yourself on all the latest information on EcuTek, tuning and the ECU.

Register now to join us on the call and don’t miss out on this great opportunity.

Hi Fellow Subaru Enthusiast

If you have ever wondered why sometimes you think that your car is going slower than it normally does or if you have had the engine light come on and then miraculously turn off without any reason then you need to remember to join us this week for our exclusive teleseminar with Ben Dagenais from Ecutek.

Ben is responsible for training all of the EcuTek techs in the UK, Canada and the USA so you will be getting first hand information from the guy who teaches all the local tuners exactly how to get your car running just how you want it.

Register Now at http://www.SubaruSecrets.com

Ben will be answering any questions you have as well as giving great information like:

- How your factory ECU learns both good and bad habits

- What you need to do to make sure it only learns ‘good’ habits

and the secret answers to the tuning enhancements that your local tuner may not be aware of…or might not tell you.
So if you are interested in finding out the latest trends and updates from all the workshops around the world then join us on the call.

To register for your VIP seat, just visit the website to sign up http://www.SubaruSecrets.com and you will be instantly sent the dial in details for the call as well as be given the chance to submit your own questions for Ben to answer.

Just in case your still not convinced, here are 3 more reasons whyyou should join us on the call:

1. Learn why different model Subarus respond to different levels of modification depending on the year model of the car

2. Understand the difference between the current flash can software and the previous models in both Subaru and Mitsubishi

3. Benefit from this great information to take advantage of fuel economy improvements on your model car

Don’t wonder any longer about how to get inside the mind of your ECU!

Ask the expert this week and have your questions answered once and for all.

Register today at http://www.SubaruSecrets.com

I look forward to seeing you on the call.