Think i can be tuned?

[freeform911]

I think the date on my ecu indicates I can be tuned?
I know it'll need to be bench unlocked..
This is for my a91 edition build date 6/20

Anyone recommend a tuner near Beaufort South Carolina?
Not a problem to drive a few hours in either direction...

Any reviews on Titan motorsports?

Not looking for a crazy tune just 93 oct on a stock car...

TIA
Steve

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[Boblay]

I think the date on my ecu indicates I can be tuned?
I know it'll need to be bench unlocked..
This is for my a91 edition build date 6/20

Anyone recommend a tuner near Beaufort South Carolina?
Not a problem to drive a few hours in either direction...

TIA
Steve

I’m jealous, that date does mean you can be tuned. Anything prior to 6/20 can be tuned.

 

[freeform911]

It took me a year to actually pull the ecu...I just figured with my build date it was a no go...

Now to find someone semi close that I can take my car to..

May be a birthday present to myself??

 

[Boblay]

It took me a year to actually pull the ecu...I just figured with my build date it was a no go...

Now to find someone semi close that I can take my car to..

May be a birthday present to myself??

That’s dope, I’m praying that a tuning solution comes around my birthday time in December so I can treat myself. Wish you the best of luck!

 

[NewGuy]

It took me a year to actually pull the ecu...I just figured with my build date it was a no go...

Now to find someone semi close that I can take my car to..

May be a birthday present to myself??

I might have to check mine, the build date is 7/20 so I kinda didn't bother.

 

[freeform911]

That’s dope, I’m praying that a tuning solution comes around my birthday time in December so I can treat myself. Wish you the best of luck!


Im sure someone is close...n I hope you get to treat yourself on your b day?

 

[freeform911]

I might have to check mine, the build date is 7/20 so I kinda didn't bother.

That's exactly why I never checked mine...until today...almost a yr after purchase...

 

[type-964]

Oh no Steve! And so it begins! LOL

 

[freeform911]

Oh no Steve! And so it begins! LOL

I HOPE not...haha...
I think my wife will keep me in check?

 

[H2O_Doc]

I might have to check mine, the build date is 7/20 so I kinda didn't bother.

I have a 7/20 build date with an ECU that came just after the 6/20 batch (24th or 27th, can’t remember). ?

 

[NewGuy]

How easy is it to pull out your ECU to check the date? I've never done it so i'm not sure if it's easy or takes some time.

 

[Sereph102889]

That's exactly why I never checked mine...until today...almost a yr after purchase...

Take your car to either Soho or CES Motorsport in Monroe NC. Both of them have the ability to bench unlock and both of them can tune you on either MHD, ECUTek, or Bootmode 3. I live in Savannah Ga and I made the drive to CES. They sold me a catless DP, bench unlocked my car, and set me up with MHD's Stage 2 93 octane tune. Great shop, great guys. I'm currently working with MHD dialing in a custom E50 tune atm and the car is running spectacularly.

 

[suicidaleggroll]

How easy is it to pull out your ECU to check the date? I've never done it so i'm not sure if it's easy or takes some time.

It takes 5 min start to finish, it’s very easy.

 

[freeform911]

Take your car to either Soho or CES Motorsport in Monroe NC. Both of them have the ability to bench unlock and both of them can tune you on either MHD, ECUTek, or Bootmode 3. I live in Savannah Ga and I made the drive to CES. They sold me a catless DP, bench unlocked my car, and set me up with MHD's Stage 2 93 octane tune. Great shop, great guys. I'm currently working with MHD dialing in a custom E50 tune atm and the car is running spectacularly.

If you don't mind disclosing...
What was the initial cost for the unlock and tune?
I really want to keep a catted down (really don't want to smell oil again)...

Looks like soho specializes in infinite/Nissan...

Why'd you go with MHD? vs Ecutek?
Seems most people go this route...

I want to keep my car reliable so not looking for max power just a little extra...so a safe tune...

Thanks Steve

 

[Sereph102889]

If you don't mind disclosing...
What was the initial cost for the unlock and tune?
I really want to keep a catted down (really don't want to smell oil again)...

Looks like soho specializes in infinite/Nissan...

Why'd you go with MHD? vs Ecutek?
Seems most people go this route...

I want to keep my car reliable so not looking for max power just a little extra...so a safe tune...

Thanks Steve

Yea I don't mind disclosing. My total out the door was right around $1,700 total. That was for the downpipe purchase, the unlock fee, the B58 Super License through MHD, which includes all of their OTS tunes ranging from pump gas to E30 and E40, labor for the shop to install the downpipe, and 3 dyno runs.

I decided to go with MHD because it's incredibly user friendly and their tunes are very safe. The UI and ability to change everything so easily from your phone on an app is awesome! ECUTek OTS map tuned cars make a tad bit more power, like a very very minimal amount more, almost negligible, and the process from start to finish on ECUTek seemed like such a chore. It required a windows laptop, which I didn't have, and the ECUTek tuning hardware as well as the license. The EcuTek software also seemed very cumbersome to comb through and figure out. With MHD all I needed was their Orange Label flasher OBD2 device, which is purchasable from Burger Motorsports, an Android or Apple device to connect to it, and a license purchased off of MHD's website. Also, did I mention the MHD user experience being incredibly simple and easy? It's silly how easy it is to use MHD.

One thing is for certain, your ECU is going to need to be bench unlocked, which means you're going to have to mail it out to someone, or drive to a shop that has the ability to bench unlock it. CES I know for certain can do this, obviously because they did it for me and many others. I found out about CES through Thic Whips Youtube channel. The shop and owner are great people and are very capable and knowledgeable.

As far as MHD's tuning functionality and reliability, when they first started diving into the 2020 and 2021 Supra world, they may have been a bit behind the curve and may have received some negative reviews here and there. But I can attest to the fact that since then they have made great progress, and here very recently, they have completely redone all of their OTS maps, and I am someone who was lucky enough to Beta test them. Their 93 Octane stage 2 as well as the stage 2 E40 OTS maps, are fantastic!! Lots of people used to run into Limp mode issues on their OTS Ethanol blend tunes, myself included when I tried using their OTS E50 map, and all of this has been fixed in their newly revised tunes that will be released in the next couple of weeks. Just to clarify, their current 93 Octane Stage 2 tune is damn near flawless, and they even managed to improve upon it in this new beta map.

As far as Soho goes, I haven't personally used them but other Youtubers have and seem to have great results from them via EcuTek Tuning. Basically any shop worth their salt, that is familiar with a tuning software platform, can install any of these OTS tunes for you, and Soho specializes in EcuTek, so it doesn't matter if they specialize in the Supra world or not, they will be able to install the EcuTek tune for your Supra just as if it were a GTR or Z chassis car.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, with the MHD Super license, this allows you access to any current and future OTS Maps that they release, which currently includes a Stage 2 93 Octane pump tune, and for 2020 MY cars, an E30 blend Ethanol map. For 2021 MY cars, there's an E40 Blend OTS map. So basically, at any point in time, if you decide that the 93 octane tune has gotten boring, you can go mix from Ethanol and flash over to an E blend tune without having to contact anyone, at all. You just use the MHD OBD2 adapter and your app to flash the tune yourself.

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