I was wondering if having a jb4 or lap3 tune on my car would be okay while having my stinger as my daily driver. I plan on keeping this car for another 3-4 years. As long as I am changing the spark plugs about every 10k miles, dailying with one of these tunes on wouldn't be a problem right?
Lap3 or Jb4 Daily
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ChaneRZ
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I dd my car. You don’t have to change plugs every 10k.
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If you plan on just daily driving the car for a few years, getting an ECU tune is an overkill, and expensive. I would just buy the JB. It can be removed without a trace in 10 minutes, won't throw a flag at the dealership like an ECU does, and you can sell it when you sell your car and get some money back. Selling an ECU is not that simple because it's tied to your VIN.
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Get a tune and you just jump in a go, no fiddling with an app or mixing gas, put in 93 and put your foot down.
Okay for sure, thank you.
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I have been using the JB4 on a daily since 2012. Since then, I have owned five cars, all tuned, with zero issues.
Use the recommended map for your mods and fuel; you won't have to worry about the Jb4.
Use the recommended map for your mods and fuel; you won't have to worry about the Jb4.
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Both are doable, depending on your goals. Do you want some extra hp and already enjoy the car? Jb4 works great. Not as expensive as an ecu but also allows you to take logs and increase performance. Also easily removable.
On the other hand, like @Rodtheviking said, it may seem easier to have an ecu tune as you just get in and drive. You don’t have to connect or check your phone, it’s just your ecu. At the same time you would probably want a jb4 to check your logs regardless, so starting with a jb4 is never a bad option.
Many people dd both a jb4 and the highest performance tune you can get with cpi/wmi. It’s really up to your budget and what you want out of the car.
On the other hand, like @Rodtheviking said, it may seem easier to have an ecu tune as you just get in and drive. You don’t have to connect or check your phone, it’s just your ecu. At the same time you would probably want a jb4 to check your logs regardless, so starting with a jb4 is never a bad option.
Many people dd both a jb4 and the highest performance tune you can get with cpi/wmi. It’s really up to your budget and what you want out of the car.
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Also, fwiw I've heard several people who have had ECU tunes go through growing pains of having to have things altered or adjusted (tune wasn't right the first time). None of that happens with JB4...
Yeah I ended up going with the jb4 and its perfect for me. Have any of y'all paired a tcu tune with the jb4? And if so which. I've seen the Tork tcu tune and the Lozic one and both have good reviews from what I've seen.
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DavidinGA
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Use Jb4 with EK1 tuner and then you can load the bms bef (back end flash ecu tune). You'll need the CPI kit too. You can then run E60 and should be good for another 40-60whp gain.
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So I dont have a TCU yet, right now I'm jb4 and gonna upgrade to an ecu in the near future. Just switched over to cosmetics for a little because my car looked stock lol. I haven't heard the best of things from tork truthfully so I'd probably go lozic or lap3 for a TCU. Theyre both pretty expensive I'm sure but if the only complaint is the price I'll take that any day of the week.
edit- You can also go SXTH for the TCU if you decide to get an ek1 tuner (I think). Good to keep in mind
