How do you tune a Z-car?

LiquidZ

Thanks for all the great responses.

Since I posted this thread, I have come across the Cobb AP reflash tool. Seeing that its a handheld, PnP tuner similar to what my Mustang uses, I'm pretty excited.

I'm not all that enthused about having to send my entire ECU in to be retuned, putting my car out of commision.

Any other thoughts?

Xtremradial

nobody is putting his dirty hands on my futur 370Z apart from NOVIDEM...

he is THE specialist tuner for 350Z in Europe (supercharger kit, free exhaust,...)

NOVIDEM – Hightech-Kompressor-Systeme

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RDGR12

I can vouch for Cobb. I used to drive a 2005 WRX (which I had to sell unfortuntately) and I bought the AccessPORT to accomodate my modifications, commonly known as Stage 2 (turboback exhaust + AP) in WRX.

It is of good quality and functionality, especially, with the new 2nd version of AP (it used to be a size of a huge brick). You can bring in your car to a professional tuner authorized by Cobb (simply means they tune using the Cobb AP). They upload the custom map in to the ECU via AP.

Another feature I love about AP is you can store multiple maps; load and switch in to your ECU, whenever you need to.

It's quite a useful, very convinient device. Cobb offers "off-the-shelf" maps which is very conservative. But, at least, once you install the modifications to your car (within the parameters of the description of Cobb setup), you can take it for a spin safely, for the glimpse of what is to come after the custom tune.