Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog

[Kracka]

Sounds like a PITA that takes all the enjoyment out of driving.

I dealt with exactly this on my IX, with constant logging/tuning, grew sick of the car, and sold it. Smart decision and I haven't looked back. If you can't trust something and truly enjoy it, why bother owning it?

With my X I made sure to go the exact opposite way and never have to worry about it so I can focus on having fun and enjoying my car. I have no gauges and my car has remained reliable. I drive it every day and never worry about my fuel, tune, boost, etc. Hell, I've never once even logged my car with the AP. I couldn't tell you what my boost is at on any given day, nor do I care

Different strokes for different folks, I just hope with your next car (or even this one), you can learn from previous mistakes and figure out a way to avoid history from repeating itself.

[Murlo26]

Originally Posted by Kracka

Sounds like a PITA that takes all the enjoyment out of driving.

I dealt with exactly this on my IX, with constant logging/tuning, grew sick of the car, and sold it. Smart decision and I haven't looked back. If you can't trust something and truly enjoy it, why bother owning it?

With my X I made sure to go the exact opposite way and never have to worry about it so I can focus on having fun and enjoying my car. I have no gauges and my car has remained reliable. I drive it every day and never worry about my fuel, tune, boost, etc. Hell, I've never once even logged my car with the AP. I couldn't tell you what my boost is at on any given day, nor do I care

Different strokes for different folks, I just hope with your next car (or even this one), you can learn from previous mistakes and figure out a way to avoid history from repeating itself.

I think if you want a reliable car that makes almost triple stock power you are stuck with this type of caution. It does suck and I don't love worrying about it all the time. I am getting better at knowing the setup and when there is something wrong, I can usually feel it now without having to log or whatever but I still do it to feel better.

Why do you think I wanted to sell it last summer and buy a vette? I still do want a c6z right now but frankly I will mod that too much too probably. My big thing is I feel so invested into this car and can't see myself losing SO MUCH money by selling. I'd rather get smarter about keeping it running right and make sure to do everything necessary and just have fun with it.

It works well now and I am just doing little things for the most part now. It's still a lot of fun