Carberry rom vs normal

[hunter951]

Hi guys

So iv been trying to find out how much better the carberry rom is over the normal one when open source tuning, but i cant really find any decent info on how it compares, other than what extra features it has.... I know it can have anti lag and lauch control etc, im not interested in that. Im more interested in afm delete or afm+MAP blending???, will the car preform better with carberry rom, can i have it tuned to have two maps.. one for 98 and one for 95 etc, and what is the general comparison between the two.

Im starting the thread to pool some opinions and info before i talk to Jason about it...

Im currently driving a v7 STI with all supporting mods on factory engine, check garage thread if ya dont know...

Cheers guys

[Guest]

Tbh jase would have a heap better idea than most on here. Mattapo pissed around with it in his heyday as did kwi_fozze.

[Timmah]

I've asked Jason about this too.. he said Carberry is initially harder to tune due to the ECU having to be set up again, similar to setting up a Link. I think. Something like that, which was a few years ago now...

LostNZer/Toby, he's a Chch dude with a v7 STi Prodrive. It was Mattapo's old car and he's running Carberry ROM that had a tune by Jason, but he's since tweaked it.

Well this post wasn't very helpful..

[Kiwi_Fozze]

carberry is a prick to sset up.

takes a LOT of logging / adjusting to get it right. i spent several months tinkering with mine, got it driving exactly the same as the tune i started from, but couldnt get the fueling sorted out, it was running crazy rich. the map switching works, rotational idle was pretty cool, gimmicky almost. antilag is AWESOME for bang / pop but you need to set up a vacuum pump to run your brakes, you loose all vac assist if using rotational / antilag.

the ability to delete / move MAF is handy, but unless you wire in an IAT and hook it to the appropriate pins on the MAF loom, you are better off using the MAF in its current spot to keep the intake air temp.

if you are prepared to spend a LOT of time tinkering, go for it. buuut... benefits vs hassle, i'd run the factory image with launch control.

[hunter951]

 kwi_fozze said:

carberry is a prick to sset up.

takes a LOT of logging / adjusting to get it right. i spent several months tinkering with mine, got it driving exactly the same as the tune i started from, but couldnt get the fueling sorted out, it was running crazy rich. the map switching works, rotational idle was pretty cool, gimmicky almost. antilag is AWESOME for bang / pop but you need to set up a vacuum pump to run your brakes, you loose all vac assist if using rotational / antilag.

the ability to delete / move MAF is handy, but unless you wire in an IAT and hook it to the appropriate pins on the MAF loom, you are better off using the MAF in its current spot to keep the intake air temp.

if you are prepared to spend a LOT of time tinkering, go for it. buuut... benefits vs hassle, i'd run the factory image with launch control.

hmmm yea, i have read its a fiddly system. anti lag doesnt interest me at all, only the dual maps to be honest. Might allmost be easier to get myself a tactrix cable and get a 95 tune made up... then i can just reflash the different tunes onto the current system when i please...

Cheers for the info guys,

[Kiwi_Fozze]

^ this would probably be your best option tbh

[Timmah]

 hunter951 said:

Might allmost be easier to get myself a tactrix cable and get a 95 tune made up... then i can just reflash the different tunes onto the current system when i please...

Cheers for the info guys,

That's exactly what I'm going to get Jason to do... one day.

[DacerX]

thats when the next project starts...