What's the best year?
They got it right the first time!
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I heard that MY2000-2001 runs the richest air fuel ratio from the stock ECU.
If you don't mod your car, that gives you the lowest combustion temperature, hence the best longevity.
If you improve air flow through the engine via mods, then you end up with more power without any ECU changes because the AFR will move closer to the ideal ratio and the max power point is just before you reach that ratio (the power does go down when you are right at that ratio though).
If you don't mod your car, that gives you the lowest combustion temperature, hence the best longevity.
If you improve air flow through the engine via mods, then you end up with more power without any ECU changes because the AFR will move closer to the ideal ratio and the max power point is just before you reach that ratio (the power does go down when you are right at that ratio though).
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From: Nor Cal (Humboldt, Ca)
People are going to try and sell you on 9k rpm, fastest around the track, easiest to tune, VSA, DBW.... blah blah blah. What I can tell you is this. Buy the one that feels the best to you, because at the end of the day its what you'll enjoy the most. Joy is what you're looking for, find the one that brings you the most. For me it was the 03'. The 04/05 just didn't feel that good to me and I didn't try the 06+. I think they got it right in the AP1. Yeah almost all cars improve over time but that's not everything. I'd much rather have a 70' Stingray than a 2013 Corvette. It can't hold a candle to the 2013 but a car is more than the sum of its parts...
