016: The EPA & CARB EO's + Reflashing Vs Standalone ECUs [PODCAST]

Knock/pinging/detonation and false knock, Subaru tuning, R35 GTR tuning with COBB and a MoTeC and when is it time to switch from reflash software to a standalone ECU, or if you need to at all plus MUCH more.

On this week's episode of High Performance Academy's Tuned In podcast, long-time friend of HPA, Mike McGinnis of Innovative Tuning, settles in for an hour's worth of high-quality, knowledge-filled tuning banter with our resident nerd Andre Simon.

Mike has been around the traps for a good few years now, and has become one of the world's top brains when it comes to both reflashing stock ECUs and aftermarket ECU tuning. Mike is currently occupied as chief calibration engineer for a top reflashing platform.

Mike and Andre get deep into the weeds in this one, starting with Mike's development path and all its twists and turns, that got him to where he is today. The pair also spend time trying to answer the often-asked question — should I reflash the stock ECU, or should I go standalone aftermarket? This is a big and complicated subject, and there's a whole lot of grey area, overlap, other factors to consider, but Mike and Andre do their best to clear it up.

The RPM Act, EPA and CARB EO's are discussed in relation to emissions standards and the performance aftermarket, a hot topic of recent years in the United States but also a consideration in other locations and countries. On the flip side, it is exciting for people like Mike to have the challenge now to see what sort of power can be made within these rules.

Along with a discussion about just how quickly the reflashing industry has progressed with what's possible now and much, much more, this episode is jam-packed with useful information for anyone interested in tuning.

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