Wow, boo-key bear.Nice fly-by. That was so far over my head I just hope you didn't bump your head on an orbiting satellite.
I'm 49 yrs old. I just got my 1st smart phone last Saturday. I still don't know what I'm gonna' do with it. I've texted twice in my whole life and probably only sent 20 or so E-mails. But, If you need someone to help sync up the carbs on a '65 Pontiac 389 tri-power I'm your guy.
To give you an Idea of what I understood I omitted everything that I didn't get from your post...
It's your car and by all means do as you wish with it. I think the suggestion was just referring to having the bung for future expansion of a wideband if you like. It's not just up to your tuner to worry about these things during the tuning process. You have the option to keep tabs on paramaters once your tuned so that you can catch catastrophic failure before it happens, just like checking your oil. You do check your fluids don't you? Or do you leave that up to your tuner as well?
ONCE IM TUNED WHAT SHOULD I WATCH
- Regular maintenance - check oil every weekend
BEST REAL TIME MONITORING DEVICE - WIDEBAND (AEM UEGO)
- A wideband is by far the best real time monitoring device for your Subaru. The $165 investment could save you a blown motor and $4000.
if you have anything but stock injectors or stock intake, you need a wideband. but even with stock components i urge everyone to get a wideband....fuel (and oil) is the lifeblood of your motor and you need to monitor it. Subarus are notorious for developing leaks and the wideband can save your motor. AEM Uegos are ~$165 on ebay and $165 is peanuts to protect your $25k-$40k investment.
MOST IMPORTANT RULE OF TROUBLESHOOTING - DO NOT RESET THE ECU
- The ecu stores the CEL's and knock learning so by resetting the ECU you are erasing all the troubleshooting data.
- Its only a good idea to reset the ECU if you fully understand what you are doing.
As I said in the beginning though, these are just tips and suggestions for you. Take them or leave them but, don't get upset for us sharing them. I hope your tune and hard parts install goes well and you are unable to wipe the grin off your face from the newfound power and rumble. Keep us posted!