02-05 WRX owners that have reflashed to Stg 1

shamrock · 10-06-2009, 11:29 AM

I wanted to ask any of the 02-05 2.0L WRX owners who have reflashed there car to stg 1 how they liked it?

What were the differences you felt from the 2.0L?

Did you like the upgradeed reflash?

Thanks everyone

mosc · 10-06-2009, 02:32 PM

Big difference is it doesn't buck as much and the low end response is much sooner. Peak doesn't actually change much but the response from 2000-3000 RPMs is dramatically improved. It's much smoother running as well.

Deli_B · 10-06-2009, 03:04 PM

Did you use Cobbs' AP? How did you reflash?

newtothegame · 10-06-2009, 03:52 PM

Stage 1 on either WRX or STI, be it the 2.0 or the 2.5,is a big improvement of the factory map. Base maps are still "safe" and can be tweeked more, but still better than stock.

c2bcoolwrx · 10-06-2009, 06:31 PM

Stage 1 is a nice/mild improvement. But, you get used to it quick and will want Stage 2 which is a lot better than stock.

sleepr · 10-07-2009, 03:30 AM

thinking back to when I did that...the engine idled smoother and there was a noticeable (but not great) increase in usable power. (mosc described it well) I certainly liked it at the time.

airplnmdls · 10-07-2009, 07:29 AM

I currently run the Cobb AP Stage 1, and after installing it (which is very easy, just connect the wires, plug it in, and then select your program) I felt a good amount more of low end torque/power...

blk05WRX · 10-07-2009, 04:20 PM

It really made a big difference in driveability. It's so much easier to zip off the stoplight, or merge in traffic. The lag is virtually eliminated b/c of the low end torque.

I had a problem with hesitation throughout the RPM range. It was a lot smoother with Stage 1. Of course, that made me want Stage 2. Honestly I think the Stage 1 improvement was bigger than the Stage 2.