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[Kazz5]

First off, it's amazing how badly driveability can be nailed just putting in mild cams and a damn air intake on an Evo 8. That being said, I'm getting her tuned and damned soon - after another change or two. At any rate:

Obviously a long time ago I chose to do the flash route instead of a full management system. However, I feel that there's room in off-the-shelf flashes for finer tuning and I'm a complete noob at it. Even a custom flash would seem to have room in it when conditions are different (tune in fall, run less efficiently in heat of muggy summer, etc.).

So how do I get an 8 tenths to 9 tenths either based on slack in the tune or changes in environment on race day?

I don't want to drop 1500+ in a management system. An SAFC2 does only fuel, not timing - but God knows it's much cheaper. I don't have a logger, either. I'm sure I need one but does an SAFC2 do enough that it would fit that bill also?

Yeah, I could do a shitload of research and figure out what it is I should do but thought I'd draw on the community cuz you've done this before, eh?

I'd love to hear what y'all think - thanks!