Originally Posted by
SubieChik
I love my accessport and wouldn't get anything else. For what I want out of my car it wasn't a waste of money for me. I like it because it has real time options on it so it can be used as a boost gauge, speedometer, rpm gauge and a few other things. I also like it because if my check engine light comes on I can use it as a system diagnostic tool which you might now can get pretty pricey for a good one. If I totally change my set up and need a retune and dont have the money or time I can always have Cobb or TDC send me a custom tune map that only needs to be downloaded on my AP....I don't think it really gets more easier than that.
Now I don't know how a reflash works so I can't say much anything about that at all....
My husband actually ordered a Hydra from Kienan originally but had him send it back and got an AP instead.
Open ECU essentially does the same thing. Difference is.. open ECU is free if you can tune yourself. All it takes is a laptop, the free software, and a 60$ cable. Kinda why Cobb AP sales have dropped and exactly why the street tuner is now so cheap.
Hydra and AP are two WAY different beasts.