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If you had to drive your ko4 S4 on a ko3 code, would you use Giac X or Apr V5?

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Old 03-08-2008, 10:12 PM
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Default If you had to drive your ko4 S4 on a ko3 code, would you use Giac X or Apr V5?

And why? I know the giac is better for tweaking, but what about just for drivability and reliabilty?
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giac will allow you to go full stage 3 with fueling, apr will leave you at stage garbage
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2nd a lot of hb cars run the giac x software. I ran it for a little while.
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Default Yeah, well heres the deal.

I have a Apr box already, has stock, V5 93, and race. I just picked up flashed Giac X box, for 375shipped, which is hookup. I bought it because i know its good for tweaking ko4s slighty, as i know im not going to be able to afford fueling when my turbos go. As far as i know, my turbos have 150k on them, so i like that the Apr is easier on them. But id like to sell the my original Apr box to make my money back, but don't want the giac X to kill my turbos till i get ko4s in. Sorry for the rambling, 3:30am post are rough.

When i get ko4s in, the giac X will be nice to put a mbc on. I know the Apr software doesn't like it.
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Default Just go with the giac and stay off the pedal if you don't want to blow your turbos....

I ran the dog **** out of my car when I was stage 2+. You might get lucky and they will never blow.
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Default While it is true that you can HB with GIAC, what the others fail to mention is...

that you also need or knows someone that knows what they are doing. Do a search and you will see this is well docuemented.

If you don't, you are better off with APR.
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Well i wouldn't be doing any hardcore tweaking. Most i would do it throw a mbc on and cap spikes.
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