boost creep

BatMobile07 · 07-14-2008, 10:16 AM

hey.. im new to the forum.
i have had my 07 sti for about a year now. and i just installed my TBE.
and i have heard alot bout boost creep so i was wondering what exactly it is and how i know if i have it or not.

thanks.

***snorky*** · 07-14-2008, 10:38 AM

search boost creep.

welcome and I hope you have Engine management to go along with that TBE.

BatMobile07 · 07-14-2008, 05:51 PM

naw i dont not yet. should i need it so soon?

Nativepenguin · 07-14-2008, 06:01 PM

should have started with EM, in my opinion..

BatMobile07 · 07-14-2008, 06:07 PM

o alright. well what is the best bet for me to take with EM?
sorry just new to this kinda thing.
but thanks alot u guys are a big help.

**Cr8zyJAP07** · 07-14-2008, 06:09 PM

for EM cobb accessport is very popular. for you cobb AP stg 2 map would be good.

BatMobile07 · 07-14-2008, 06:26 PM

were would i go about getting on. or getting AP stage 2?

Icculus · 07-14-2008, 07:09 PM

Just go to any of the online parts vendors and they will be happy to sell you one

I don't know if I'm allowed to mention specific vendors names so I'll just give you a list of some of many: rallysportdirect, jscspeed, oakos, turninconcepts. Once one get it, just flash the stage 2 map (if your tbe is already installed that is) and you're good to go.

EDIT: Please tell me you're new tbe isn't catless. On the 07's a catless tbe requires a pro tune. Not even the cobb off the shelf stage 2 map is recommended and catless with no EM at all...thats just a recipe for a blown motor

Welcome to the forums.

Start reading some of the stickies as they contain a wealth of information.

BatMobile07 · 07-14-2008, 07:13 PM

alright nice. thanks alot man. thanks for the help. but would it be worth the money and time to get it pro tuned instead?

Icculus · 07-14-2008, 07:19 PM

Well it may not be an "instead" exactly. If you go to a tuner that tunes cobb's then you have to have an AP first. They're are other EM choices such as turbo xs utec, Element Hydra, Ecutek, and opensource (maybe I'm missing a few). Once you have your EM of choice you would then find a tuner. The cobb is a nice easy plug and play solution that alot of people go with as its price/performance/ease of use puts at an interesting price point compared to the others.

Sorry that got more wordy that I hoped. In short. You would have to buy the AP either way. Then once your car is flashed with the cobb off the shelf stage 2 map you can then decide whether to go have it tuned or not (which if your tbe is catless is the best idea).

you mentioned boost creep. Hears a couple of links to get you started:
What is boost creep?

since you still haven't said whether your tbe is catless this is the service bulletin from cobb
http://www.cobbforums.com/forums/ima...tIssues100.pdf

BatMobile07 · 07-14-2008, 07:43 PM

ok cool thanks man. yea i will just go with that. but yea my tbe is catless. and does the AP come with the stage 2 map?

La Mer · 07-14-2008, 07:48 PM

I suggest you do a lot of reading on the Cobb Accessport and the 07's ECU. Their are a bunch of 'stickies' at the top of each forum. Check those out first.

I also suggest not going WOT until you have an EM (Accessport or something similar) to support the modifications you have done to your car. The 07 is finicky from the factory.

BatMobile07 · 07-14-2008, 07:55 PM

yea i was reading up on the links icculus gave me. and im starting to understand a little bit better. and sorry if this is a noob question. ha. but what is WOT?

La Mer · 07-14-2008, 08:01 PM

No worries. Sorry. WOT = Wide Open Throttle

I'll go hunt down a few links for you.

BatMobile07 · 07-14-2008, 08:05 PM

yea. thanks man. i would greatly appreciate it. cuz wen i put my tbe on i deff boosted more. and then after WOT my CEL came on. but then the next day it went away. and i got the code read and it said it was wastegate/turbo. like it wasnt used to more boost. but now its fine like the CEL isnt on anymore. but how long do you think im good until i get a AP and tune it.

07-14-2008, 10:16 AM	#1
BatMobile07 Amateur STI Driver Car: black 07 wrx sti Fav Mod: AP Location: VA Posts: 33 Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	boost creep hey.. im new to the forum. i have had my 07 sti for about a year now. and i just installed my TBE. and i have heard alot bout boost creep so i was wondering what exactly it is and how i know if i have it or not. thanks. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

07-14-2008, 10:38 AM	#2
*snorky* If in doubt, flat out Car: 32J GDFDYEH Fav Mod: Fullerton's Qrack on my car Location: Chicagoland Posts: 3,773 Join Date: Apr 2006 Trader Rating: (23)	Re: boost creep search boost creep. welcome and I hope you have Engine management to go along with that TBE.

07-14-2008, 05:51 PM	#3
BatMobile07 Amateur STI Driver Car: black 07 wrx sti Fav Mod: AP Location: VA Posts: 33 Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: boost creep naw i dont not yet. should i need it so soon?

07-14-2008, 06:01 PM	#4
Nativepenguin Senior STI Driver Car: 09 L.L.Bean Forester Fav Mod: Not having one Location: Eglin AFB, From Alaska Posts: 388 Join Date: May 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: boost creep should have started with EM, in my opinion..

07-14-2008, 06:07 PM	#5
BatMobile07 Amateur STI Driver Car: black 07 wrx sti Fav Mod: AP Location: VA Posts: 33 Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: boost creep o alright. well what is the best bet for me to take with EM? sorry just new to this kinda thing. but thanks alot u guys are a big help.

07-14-2008, 06:09 PM	#6
Cr8zyJAP07 Gold Member Car: 07 STI OBP Fav Mod: 57maximum t/a, Nur spec-R, invidia v2.... Location: Bushkill, PA Posts: 1,032 Join Date: Feb 2008 Trader Rating: (3)	Re: boost creep for EM cobb accessport is very popular. for you cobb AP stg 2 map would be good.

07-14-2008, 06:26 PM	#7
BatMobile07 Amateur STI Driver Car: black 07 wrx sti Fav Mod: AP Location: VA Posts: 33 Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: boost creep were would i go about getting on. or getting AP stage 2?

07-14-2008, 07:09 PM	#8
Icculus Silver Member Car: 07 SWP STi Fav Mod: AP Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 482 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: boost creep Just go to any of the online parts vendors and they will be happy to sell you one I don't know if I'm allowed to mention specific vendors names so I'll just give you a list of some of many: rallysportdirect, jscspeed, oakos, turninconcepts. Once one get it, just flash the stage 2 map (if your tbe is already installed that is) and you're good to go. EDIT: Please tell me you're new tbe isn't catless. On the 07's a catless tbe requires a pro tune. Not even the cobb off the shelf stage 2 map is recommended and catless with no EM at all...thats just a recipe for a blown motor Welcome to the forums. Start reading some of the stickies as they contain a wealth of information. Last edited by Icculus : 07-14-2008 at 07:12 PM.

07-14-2008, 07:13 PM	#9
BatMobile07 Amateur STI Driver Car: black 07 wrx sti Fav Mod: AP Location: VA Posts: 33 Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: boost creep alright nice. thanks alot man. thanks for the help. but would it be worth the money and time to get it pro tuned instead?

07-14-2008, 07:19 PM	#10
Icculus Silver Member Car: 07 SWP STi Fav Mod: AP Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 482 Join Date: Oct 2007 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: boost creep Well it may not be an "instead" exactly. If you go to a tuner that tunes cobb's then you have to have an AP first. They're are other EM choices such as turbo xs utec, Element Hydra, Ecutek, and opensource (maybe I'm missing a few). Once you have your EM of choice you would then find a tuner. The cobb is a nice easy plug and play solution that alot of people go with as its price/performance/ease of use puts at an interesting price point compared to the others. Sorry that got more wordy that I hoped. In short. You would have to buy the AP either way. Then once your car is flashed with the cobb off the shelf stage 2 map you can then decide whether to go have it tuned or not (which if your tbe is catless is the best idea). you mentioned boost creep. Hears a couple of links to get you started: What is boost creep? since you still haven't said whether your tbe is catless this is the service bulletin from cobb http://www.cobbforums.com/forums/ima...tIssues100.pdf Last edited by Icculus : 07-14-2008 at 07:32 PM.

07-14-2008, 07:43 PM	#11
BatMobile07 Amateur STI Driver Car: black 07 wrx sti Fav Mod: AP Location: VA Posts: 33 Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: boost creep ok cool thanks man. yea i will just go with that. but yea my tbe is catless. and does the AP come with the stage 2 map?

07-14-2008, 07:48 PM	#12
La Mer NIИja Location: US - Southern California Posts: 38,220 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: boost creep I suggest you do a lot of reading on the Cobb Accessport and the 07's ECU. Their are a bunch of 'stickies' at the top of each forum. Check those out first. I also suggest not going WOT until you have an EM (Accessport or something similar) to support the modifications you have done to your car. The 07 is finicky from the factory.

07-14-2008, 07:55 PM	#13
BatMobile07 Amateur STI Driver Car: black 07 wrx sti Fav Mod: AP Location: VA Posts: 33 Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: boost creep yea i was reading up on the links icculus gave me. and im starting to understand a little bit better. and sorry if this is a noob question. ha. but what is WOT?

07-14-2008, 08:01 PM	#14
La Mer NIИja Location: US - Southern California Posts: 38,220 Join Date: Jan 2006 Trader Rating: (5)	Re: boost creep No worries. Sorry. WOT = Wide Open Throttle I'll go hunt down a few links for you.

07-14-2008, 08:05 PM	#15
BatMobile07 Amateur STI Driver Car: black 07 wrx sti Fav Mod: AP Location: VA Posts: 33 Join Date: Jul 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: boost creep yea. thanks man. i would greatly appreciate it. cuz wen i put my tbe on i deff boosted more. and then after WOT my CEL came on. but then the next day it went away. and i got the code read and it said it was wastegate/turbo. like it wasnt used to more boost. but now its fine like the CEL isnt on anymore. but how long do you think im good until i get a AP and tune it. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.