COBB Banning Emissions Defeat In All Tunes Moving Forward

[KClemente]

Attached is the link but quick TLDR; is that COBB is no longer letting users (amateurs' and even professionals) turn off DTC's relating to anything emissions.

They've also included a forced auto-update in AccessTuner to really grab you by the balls...

COBB Green Speed

 

[wheela]

Glad I'm not using Cobb.

Turn your head to the left and cough.

 

[SLOWESTN54]

Glad I'm not using Cobb.

Turn your head to the left and cough.

Covid 65

 

[martymil]

COBB who ?

Who uses that outdated software anyway ?

 

[KClemente]

COBB who ?

Who uses that outdated software anyway ?

All the poor poor subaru guys that COBB had a monopoly in.

As far as i’m aware, there’s no other easy way to flash tunes onto those cars and everything is closed-source.

I see a lot of wrx flex fuel kits being sold now

 

[martymil]

Doesn't mean you can't make it legal, just going to have a proper tuner that knows what they are doing tuning your car.

Just a lot more expensive.

 

[SLOWESTN54]

a lot of golf guys use cobb as well i believe.

 

[martymil]

Going to put a lot of mail order tuners out of business.

 

[Torgus]

We are lucky we 'moved on' from Cobb years ago. Many platforms do not have that ability and this will potentially be an issue for many.

If they really don't allow custom tunes for 'race only' applications things should get interesting...

I am sure this will open up more opportunity for other companies, it will just take time.


edit: Cobb Tuning sets a new R35 GTR World Record with an insane 7.818 @ 183 1/4 mile pass <-- So much for records like those. Imagine it auto updating and you flash and your record breaking GTR is in limp mode

 

[martymil]

Doesn't ecutek do Subaru tunes ?

 

[KClemente]

Doesn't ecutek do Subaru tunes ?

Yes but I think you have to buy a separate “package” for the software

 

[doublespaces]

Sure there can be better ways but you have to hand it to Cobb for having the people(and information/connections) required to pull this type of work off.

From watching the DCT TCU get defeated, we can easily say each platform is its own monumental challenge and they get it done everywhere.

 

[martymil]

Yes but I think you have to buy a separate “package” for the software

Well they have other options at least if they need it.