# What did you do to your car today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [October 16, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-did-you-do-to-your-car-today/239557 "2008-10-16T07:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4053
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-did-you-do-to-your-car-today/239557/4053 "2009-08-23T22:56:17Z")
> [@worked my first code tonight...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/worked-my-first-code-tonight/21982/22): > > Just so many things about an off shelf tune that may or may not “line up” with the setup on your car. Some wear by them, others(like myself) try to steer people towards a more suitable tune. Then in the same breath though, an “ok” of the shelf tune is still better than a shitty custom tune so it’s all a per setup thing. > > Not knocking you or your car. Just subarus are known for their quirky sleeve cracking, rod knocking type of motors. Of course I’m not one to talk, bought one here recently(wrx that is) :lol I understand where you are coming from. I bought mine through Perrin which is very good about even tweaking OTS maps _if_ you do have an issue with the way it works (which I will have the option of using either map, Perrin or Cobb). I only have a cat back exhaust, everything else is OEM on the car so it should do alright. A protune/dynotune/customtune would be ideal, however returning those to stock without the use of an AP isnt easy, plus the hassle of locating an AWD dyno around here is a little drive, I think Moon Performance in Lake Placid is the closest to me. Piston rings like to crack in the GR’s and I have been on the shitty stock OEM tune for 35K+ miles, its even the original tune before the recall that was supposed to address it, so anything has to be better. :lol What year is your WRX? --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-did-you-do-to-your-car-today/239557)._