Your experience with MazdaEdit or Versatune...
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Your experience with MazdaEdit or Versatune...
Owning my FD for the past 4 years has been a vastly different experience than owning my RX-8 over the past month. Aftermarket parts are widely more available for RX-7's versus RX-8's, but OEM parts are the exact opposite. However, the biggest difference in my experience (and to my disappointment) is the lack of aftermarket ECU and tuning options for the RX-8...especially the S2. From my research, I'm only seeing 2 available...MazdaEdit and Versatune.
From what I'm seeing, Versatune markets itself as an "one size fits all" tuning solution for the S2 RX-8. I know there isn't a whole lot to gain from tuning the RX-8, but for someone like myself who lives at 4500 ft above sea level, I have to believe there can be some minor tweaking to make the car run more efficiently...along with masking the CEL when running an aftermarket exhaust. With all that being said, I want to know your experiences.
I know the majority of you all choose not to bother with either option, just like a lot of guys with FD's choose to leave them stock...and I completely understand that. However, I want to know the experiences from the guys who chose to experiment with either MazdaEdit or Versatune. I know neither can compare to my Haltech Elite on my FD, but some options in my opinion are better than none. So what do you guys think? What has been your experience? Is it even worth it? Which is better? Thanks for the people who choose to respond and share their experience!
From what I'm seeing, Versatune markets itself as an "one size fits all" tuning solution for the S2 RX-8. I know there isn't a whole lot to gain from tuning the RX-8, but for someone like myself who lives at 4500 ft above sea level, I have to believe there can be some minor tweaking to make the car run more efficiently...along with masking the CEL when running an aftermarket exhaust. With all that being said, I want to know your experiences.
I know the majority of you all choose not to bother with either option, just like a lot of guys with FD's choose to leave them stock...and I completely understand that. However, I want to know the experiences from the guys who chose to experiment with either MazdaEdit or Versatune. I know neither can compare to my Haltech Elite on my FD, but some options in my opinion are better than none. So what do you guys think? What has been your experience? Is it even worth it? Which is better? Thanks for the people who choose to respond and share their experience!
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a full aftermarket ecu isn’t going to be an emissions option, so none being available is mute. Possibly might work in a piggyback scenario coupled with the reflash software, but then why bother.
The reflash software really is the best option. If Brettus recommends M/E then you can’t really go wrong with it. All my experience is with the Cobb AP, but that is S1 only and no longer an option regardless even with an S1.
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The reflash software really is the best option. If Brettus recommends M/E then you can’t really go wrong with it. All my experience is with the Cobb AP, but that is S1 only and no longer an option regardless even with an S1.
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_Manny_ (02-16-2022)
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Zero issues on my S2 with Versatune. Works great. Some stuff isn't intuitive, but it's the ECU and the same issues exist in ME. I worked with ME on my ND Miata so I'm familiar with both, I don't really have a preference.
Versatune's support is awesome, ME's is slower but also good in my reasonably limited experience.
Versatune's support is awesome, ME's is slower but also good in my reasonably limited experience.
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_Manny_ (03-13-2022)
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77 cylinders, 4 rotors...
S1 car with Versatune. So far so good. Very easy to use.
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Hi is anyone aware of a dyno tuner in the southeast that is familiar with Mazda Edit? Building a new road race car and have access to the unlimited pro version with no VIN restriction and a base tune from a fellow racer but want to go to someone who actually knows the software.
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I also have an S2 with VersaTune. So far, no issues but really just getting started. Will be making some intake and exhaust mods and doing some custom tunes afterwards. From what I have heard, VersaTune is much more user friendly than MazdaEdit.
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