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Originally Posted by PETC
How large of a power loss are we talking here, and with what kind of temperatures?
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I'm talking about 30-40 degrees and below. It didn't do it all the time. My current car did it once this last fall. I would say 30hp is what it feels like. The 1st time I dynoed my previous car it did it. The car was running at that point 240 whp and still 275 ftlbs. The 2nd time I had it dynoed it ran 270 whp and again 275ftlbs. The curve looked like crap at 5k power would just drop. That day was like 20 or less. Despite the ECU being tempermental I would still prefer the gen3 over a gen2. A gen2 is not all that tempermental running close to stock but they do have their moments as well. I've had gen2's running a ct20 with exhaust, intake, downpipe, intercooler and 17 psi run inconsistently as well. Older gen2 setups have bugs as well. I've yet to fool with any type of Ems on my cars but I have friends who have gen3's with the power fc who've never experienced the bugs I have. They live in warmer climates though and this obviously has something to do with it. I highly doubt you'll have issues in Washington. Your altitude and climate are more like japan where gen3's were built to run. I'd be surprised to hear if many people in California have experienced these issues.