New to tunes...
10-04-2017, 09:03 PM
#1
Racer
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New to tunes...
I had a question about getting your car tuned.
Is this procedure just for you guys who have modifications done to the engine or would it do anything to a stock LS1?
I was thinking a stock LS1 would be pretty much tuned right from the factory but was curious.
What could you expect from a tune on a stock LS1?
Is this procedure just for you guys who have modifications done to the engine or would it do anything to a stock LS1?
I was thinking a stock LS1 would be pretty much tuned right from the factory but was curious.
What could you expect from a tune on a stock LS1?
10-05-2017, 07:28 AM
#2
Safety Car
I had a question about getting your car tuned.
Is this procedure just for you guys who have modifications done to the engine or would it do anything to a stock LS1?
I was thinking a stock LS1 would be pretty much tuned right from the factory but was curious.
What could you expect from a tune on a stock LS1?
Is this procedure just for you guys who have modifications done to the engine or would it do anything to a stock LS1?
I was thinking a stock LS1 would be pretty much tuned right from the factory but was curious.
What could you expect from a tune on a stock LS1?
Most cars from the factory have a broad, coarse tune. A custom tune is just that, custom for your specific car, your mods, your altitude and climate, and quality of gas you put in.
And anytime you ad a mod such as headers, intake, exhaust, etc. a custom tune can be adjusted to take advantage of the increased airflow, performance, etc.
Last edited by Spaceme1117; 10-05-2017 at 07:30 AM.
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RDP Store (10-05-2017)
10-05-2017, 10:03 AM
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I had a question about getting your car tuned.
Is this procedure just for you guys who have modifications done to the engine or would it do anything to a stock LS1?
I was thinking a stock LS1 would be pretty much tuned right from the factory but was curious.
What could you expect from a tune on a stock LS1?
Is this procedure just for you guys who have modifications done to the engine or would it do anything to a stock LS1?
I was thinking a stock LS1 would be pretty much tuned right from the factory but was curious.
What could you expect from a tune on a stock LS1?
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10-08-2017, 10:43 PM
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If your car has an auto trans Trans tuning alone can make any car "quicker" without any engine mods or engine tuning----Crisper shift times--deleting TQ management- deleting Abuse Management --deleteing TQ control--deleting throttle limiters all make your car faster----even if bone stock
On the engine side of tuning---deleting the throttle "delay" desensitizing the TQ management - deleting the CAT protection system eliminating false IAT and ECT timing deducts all help again even a stockish car
On the engine side of tuning---deleting the throttle "delay" desensitizing the TQ management - deleting the CAT protection system eliminating false IAT and ECT timing deducts all help again even a stockish car
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10-09-2017, 04:57 AM
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If your car has an auto trans Trans tuning alone can make any car "quicker" without any engine mods or engine tuning----Crisper shift times--deleting TQ management- deleting Abuse Management --deleteing TQ control--deleting throttle limiters all make your car faster----even if bone stock
On the engine side of tuning---deleting the throttle "delay" desensitizing the TQ management - deleting the CAT protection system eliminating false IAT and ECT timing deducts all help again even a stockish car
On the engine side of tuning---deleting the throttle "delay" desensitizing the TQ management - deleting the CAT protection system eliminating false IAT and ECT timing deducts all help again even a stockish car
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10-09-2017, 01:30 PM
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Its super simple you get a sct hand held programmer from me and you plug it into your obd2 tuning port under the dash and then upload the stock tune file with the device, you then email it to me with your lost of mods and fuel octane and then i write a custom tune fo you and then email you back and then you flash it into your car, i also offer phone tech support if you need a helping hand through the process sir
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Staylor63 (10-09-2017)
10-09-2017, 01:37 PM
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Hey Sir
Its super simple you get a sct hand held programmer from me and you plug it into your obd2 tuning port under the dash and then upload the stock tune file with the device, you then email it to me with your lost of mods and fuel octane and then i write a custom tune fo you and then email you back and then you flash it into your car, i also offer phone tech support if you need a helping hand through the process sir
Its super simple you get a sct hand held programmer from me and you plug it into your obd2 tuning port under the dash and then upload the stock tune file with the device, you then email it to me with your lost of mods and fuel octane and then i write a custom tune fo you and then email you back and then you flash it into your car, i also offer phone tech support if you need a helping hand through the process sir
Steve
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RDP Store (10-09-2017)
10-09-2017, 01:40 PM
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A dyno tune is where you put the car on a dynomometer to pretty much do the same thing. But a dyno tune can usually refine the tune for your car to a finer degree. And the dyno can tell you exactly the power your car is making before and then after the tune.
A good remote tune however can get you very close to a dyno tune.
I have had both done and either way you go is going to be an improvement to your car.
10-09-2017, 01:42 PM
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If it is a remote tune, typically you receive a handheld device that connects to the OBDII port under the dash below the steering wheel and upload a base tune into the PCM. Then you drive the car for a hundred miles allowing the tune to settle in as the PCM has a limited ability to self adjust. You then use the handheld device to take a driving log which will record engine parameters such as fuel trims, intake temp, RPM, timing, etc. The log file from the handheld device is then e-mailed to the remote tuner who then dials in the tune based on that log for your particular car. The remote tuner then e-mails you back an adjusted tune file which you load onto the handheld device and then install the tune into your car. You then repeat the driving and logging process until the remote tuner says that the tune is good.
A dyno tune is where you put the car on a dynomometer to pretty much do the same thing. But a dyno tune can usually refine the tune for your car to a finer degree. And the dyno can tell you exactly the power your car is making before and then after the tune.
A good remote tune however can get you very close to a dyno tune.
I have had both done and either way you go is going to be an improvement to your car.
A dyno tune is where you put the car on a dynomometer to pretty much do the same thing. But a dyno tune can usually refine the tune for your car to a finer degree. And the dyno can tell you exactly the power your car is making before and then after the tune.
A good remote tune however can get you very close to a dyno tune.
I have had both done and either way you go is going to be an improvement to your car.
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10-09-2017, 01:46 PM
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10-09-2017, 08:18 PM
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
HOWEVER Most all tuners are broken up in "engine family" uses
Those engine family uses are :
97-98 LS1A
99-08 LS1B
09-13 E38
14 to current E92
As long as you use that tuner in the SAME engine family it can be re-used again -- But cannot be used for tuning outside the engine family years---( as the newer models came out the ECM's have become extremrely different)
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10-10-2017, 04:38 AM
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10-10-2017, 08:50 PM
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Get a real tune ..Don't waste your money on a hand held tuner . Been there done that with the latest diablo intune and felt zero gains.
Last edited by Lexybird; 10-10-2017 at 08:52 PM.
10-10-2017, 09:10 PM
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10-10-2017, 09:40 PM
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i ran their two canned tunes then I customized it by adding some timing and leaning it out some also . No gains to be had . I'm sure a data logged custom tune from someone would help but I don't see it being much better . For every good review of that there were just as many who said they didn't see much performance and there's no real world dyno testing that backs up these tuners claims . Do enough research and the evidence is a mixed bag with many saying the car was slower in the quarter or lost hp power even after data logging custom tuning
Last edited by Lexybird; 10-11-2017 at 05:17 AM.
10-11-2017, 08:24 AM
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Pro
Can 10-15RWHP really be expected on an essentially stock C5Z? Corsa X-pipe and extreme catback is about the only modification. Dual cone intake can't be doing much.