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I’ve got a base ‘08 coming up on 103k..... it’s my baby, and I’ve done plenty of appearance mods. Morimoto headlights, lowered and redid the suspension with Z06 and GS parts, C7 ZR1 rep rims, Braum seats, etc... I’ve been a little reluctant to start messing with my daily driver and possibly screw with my reliability. It starts flawlessly every single time.
Recently I got a great deal on a Varam intake, and decided it was time to twist the wick up a little- so I went to Redline Motorsports here in SoFl. Awesome experience- they treat you like a friend, and make solid recommendations. And here’s there tune on my otherwise stock LS3 w NPP and a Varam...l
Awesome job Howard and Rich.... I’m a very satisfied customer!!
I know CAI’s don’t add much if anything, I’m thinking it must be the GS parts....
That's what has me confused. It must have been tuned on a Mustang dyno and not a Dyno Jet. I know the GS parts do add 1000 HP, but a CAI should only add about 8-10 HP if that.
The Grand Sport parts I had mentioned were sway bars, Z06 springs and shocks. Zero motor parts. Not sure of the Dyno other than it wasn’t a Mustang (which I think are generally a lower number anyway)- because I had asked previously. I was shocked with the numbers too.... I am the 3rd owner and hadn’t seen anything to make me think the engine was tweaked. But those are pretty stout. Redline is a legit shop and I don’t think they would artificially inflate these to be so out of the ordinary. Guess I’ll have to track it and see what it runs... And yes it’s a manual
Last edited by Mikelofty; Jun 4, 2020 at 11:02 PM.
The Grand Sport parts I had mentioned were sway bars, Z06 springs and shocks. Zero motor parts. Not sure of the Dyno other than it wasn’t a Mustang (which I think are generally a lower number anyway)- because I had asked previously. I was shocked with the numbers too.... I am the 3rd owner and hadn’t seen anything to make me think the engine was tweaked. But those are pretty stout. Redline is a legit shop and I don’t think they would artificially inflate these to be so out of the ordinary. Guess I’ll have to track it and see what it runs... And yes it’s a manual
I'm sorry, but a CAI would only add maybe 8-10 HP to a stock motor that puts out on average of about 360 RWHP stock. There's no way to gain nearly 60HP from a CAI only. You should check with the shop to see which dyno they used to gain you that large of a HP increase from a CAI only. If those are true numbers on a Dyno Jet there's a lot more than suspension parts going on.
Ed- all I did was post the numbers. The car runs great, if you need more info your welcome to call them. They are a sponsor here. Thanks for your support! Stay safe.
Ed- all I did was post the numbers. The car runs great, if you need more info your welcome to call them. They are a sponsor here. Thanks for your support! Stay safe.
If I were you, based on the tons of info and proof of engine tunes available here on the forums, I'd be calling them myself to find out why they have such an exaggerated HP figure from a CAI tune. It's your car, and if you want to believe you have that kind of HP from a CAI only tune all I can say is self-delusion is a wonderful thing.
Last edited by Corvette_Ed; Jun 4, 2020 at 11:58 PM.
The Grand Sport parts I had mentioned were sway bars, Z06 springs and shocks. Zero motor parts. Not sure of the Dyno other than it wasn’t a Mustang (which I think are generally a lower number anyway)- because I had asked previously. I was shocked with the numbers too.... I am the 3rd owner and hadn’t seen anything to make me think the engine was tweaked. But those are pretty stout. Redline is a legit shop and I don’t think they would artificially inflate these to be so out of the ordinary. Guess I’ll have to track it and see what it runs... And yes it’s a manual
Mike, don't mind those guys, they are only busting your b@lls. GS has the same LS3 as your base 2008. Different dynos will give out different HP numbers for the same motor. It's basically just a tool for tuning. Without getting a baseline dyno run, there is no way to know exactly how much horsepower the intake added. You probably got a few extra HP's from the intake and a few more form having the car properly tuned on a dyno. Those numbers the dyno spit out do seem a little high based on your mods, and are most likely a little generous based on the way that dyno was or is calibrated. These guys want to give you a hard time for it. But really who cares. It's just bragging rights, and it's fun to get your car up on a dyno.
That's what has me confused. It must have been tuned on a Mustang dyno and not a Dyno Jet. I know the GS parts do add 1000 HP, but a CAI should only add about 8-10 HP if that.
Dyno Jets are one of the most generous available while Mustang dyno’s are extremely stingy and can hurt a lot of feelings.
On dyno, really want to have a base line run before tuning, that you can compare to the real gains over all. This will weed out none standard buffering on the dyno, to give you a clue of the real gains of what you are picking up with the tune.
Hence take a oem LS2 with M6 before you touch anything in the tune and the dyno should be reading 350RHP/350RT as the ASE real numbers.
On an LS3, 360/374 for the autos. 375/385 on the m6s for true ASE OEM numbers as well on stock tune.
As for increase from just tuning alone, should be seeing about 15~18 increases on both numbers only at the tires, and that is about it unless other mods like headers are in play to increase the numbers as well.
So LS3 at 417/416 with nothing added to it to increase the HP/torque over just tune alone (even with a M6), little suspect on those being the real ASE numbers, and the Dyno buffer settings are causing the added padding to the numbers instead.
Just got Tuned!
