I don't believe it.
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Burning Brakes
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I don't believe it.
My local chevy dealer says that if he does a tune, throttle body and cool thermostat that I will get 40-50 more HP. Is this true? How much HP will I get with a throttle body?
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Burning Brakes
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Yes, 5-10 for a tune on a stock car. Intakes are usually good for 10-12 or so.(some claim higher) 10+12 =22. I'd say that pretty darn close. So where is the bs?
Burning Brakes
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Will it make 25-30 hp? Yes, that's what I said. So he's close? Yes, that what I said. Not sure what your point is? My point is that the base car will only get 5-10 hp on a basic tune. Batmobile says we are all full of bs. I say we are not. What do you say?
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The " Dealer " is only talking about 40-50 BHP. He is not talking about actual 40-50RWHP.
Thats really about 30-40rwhp and with a ported TB, really good tune, stat (only needed for timing/temp) and a CAI (not listed as an option) it would be very very possible to get 30-40rwhp. Jeez.
Thats really about 30-40rwhp and with a ported TB, really good tune, stat (only needed for timing/temp) and a CAI (not listed as an option) it would be very very possible to get 30-40rwhp. Jeez.
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Not sure who you are addressing. Nobody named dude in this post.
Will it make 25-30 hp? Yes, that's what I said. So he's close? Yes, that what I said. Not sure what your point is? My point is that the base car will only get 5-10 hp on a basic tune. Batmobile says we are all full of bs. I say we are not. What do you say?
Will it make 25-30 hp? Yes, that's what I said. So he's close? Yes, that what I said. Not sure what your point is? My point is that the base car will only get 5-10 hp on a basic tune. Batmobile says we are all full of bs. I say we are not. What do you say?
Tune should be worth 5-10. I got 9hp, but about 15tq over just the headers. Is this a LS3? Remeber they come pig rich from the factory. Mine was in the neighborhood of 10.5:1.
. I wonder what software the dealer is going to use. As for the TB, I ported my own this winter and added a ported intake manifold too. The seat dyno tells me there is some gain there. I'm spinning the supercars on the 2-3 shift and that never happened before. Maybe just snappier throttle response, but the car is more fun to drive..
Last edited by nwc6; May 29, 2009 at 02:18 AM.
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Gains depend on the car, the tuner, the tune, and even where you are. My '06 was anemic from the factory, and went from ~330 rwhp to ~360 rwhp with just a CAI and tune. LG long tubes took it to ~390 rwhp, ~400tq. Surprising that a dealer is willing to tune your car, but a good tune is certainly worth the $$ IMO. Good luck.
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I would expect 15rwhp from a tune MINIMUM if you have any competence in what you are doing.
It would be safe to assume you'd pickup atleast 20rwhp with a tune and ported throttlebody.
Another 10rwhp if you add a cold air intake.
People saying 5-10rwhp for a tune on a stock car either have no idea what they're talking about, had a poor tuner, or had a freak car that wasnt pig-rich from the factory.
It would be safe to assume you'd pickup atleast 20rwhp with a tune and ported throttlebody.
Another 10rwhp if you add a cold air intake.
People saying 5-10rwhp for a tune on a stock car either have no idea what they're talking about, had a poor tuner, or had a freak car that wasnt pig-rich from the factory.
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Gains depend on the car, the tuner, the tune, and even where you are. My '06 was anemic from the factory, and went from ~330 rwhp to ~360 rwhp with just a CAI and tune. LG long tubes took it to ~390 rwhp, ~400tq. Surprising that a dealer is willing to tune your car, but a good tune is certainly worth the $$ IMO. Good luck.
FM
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Gains depend on the car, the tuner, the tune, and even where you are. My '06 was anemic from the factory, and went from ~330 rwhp to ~360 rwhp with just a CAI and tune. LG long tubes took it to ~390 rwhp, ~400tq. Surprising that a dealer is willing to tune your car, but a good tune is certainly worth the $$ IMO. Good luck.
FM
FM
If they soft pedal the car the gains are that much better for them. Not that they all do that but it is one of the tricks of the trade.