Synonym turn
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,684
Likes: 107
From: Opelika Alabama
I don't know about fugding, but if you think the guy your taking it would do that don't go to him. your not paying by the hp. That said YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE A CUSTOM TUNE WILL DO TO YOUR CAR! it's worth the $. My car 2006 MN6 LS2, K&N intake crane gold roller rocker arms 1.7 ratio, PP throttle body, just had it tuned 381HP 279TQ somewhere around 435 at the crank, IF you can take a short trip to Cummings GA. I highly recommend Vengeance Racing. nice people fair prices and they know what there doing.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 12,500
Likes: 3,625
Base LS-2 makes around 411HP (at the crank) and in a manual car on the dyno for a base runs, should read 350RWHP and 350RWHP torque (at the wheels). With tune, should be able to bump the numbers up about 15RWHP/15RWtorque.
In an automatic trans car, your still have around 411hp at the crank, but due to the trans/ torque converter, your rear wheel HP and torque will be around 335/315 instead.
So raw HP, your gaining around 15HP, but this is far for the end of the story.
GM used the Torque management to hobble a lot of instant HP to the wheels, so when the TM is de-hobble in the tune, the power gains to the wheels is huge instead. So the mere 15h crank gains, feels like huge gains instead. Also, since part of the tune is tuning the Automatic trans as well, what started off as the car shifting and feeling like a Buick due to the way that that the trans sudated shifted before, become instant large unleashed power gains instead.
Last edited by Dano523; Apr 26, 2015 at 12:53 AM.
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 251
Likes: 1
From: Morgantown West virginia
Dyno tune
Would help to know if this is a manual or automatic trans car.
Base LS-2 makes around 411HP (at the crank) and in a manual car on the dyno for a base runs, should read 350RWHP and 350RWHP torque (at the wheels). With tune, should be able to bump the numbers up about 15RWHP/15RWtorque.
In an automatic trans car, your still have around 411hp at the crank, but due to the trans/ torque converter, your rear wheel HP and torque will be around 435/415 instead.
So raw HP, your gaining around 15HP, but this is far for the end of the story.
GM used the Torque management to hobble a lot of instant HP to the wheels, so when the TM is de-hobble in the tune, the power gains to the wheels is huge instead. So the mere 15h crank gains, feels like huge gains instead. Also, since part of the tune is tuning the Automatic trans as well, what started off as the car shifting and feeling like a Buick due to the way that that the trans sudated shifted before, become instant large unleashed power gains instead.
Base LS-2 makes around 411HP (at the crank) and in a manual car on the dyno for a base runs, should read 350RWHP and 350RWHP torque (at the wheels). With tune, should be able to bump the numbers up about 15RWHP/15RWtorque.
In an automatic trans car, your still have around 411hp at the crank, but due to the trans/ torque converter, your rear wheel HP and torque will be around 435/415 instead.
So raw HP, your gaining around 15HP, but this is far for the end of the story.
GM used the Torque management to hobble a lot of instant HP to the wheels, so when the TM is de-hobble in the tune, the power gains to the wheels is huge instead. So the mere 15h crank gains, feels like huge gains instead. Also, since part of the tune is tuning the Automatic trans as well, what started off as the car shifting and feeling like a Buick due to the way that that the trans sudated shifted before, become instant large unleashed power gains instead.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 12,500
Likes: 3,625
Tunes run around $400, which includes dyno and road time as well.
Note: $100 goes to Hp tuner or EFI live to pay for the software to tune the car (register your car to the tuners computer with software).
As for tuners, some are real tuners that will go through the complete tune to crisp all the car, including throttle response and delays through the curb. So here, they start on the dyno, then street dial the car and trans in the rest of the way.
While some are tooners that will only address what is need for a top end HP/torque numbers only, hence a few dyno passes and call it done.
Check around with the local lads to see who is the tuner to use, hence does a complete tune to crisper everything on the car in the tune, and not just make a few dyno passes with a few tweaks and calls it good instead.
Note: $100 goes to Hp tuner or EFI live to pay for the software to tune the car (register your car to the tuners computer with software).
As for tuners, some are real tuners that will go through the complete tune to crisp all the car, including throttle response and delays through the curb. So here, they start on the dyno, then street dial the car and trans in the rest of the way.
While some are tooners that will only address what is need for a top end HP/torque numbers only, hence a few dyno passes and call it done.
Check around with the local lads to see who is the tuner to use, hence does a complete tune to crisper everything on the car in the tune, and not just make a few dyno passes with a few tweaks and calls it good instead.
Safety Car
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 3,807
Likes: 508
From: Oshawa, Ontario
Would help to know if this is a manual or automatic trans car.
Base LS-2 makes around 411HP (at the crank) and in a manual car on the dyno for a base runs, should read 350RWHP and 350RWHP torque (at the wheels). With tune, should be able to bump the numbers up about 15RWHP/15RWtorque.
In an automatic trans car, your still have around 411hp at the crank, but due to the trans/ torque converter, your rear wheel HP and torque will be around 435/415 instead.
So raw HP, your gaining around 15HP, but this is far for the end of the story.
GM used the Torque management to hobble a lot of instant HP to the wheels, so when the TM is de-hobble in the tune, the power gains to the wheels is huge instead. So the mere 15h crank gains, feels like huge gains instead. Also, since part of the tune is tuning the Automatic trans as well, what started off as the car shifting and feeling like a Buick due to the way that that the trans sudated shifted before, become instant large unleashed power gains instead.
Base LS-2 makes around 411HP (at the crank) and in a manual car on the dyno for a base runs, should read 350RWHP and 350RWHP torque (at the wheels). With tune, should be able to bump the numbers up about 15RWHP/15RWtorque.
In an automatic trans car, your still have around 411hp at the crank, but due to the trans/ torque converter, your rear wheel HP and torque will be around 435/415 instead.
So raw HP, your gaining around 15HP, but this is far for the end of the story.
GM used the Torque management to hobble a lot of instant HP to the wheels, so when the TM is de-hobble in the tune, the power gains to the wheels is huge instead. So the mere 15h crank gains, feels like huge gains instead. Also, since part of the tune is tuning the Automatic trans as well, what started off as the car shifting and feeling like a Buick due to the way that that the trans sudated shifted before, become instant large unleashed power gains instead.
Last edited by irok; Apr 25, 2015 at 01:29 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 877
Likes: 102
From: TX Hill Country
IMO, this is an incorrect statement. If you get a complete tune as Dano described, or in my case, I purchased a Diablosport iTune and installed the 93 octane tune and a firm shift tranny tune. I got this from Diablew in a package deal with a custom tune. This transformed the car to make it a joy to drive. I really don't know whether it added any hp or not as I haven't put it on a dyno, but the throttle response is vastly improved over the stock throttle response and the tranny shifts more to my liking, whether in D or S, with the paddle shifter.
If you want to get a tune to add hp, you'll probably be disappointed. But if you want a Vette to drive what you thought a Vette should drive like, you won't be disappointed. At least I haven't been with Lew's custom tune.
If you want to get a tune to add hp, you'll probably be disappointed. But if you want a Vette to drive what you thought a Vette should drive like, you won't be disappointed. At least I haven't been with Lew's custom tune.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
2027 Corvette vs The World: Every Model vs Closest Competitor
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!
Joe Kucinski
5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!
Joe Kucinski
2027 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know!
Joe Kucinski
10 Things C8 Corvette Owners Hate (But Won't Tell You)
Joe Kucinski
10 Best Corvettes Coming to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2026!
Brett Foote
Every Corvette Grand Sport Explained! (C2, C4, C6, C7, & C8)
Joe Kucinski
Grand Sport & Grand Sport X Launch Alongside All-New 535hp LS6 V8!
Michael S. Palmer
5 Reasons Bad Drivers Crash & 5 Ways to Avoid a Costly Mistake!
Joe Kucinski
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 4,684
Likes: 107
From: Opelika Alabama
"That said YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE A CUSTOM TUNE WILL DO TO YOUR CAR! it's worth the $. My car 2006 MN6 LS2, K&N intake crane gold roller rocker arms 1.7 ratio, PP throttle body, just had it tuned 381HP 279TQ somewhere around 435 at the crank, IF you can take a short trip to Cummings GA. I highly recommend Vengeance Racing. nice people fair prices and they know what there doingthe cam you'd be right there,"
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 12,500
Likes: 3,625
I corrected the numbers is my original post.
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 46,295
Likes: 2,596
From: Northern, VA
St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
All I see is all stock motor, and a tune. I don't see anything about cam. Therefore, I doubt this LS2 will climb into 400 rwhp territory unless the dyno operator is truly doing fudge! 
Safety Car
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 3,807
Likes: 508
From: Oshawa, Ontario
what part of this DIDN'T you understand? look at the #'s this IS what youy would call a stock car, with a cam and a retune depending on how "agressive" you get with it, you be right there
"That said YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE A CUSTOM TUNE WILL DO TO YOUR CAR! it's worth the $. My car 2006 MN6 LS2, K&N intake crane gold roller rocker arms 1.7 ratio, PP throttle body, just had it tuned 381HP 279TQ somewhere around 435 at the crank, IF you can take a short trip to Cummings GA. I highly recommend Vengeance Racing. nice people fair prices and they know what there doingthe cam you'd be right there,"
"That said YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE A CUSTOM TUNE WILL DO TO YOUR CAR! it's worth the $. My car 2006 MN6 LS2, K&N intake crane gold roller rocker arms 1.7 ratio, PP throttle body, just had it tuned 381HP 279TQ somewhere around 435 at the crank, IF you can take a short trip to Cummings GA. I highly recommend Vengeance Racing. nice people fair prices and they know what there doingthe cam you'd be right there,"
Last edited by irok; Apr 28, 2015 at 03:31 PM.