AFE Intake Dyno results
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I went with the Halltech and was installed the same day I picked up car in Wisconsin, 100 mile trip to him so I have no seat of pants comparison. But, looking at the flow spec it has to work. I do have one concern involving tuning, was told the icon of Corvette Racing spent a couple weeks with half a dozen C7’s and was only able to get 5 hp out of them. The thing that concerns me is that with this car and the extensive computer system and how it has algorithms that have varying degrees of intervention with throttle response and timing as dependent on which setting you have your suspension. The only one that has no intervention is Track mode Race position. What brought my concern up was listening to some buyers of some tuning sets reporting how excellent throttle response is. Now if somehow you tune out that algorithm it will feel like you have new found power when in reality you just F’ed you active handling and nothing else.
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From: Cypress Texas
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I went with the Halltech and was installed the same day I picked up car in Wisconsin, 100 mile trip to him so I have no seat of pants comparison. But, looking at the flow spec it has to work. I do have one concern involving tuning, was told the icon of Corvette Racing spent a couple weeks with half a dozen C7’s and was only able to get 5 hp out of them. The thing that concerns me is that with this car and the extensive computer system and how it has algorithms that have varying degrees of intervention with throttle response and timing as dependent on which setting you have your suspension. The only one that has no intervention is Track mode Race position. What brought my concern up was listening to some buyers of some tuning sets reporting how excellent throttle response is. Now if somehow you tune out that algorithm it will feel like you have new found power when in reality you just F’ed you active handling and nothing else.
I went with the Halltech and was installed the same day I picked up car in Wisconsin, 100 mile trip to him so I have no seat of pants comparison. But, looking at the flow spec it has to work. I do have one concern involving tuning, was told the icon of Corvette Racing spent a couple weeks with half a dozen C7’s and was only able to get 5 hp out of them. The thing that concerns me is that with this car and the extensive computer system and how it has algorithms that have varying degrees of intervention with throttle response and timing as dependent on which setting you have your suspension. The only one that has no intervention is Track mode Race position. What brought my concern up was listening to some buyers of some tuning sets reporting how excellent throttle response is. Now if somehow you tune out that algorithm it will feel like you have new found power when in reality you just F’ed you active handling and nothing else.
I can tell you for a fact that tuning these cars gives more gains than an intake or headers alone. Outside of a cam/heads/supercharger level of modification a recalibration of the ECM/TCM is going to make the biggest difference for your C7.
Sounds like someone was blowing smoke.....depending on who told you this BS it could be quite typical.
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From: Imperial Beach CA
Who is "the icon of Corvette tuning?"
I can tell you for a fact that tuning these cars gives more gains than an intake or headers alone. Outside of a cam/heads/supercharger level of modification a recalibration of the ECM/TCM is going to make the biggest difference for your C7.
Sounds like someone was blowing smoke.....depending on who told you this BS it could be quite typical.
I can tell you for a fact that tuning these cars gives more gains than an intake or headers alone. Outside of a cam/heads/supercharger level of modification a recalibration of the ECM/TCM is going to make the biggest difference for your C7.
Sounds like someone was blowing smoke.....depending on who told you this BS it could be quite typical.