The ram and exhaust should make you a bit leaner than stock which is good. If it were me and I have 42 dyno pulls on my car-- no.
You might gain a few, probably <10 for ~$400?
The ram and exhaust should make you a bit leaner than stock which is good. If it were me and I have 42 dyno pulls on my car-- no.
You might gain a few, probably <10 for ~$400?
yeah, but do u think it'll help the car run more efficiently?
or it'll be funner to drive? hehe.. if funner is a world
The ram and exhaust should make you a bit leaner than stock which is good. If it were me and I have 42 dyno pulls on my car-- no.
You might gain a few, probably <10 for ~$400?
Hey Bruce! (See5)
Tuning always nets more power when done correctly. But it's mostly based on your mods. Tuning can't overcome poor choices in mods, or lack, thereof.
Torque Management deleted in a basic road tune is a start, for what I'd do to your car. That won't show on a dyno, but will feel great on the street!
MR CH,
You know me with my gotta have a DIY project credo. I would rather tear into the engine a throw new parts at it, then dyno tune it. Not that that is netting huge numbers for me. Stroker?
MR CH,
You know me with my gotta have a DIY project credo. I would rather tear into the engine a throw new parts at it, then dyno tune it. Not that that is netting huge numbers for me. Stroker?
Oh, I totally inderstand you're thoughts, Bruce. I was just referring to tuning in general and the thread starter.
Torque Management deleted in a basic road tune is a start, for what I'd do to your car. That won't show on a dyno, but will feel great on the street!
When doing a tune, be very careful about torque management deletion, especially with the A4. In stock form do not raise the limit past 400-425 for longevity. If you need more HP, then shift kits, billit servo's etc. are needed. I have a friend with a large transmission rebuilding service and he now checks where the TM is set on LS1 cars for warranty work. One of his greatest source of hipo trans rebuilds are blown trans from LS1 Vettes, F bodies and trucks with LS1 engines/PCM that had all the TM removed
When doing a tune, be very careful about torque management deletion, especially with the A4. In stock form do not raise the limit past 400-425 for longevity. If you need more HP, then shift kits, billit servo's etc. are needed. I have a friend with a large transmission rebuilding service and he now checks where the TM is set on LS1 cars for warranty work. One of his greatest source of hipo trans rebuilds are blown trans from LS1 Vettes, F bodies and trucks with LS1 engines/PCM that had all the TM removed
That's interesting. They don't fail like that around here on F and Y bodies. Now on trucks, I can see concern because of the weight factor. Bottom line though is that if you're modding the engine, the drivetrain will fail prematurely anyway so plan on a trans build no matter what (on A4's, of course).
Stock c5.
Vararam, Exhaust, Lowered. thats the only mods
Should I go for a Dyno Tune?
Would a tune do me any good?
thanks
Just my 2 cents
At this point I would not spend the money for tuning yet as the car is still pretty close to the way it left the factory. In my tuning experiences most stock or near stock vehicles will pick up minor gains with spark timing adjustments. Factory calibrations are well prepared and even if you can get just a small amount of power out of the factory calibration in my opinion at this point you may be better off spending money on other modifications.
Stock c5.
Vararam, Exhaust, Lowered. thats the only mods
Should I go for a Dyno Tune?
Would a tune do me any good?
you would get a benefit with a dyno tune on a bone stock C5. But if you're the modding type (and many of us are)... it's best to wait until your modding list is completed - then get the dyno tune.
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Last edited by Mike Mercury; 11-29-2005 at 07:24 PM.
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Very Simple NEWBIE question. LOL
