C6Tally

I've read about the benefits of a tune to a mostly stock LS2 with an automatic for firmer shifts and shifts points etc.
Can anyone tell me if I might benefit much from a tune with a manual?
My car is an '05 with an Airaid CAI and I will probably add an axle back Corsa exhaust but that's about it.

Thanks

tennblkc6

having an engine tuned never hurts...well...could hurt your wallet

Big ol 68

I'm getting a tune on my stock LS2 my 06. It has a varam intake and corsa extreme 4in. Axel back. Getting it tuned middle of april. I've seen stock cars with just a cold air intake gain between 20-40 hp n around the same torque.

C6Tally

I can see the logic in getting a dyno tune with a good tuner once all mods are completed. Maximizing the gas mileage along with the performance and all... I'm just not thinking I'm going to get into the internals and will just be going with bolt on stuff so I'm curious as to "how worth it" it would be.

Big ol 68 I'd be interested in your thoughts after you get it done. Sounds like you have the same level of mods I'm thinking of doing for now.

Big ol 68

I'll post back up after I get mine done. I'm getting mine done to freshen it up after I do the 100,000 mile tune up on it. Plus have a base tune before I do internal work.

COSPEED

As long as it is a good tune/tuner it is ALWAYS worth it.

D.Guerra

Got mine tuned yesterday....387.93(RWHP)/389.65(LB/TQ). I haven't even got my plates yet. LOL

C6Tally

Haha that's awesome! Does it have any mods yet or is that stock?

D.Guerra

That's after Vararam, LTs, hi-flo cats and SLP LM1.

phils C5 vette

You'll find that even with a manual, the car will rev faster through the RPM band, have no torque management holding it back, and better fuel mileage if the tuner calibrated the low end.

vaggabon

I just picked up an 06 and was curious to know what a base model produces on the dyno? There is a cold air already installed and a Borla exhaust.

EDGZ06

About 320-325 on a Mustang Dyno. Dynojet will show higher numbers, probably 340ish.

C6Tally

I'm curious if my '05 with an Airaid and Corsa Extremes would be similar…. And, if I added a Diablo canned tune how much I could expect to change.

COSPEED

Depends on the dyno, the day, and the car really. Some cars dyno quite a bit higher, and on good DA days, they will be pretty happy! Also the target afr and timing will play a big role, as well as quality of gas used. Not all 91/93 pump gas is created equally.

COSPEED

While that is YOUR opinion, I will have to disagree. Diablo sport is perfectly capable of knowing what they are doing. In fact I am sure they do better with a "canned tune" than quite a few of the regular tuners out there WITH a dyno to work with.
Our tuning option gives you near unlimited flexibility, comes in at a higher initial cost, but can also follow you as you buy parts and even other GM LS vehicles. The HPT interface cost will give you enough credits to tune up to 4 gm vehicles.

You posted earlier in another thread about how GM uses a controlled environment to get a base line tune for their vehicles and doesnt even drive/tune them in the real world, and that they even go as far as to only calibrate the MAF based off of putting the intake tract and intake manifold (assumption) on a flowbench only to calibrate it.
Now you are saying that that way is hokey?

Maybe I am confused but that is how I read it.

COSPEED

Maybe you should buy a sponsorship then?

Have you ever really seen a diablo tuned vehicle? Or a diablo custom tuned vehicle?

Mike@DiabloSport

again, when you would like to hear one or two more highly qualified, professional opinions about how to properly tune a vehicle, feel free to stop by

We have as many satisfied customers here as any of the excellent custom tuners on this board. For the needs of the majority of corvette owners, what we offer is ideal.

I don't want to get into the whole canned vs. custom debate all over again, but you have your own opinion of this, but it is seemingly based on a very limited window of knowledge.

For you to ponder:
How does the end user read/clear trouble codes after someone else tunes the car for them?
How does the user datalog without a laptop?
How does the user get his or her car back to stock before going into the dealer for service?
Does your custom tuner also support various other ford and Chrysler/dodge vehicles that you may have in the driveway?

When you throw in the fact that our tools, as mentioned previously, support custom tuning, which you can have done on a dyno, on the street, in person, remotely, or if you prefer, in your living room, there are even more advantages. How about going to the track with 10 different custom tunes loaded to your intune. No need to carry a laptop. Just plug it in and swap tunes in a minute or two. You can even use the tuner to make quick tune adjustments if needed or desired, again, with no need for a laptop.

Isn't your shop right down the street from mustang specialties? Pappas has turned out tons of big power fords using our software. ProCharger is using intunes to load their 'canned' C7 tunes. My roommate has a twin turbo C5 you may have run into once or twice, again, CMR tuned.


Then there's the worlds fastest street driven coyote, stock PCM, CMR tuned:


And, to finish on the canned tune note, here's that dangerous, unknown, 93 octane 'Diablo tune', holding to this day, the 1/4 mile ET and MPH records for a bolt on C6.
125 MPH with canned Diablo tune, grand sport bolt on record!

I doubt I have done anything to convince you otherwise, but...we know what we're doing.

Thanks

COSPEED

Mr WIZ, there is ALWAYS more than one way to skin a cat. I am really wondering why you decided to just start posting in the tuning section also.

Again, if you are such a professional, buy a SPONSORSHIP on here. Otherwise, I would be careful what you say about your "professional life".

COSPEED

EFI Live gives you just as much control. So do quite a few of the other interfaces out there. You are ignorant of what they can do, so there is NO NEED to trash them.

COSPEED

You dont have to make 3 posts to say one thing.
And if you are a vendor and have a "shop" to do tuning out of, how will you offer any of the other memebers on this forum anything unless you have a mobile dyno with a wind tunnel attached?