Dyno tuning begins at FFTec with Vishnu Shiv doing a baseline and making improvements one run at a time.
Baseline vs Vishnu tuning (timing and air/fuel adjustments only)
RehabJeff86 on the dyno, after reflashing back to stock maps and Vishnu uploading the exactly same tune from my car onto his.
RehabJeff86 only has a drop in filter, exhaust and a pulley. His car made 3whp less at peak than with my car with Airaid intake box.
Driving Impression from Whathedunk:
I've driven the "Batmobile" a few times prior to his tune and as much fun as the car was to drive with it's outrageous amount of grip, the power band of the stock tune was limiting the car's potential.
The car feels completely different now compared to the stock ecu tune. Yeah the car may not have forced induction but I think it will hold it's own and be tons of the fun on the track.
Impressions on the tune, throttle response has improved, mid range power delivery is definitely more apparent, and power continues to climb to the new 7,600 RPM redline. I was most impressed with what Shiv was able to do with the torque dip, running through the gears my favorite place to be was from 4k-5k rpm as the motor really wakes up and comes to life.
I personally never cared for drive by wire on cars these days and always preferred the mechanical gas pedal but it seems the tune has improved the overall feel making rev matching and throttling out of turns even better.
I honestly was not expecting to feel much of a difference after the tune but I stand corrected haha. Although the tune would benefit track day/autox guys largely who are always up there on the power band, even daily driving would be more fun.
Last thought is that this is how the car should have came tuned from the factory. Kudos to Shiv for working out a tune so fast and Panda for letting me take the car out for a bit last night
-PP