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Originally Posted by qoncept
Alright, I don't think I got across what I meant. I'm sure you've tuned a good deal of stage 2 cars. Full exhaust of varying makes, maybe a drop in filter. And I'm sure you don't put these cars on the dyno and start from scratch every time. You have a base map you start with. How many changes would you make to such a base map? I suspect very, very few.
I didn't mean to imply that you can start removing cats and see big power gains without tuning. What I meant was a car upgraded in a typical upgrade path just won't see the value in a custom tune.
My WRX had a ported stock turbo, external wastegate, different boost control solenoid, an oddball exhaust, modified injectors and fuel rail, etc. There's no way I could have used an OTS map on that. There's obviously a place for custom tunes. A car with a couple of bolt ons just isn't it.
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Well, you're wrong. Flat out.
A LOT of time goes into a tune, every car is different, every intake, exhaust, front pipe, etc. is different. It takes a lot of time to make sure the car is running right, making power, driving smoothly, and within safe ranges.
Do we have maps and referecnes we use from previous tuning? Yes of course we do. But every single cars get's it own custom map, every parameter we change is logged and looked at to make sure it's right. We are not just throwing a stage 2 tune on a car, looking at one number and calling it a day.
Any car can benefit from a custom tune. You can use an OTS map and gain 6hp or get a custom tune and gain 17.
The route you take is your choice and it depends on your needs and your budget. Just make sure your educated on what you're buying.
-Tristan