Just tuned my car...wow!
08-10-2011, 09:34 AM
#31
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The tune is a great mod for these cars. I bought a Sniper unit. Noticed a very nice difference. Besides recalibrating for speedo and tire size, all I really did was create a "base" tune with it, then go back in and advance the timing 2 degrees all around. I think there's 3 different areas to adjust the timing? I didn't really know what the hell I was doing, but 2 degrees seemed reasonably conservative for 91 octane. It made a very nice difference in the way the engine performs and it doesn't knock or ping, so I'm good with it.
08-10-2011, 03:05 PM
#32
I've thought about one of these, glad to hear you felt hp gains. Not that it is my main concern, but what did it do to gas mileage? Do they offer a "economy" tune for everyday driving? My brother had a turbo escort and he could tune his car right on a screen and he could get awesome gas mileage on trips if he wanted to.
08-10-2011, 03:19 PM
#33
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I've thought about one of these, glad to hear you felt hp gains. Not that it is my main concern, but what did it do to gas mileage? Do they offer a "economy" tune for everyday driving? My brother had a turbo escort and he could tune his car right on a screen and he could get awesome gas mileage on trips if he wanted to.
08-11-2011, 04:22 PM
#36
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That is sort of true, however only because with a manual transmission the limitations of the slushbox are absent and shift points are controlled by the driver...
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