Premium tune worth it?
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RE: Premium tune worth it?
This is a little bit off the subject but i read an article that our sixers arn't tuned for premium which we all know but what i foud interesting was that if you actually put premium gas in a car that has a stock tune it actually takes power away. I'm only talking about losing 2 to 3 horses but i just found that intresting.
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RE: Premium tune worth it?
ORIGINAL: mustangman02232
3.8s dont have knock sensors
your freind did not gain 38 HP on a tune, post up a TIME SLIP of runs, something that cannot be faked
ORIGINAL: nanaki
well, if you load a tune that requires premium, you'll be gaining a whopping 4-7RWHP on a bolton/nearly stock car. would 7RWHP max be worth paying another $2-$3 at the pump every time?
if you aren't even tuned for it or your car doesn't knock on regular, you're just wasting your money
well, if you load a tune that requires premium, you'll be gaining a whopping 4-7RWHP on a bolton/nearly stock car. would 7RWHP max be worth paying another $2-$3 at the pump every time?
if you aren't even tuned for it or your car doesn't knock on regular, you're just wasting your money
your freind did not gain 38 HP on a tune, post up a TIME SLIP of runs, something that cannot be faked
yeah, there's no way in hell you got 38HP. you can get 30HP on an 05+ GT with a CAI and tune, but that's about it. if you could get 38HP from a dyno tune, that'd have to be the first thing to do.
anyway, your ability to launch the car out of the hole will affect your times more than running 6HP.
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RE: Premium tune worth it?
ORIGINAL: bjm3.8
This is a little bit off the subject but i read an article that our sixers arn't tuned for premium which we all know but what i foud interesting was that if you actually put premium gas in a car that has a stock tune it actually takes power away. I'm only talking about losing 2 to 3 horses but i just found that intresting.
This is a little bit off the subject but i read an article that our sixers arn't tuned for premium which we all know but what i foud interesting was that if you actually put premium gas in a car that has a stock tune it actually takes power away. I'm only talking about losing 2 to 3 horses but i just found that intresting.
That's true. Premium doesn't burn as hot, that's why you can advance the timing with it and not get detonation like low octain.
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RE: Premium tune worth it?
ORIGINAL: mustangman02232
3.8s dont have knock sensors
your freind did not gain 38 HP on a tune, post up a TIME SLIP of runs, something that cannot be faked
ORIGINAL: nanaki
well, if you load a tune that requires premium, you'll be gaining a whopping 4-7RWHP on a bolton/nearly stock car. would 7RWHP max be worth paying another $2-$3 at the pump every time?
if you aren't even tuned for it or your car doesn't knock on regular, you're just wasting your money
well, if you load a tune that requires premium, you'll be gaining a whopping 4-7RWHP on a bolton/nearly stock car. would 7RWHP max be worth paying another $2-$3 at the pump every time?
if you aren't even tuned for it or your car doesn't knock on regular, you're just wasting your money
your freind did not gain 38 HP on a tune, post up a TIME SLIP of runs, something that cannot be faked
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RE: Premium tune worth it?
ORIGINAL: nanaki
you'll know if your car is running like shat...
yeah, there's no way in hell you got 38HP. you can get 30HP on an 05+ GT with a CAI and tune, but that's about it. if you could get 38HP from a dyno tune, that'd have to be the first thing to do.
anyway, your ability to launch the car out of the hole will affect your times more than running 6HP.
ORIGINAL: mustangman02232
3.8s dont have knock sensors
your freind did not gain 38 HP on a tune, post up a TIME SLIP of runs, something that cannot be faked
ORIGINAL: nanaki
well, if you load a tune that requires premium, you'll be gaining a whopping 4-7RWHP on a bolton/nearly stock car. would 7RWHP max be worth paying another $2-$3 at the pump every time?
if you aren't even tuned for it or your car doesn't knock on regular, you're just wasting your money
well, if you load a tune that requires premium, you'll be gaining a whopping 4-7RWHP on a bolton/nearly stock car. would 7RWHP max be worth paying another $2-$3 at the pump every time?
if you aren't even tuned for it or your car doesn't knock on regular, you're just wasting your money
your freind did not gain 38 HP on a tune, post up a TIME SLIP of runs, something that cannot be faked
yeah, there's no way in hell you got 38HP. you can get 30HP on an 05+ GT with a CAI and tune, but that's about it. if you could get 38HP from a dyno tune, that'd have to be the first thing to do.
anyway, your ability to launch the car out of the hole will affect your times more than running 6HP.
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RE: Premium tune worth it?
ORIGINAL: mustangman02232
3.8s dont have knock sensors
your freind did not gain 38 HP on a tune, post up a TIME SLIP of runs, something that cannot be faked
ORIGINAL: nanaki
well, if you load a tune that requires premium, you'll be gaining a whopping 4-7RWHP on a bolton/nearly stock car. would 7RWHP max be worth paying another $2-$3 at the pump every time?
if you aren't even tuned for it or your car doesn't knock on regular, you're just wasting your money
well, if you load a tune that requires premium, you'll be gaining a whopping 4-7RWHP on a bolton/nearly stock car. would 7RWHP max be worth paying another $2-$3 at the pump every time?
if you aren't even tuned for it or your car doesn't knock on regular, you're just wasting your money
your freind did not gain 38 HP on a tune, post up a TIME SLIP of runs, something that cannot be faked
And anything can be faked, even the real graph off a dyno, purely by adjusting the values, and I do believe it's not too tough to photoshop a timeslip as well.
I'm trying to stop people from speculating since most have no way of knowing the facts.
Ryan
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RE: Premium tune worth it?
ORIGINAL: RyansQuick6
He has bolt ons, and a few other things, but getting the proper tune neted him an additional 38HP. It was also a GT. That is a fact, I have seen the numbers. I don't have the graphs because I'm not in the habit of saving other people's dyno graphs.
And anything can be faked, even the real graph off a dyno, purely by adjusting the values, and I do believe it's not too tough to photoshop a timeslip as well.
I'm trying to stop people from speculating since most have no way of knowing the facts.
Ryan
ORIGINAL: mustangman02232
3.8s dont have knock sensors
your freind did not gain 38 HP on a tune, post up a TIME SLIP of runs, something that cannot be faked
ORIGINAL: nanaki
well, if you load a tune that requires premium, you'll be gaining a whopping 4-7RWHP on a bolton/nearly stock car. would 7RWHP max be worth paying another $2-$3 at the pump every time?
if you aren't even tuned for it or your car doesn't knock on regular, you're just wasting your money
well, if you load a tune that requires premium, you'll be gaining a whopping 4-7RWHP on a bolton/nearly stock car. would 7RWHP max be worth paying another $2-$3 at the pump every time?
if you aren't even tuned for it or your car doesn't knock on regular, you're just wasting your money
your freind did not gain 38 HP on a tune, post up a TIME SLIP of runs, something that cannot be faked
And anything can be faked, even the real graph off a dyno, purely by adjusting the values, and I do believe it's not too tough to photoshop a timeslip as well.
I'm trying to stop people from speculating since most have no way of knowing the facts.
Ryan
this is the v6 section. the way you put that out was anybody can get up to 38HP. you neglected to mention the year and model of this stang that picked up 38HP.
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RE: Premium tune worth it?
ORIGINAL: nanaki
you neglected to mention the year and model of this stang that picked up 38HP.
you neglected to mention the year and model of this stang that picked up 38HP.
[qoute]ORIGINAL: RyansQuick6
He has bolt ons, and a few other things, but getting the proper tune neted him an additional 38HP. It was also a GT
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To be more specific, it is a 98 GT with some minor head work, ported intakeand few other things. I am quoting the numbers that came up from having all this done on a stock tune as opposed to a proper tune to illustrate how advantagous it is to do. Although I know it is kind of tough to expect a lot from pure bolt-ons, but it is always best to use your resources to your advantage. 3-5 hp on several add ons will add up pretty quickly, and the tune will take advantage of that further, it may not be huge, but it's still more none the less.
Ryan
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RE: Premium tune worth it?
ORIGINAL: RyansQuick6
Look up again....
[qoute]ORIGINAL: RyansQuick6
He has bolt ons, and a few other things, but getting the proper tune neted him an additional 38HP. It was also a GT
ORIGINAL: nanaki
you neglected to mention the year and model of this stang that picked up 38HP.
you neglected to mention the year and model of this stang that picked up 38HP.
[qoute]ORIGINAL: RyansQuick6
He has bolt ons, and a few other things, but getting the proper tune neted him an additional 38HP. It was also a GT
To be more specific, it is a 98 GT with some minor head work, ported intakeand few other things. I am quoting the numbers that came up from having all this done on a stock tune as opposed to a proper tune to illustrate how advantagous it is to do. Although I know it is kind of tough to expect a lot from pure bolt-ons, but it is always best to use your resources to your advantage. 3-5 hp on several add ons will add up pretty quickly, and the tune will take advantage of that further, it may not be huge, but it's still more none the less.
Ryan
Ryan
ORIGINAL: RyansQuick6
A friend of mine gained literally 38hp on a good XCAL 2 dyno tune in premium. That's fact, not an "I think", of a "maybe."
Ryan
A friend of mine gained literally 38hp on a good XCAL 2 dyno tune in premium. That's fact, not an "I think", of a "maybe."
Ryan