Am I crazy for feeling like this......
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Am I crazy for feeling like this......
Today I test drove a 2003 C5, A4,convertible. The car had a ls6 crate engine swap, Melrose LT, Hurricane Intake with Air Bridge, Ti exhaust, slightly higher stall converter I think 2600 and c5 z suspension components. The guy had the mechanic that did the work tweak it with ls1 edit tuning software.
Basically an auto c5z, without the manual tranny. The car was strong, crisp and responsive, but from a 50 to about 100 punch it honestly didnt feel as strong as my trans am and not a whole lot stronger than my coupe.
I planned on swapping some 243s and ls6 cam into one of my rides, but this made me a little hesitant. The mechanic is legit, seen this car build plenty of cars and he is ase certifed. I dont think he is the best tuner though. Help me out fellas, is it in the tune, the gearing, my trans? Am I over confident in my rides?
Basically an auto c5z, without the manual tranny. The car was strong, crisp and responsive, but from a 50 to about 100 punch it honestly didnt feel as strong as my trans am and not a whole lot stronger than my coupe.
I planned on swapping some 243s and ls6 cam into one of my rides, but this made me a little hesitant. The mechanic is legit, seen this car build plenty of cars and he is ase certifed. I dont think he is the best tuner though. Help me out fellas, is it in the tune, the gearing, my trans? Am I over confident in my rides?
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Today I test drove a 2003 C5, A4,convertible. The car had a ls6 crate engine swap, Melrose LT, Hurricane Intake with Air Bridge, Ti exhaust, slightly higher stall converter I think 2600 and c5 z suspension components. The guy had the mechanic that did the work tweak it with ls1 edit tuning software.
Basically an auto c5z, without the manual tranny. The car was strong, crisp and responsive, but from a 50 to about 100 punch it honestly didnt feel as strong as my trans am and not a whole lot stronger than my coupe.
I planned on swapping some 243s and ls6 cam into one of my rides, but this made me a little hesitant. The mechanic is legit, seen this car build plenty of cars and he is ase certifed. I dont think he is the best tuner though. Help me out fellas, is it in the tune, the gearing, my trans? Am I over confident in my rides?
Basically an auto c5z, without the manual tranny. The car was strong, crisp and responsive, but from a 50 to about 100 punch it honestly didnt feel as strong as my trans am and not a whole lot stronger than my coupe.
I planned on swapping some 243s and ls6 cam into one of my rides, but this made me a little hesitant. The mechanic is legit, seen this car build plenty of cars and he is ase certifed. I dont think he is the best tuner though. Help me out fellas, is it in the tune, the gearing, my trans? Am I over confident in my rides?
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Butt dynos are notoriously inaccurate. In fact, they are completely subjective. Moreover, there are WAY more good mechanics than good tuners. A big difference is also in your stall, few things kick you in the butt dyno more than a good torque converter. That's probably the biggest single factor. Only way to really know about the other car is to dyno it and go through the tune to see if there is something else up.
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I had that setup in my 01 ws6 with longtube headers, slp cold air, sfc, lca, and 3.90 gears. The car went 11.71 @ 118. Then added ported tb, cutout, underdrive pulley and went 11.50 @ 120. The car didn't go to the dyno until I changed motor.