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Sep 23, 2006 | 04:53 PM

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Pro tune vs my tune

I had a chance to read a tune on a comparable '04 LS1 GTO and compare it to mine. the only basic difference is i have a stock cam and the other is a "little" aftermarket cam. most of the parameters are the same but the timing is 3-5* less below 4,800 rpm on the "Pro" tune and a huge difference in AFR in PE mode

here's what the Pro has for PE AFR:

1,600-3,200 RPM
12.486 AFR

3,600-4,000 RPM
12.262 AFR

4,400-5,200 RPM
12.007 AFR

5,600-7,200 RPM
11.772 AFR

mine runs:

idle-2,800 RPM
12.6 AFR

3,200-4,400 RPM
12.8AFR

4,800 RPM
12.6 AFR

5,200-5,600 RPM
12.9 AFR

6,000 on out
12.6 AFR

what's up with that? i've never read of that rich of a WOT tune.

Sep 23, 2006 | 05:03 PM

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your tune seems better

Sep 23, 2006 | 06:12 PM

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believe me i was hoping so, that's why i'm asking. the "Pro" tune (my buddy paid $400) was from a supposedly reputable tuner in the Detroit area. i use a LC-1 wideband and am pretty meticulous. another thing was his VEs at peak torque (@4,800) are 95 and mine are 99 to achieve commanded AFR. either side of peak torque i'm higher too

Sep 23, 2006 | 06:16 PM

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they probably tuned it to be safe, and not for max power on the ragged edge!

Sep 24, 2006 | 09:37 AM

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Sometimes cars dont make more power being that lean. Depends on the car. Also, when cats are hot, they dont make the same power.

Sep 24, 2006 | 10:00 AM

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Pro-Tunes tend not to touch the VE. If they do, it's mainly in the idle cells. They usually have a line of cars waiting to be tuned. So, the approach is to get the car on the dyno, dial in AFR, tweak spark a little, and hand over the numbers. Problem is, if there are issues like positive fuel trims, they are rarely dealt with. They got the car running the right AFR @ WOT by screwing with the PE, they got your numbers....so what are you complaining about? << This is the main reason why I chose to tune my own car. I like consistency.

Sep 24, 2006 | 11:34 AM

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not complaining. i did tune my own car and spent more than a month tweeking my VEs to get it right. i was just trying to understand the difference in tunes. thinking about it tho, the fact that they probably didn't tune the VEs would account for it. if i used my VE #s for WOT peak torque and applied it to their AFR it would change it from 12 to 12.6 actual, the same mine is. they are still quite a bit richer up top but at least in the 12s. it seems like a cheesy job to do it that way and they are relying on the MAF to take care of the rest of the VE table.