Is tuning a stock car on 93 worth it?

[sloww5ohh]

It always blows my mind when people say a tune won't do much for a stock NA car. I've had a few cars tuned in my life and I've always felt a difference. 15-20whp on a stock car is noticeable....its just a starting point until you add more mods.

I think people contrast it to boost and if your comparing boost will always be drastic. I do agree with you though. On my s550 I did catless headers and a intake and the tune really did wake it up

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[bountifulgoose]

Gotcha. Headers seems like the only thing to really add as intakes don’t seem to make a big difference.

Yeah I wouldnt bother buying an intake, just pull the carbon traps and get some good air filters.

 

[ridgebackpilot]

It always blows my mind when people say a tune won't do much for a stock NA car. I've had a few cars tuned in my life and I've always felt a difference. 15-20whp on a stock car is noticeable....its just a starting point until you add more mods.

How much of that is confirmation bias? That is, if you paid a lot for a tune, it must have had an effect? You feel what you expect to feel after shelling out the cash for a tune!

 

[sloww5ohh]

Yeah I wouldnt bother buying an intake, just pull the carbon traps and get some good air filters.

Did you see good results with that? Any check engine lights?

 

[Joe_Stang]

How much of that is confirmation bias? That is, if you paid a lot for a tune, it must have had an effect? You feel what you expect to feel after shelling out the cash for a tune!

Definitely not true but Im sure some people try to justify a trash tune like that lol

 

[bountifulgoose]

How much of that is confirmation bias? That is, if you paid a lot for a tune, it must have had an effect? You feel what you expect to feel after shelling out the cash for a tune!

I would say you definitely notice a diff going from stock to a tune. However, them saying they notice 15 whp is wishful thinking. It starts becoming noticeable at 30whp, and becomes very noticeable in 50whp increments. The difference you notice in stock to a tune is just the improvement in tq delivery because the tuners arent bound by the epa shit or the one size fits all bs . that the manufacturers are

 

[robvas]

Palm beach and Lund seem to be the choice eh? Anyone running shoe maker on a 24?

Depending on who you ask. Lund sucks, PBD sucks since Shoemaker left, but Shoemaker sucks too.

very confusing

 

[robvas]

Is 15hp worth $900?

 

[Q6543]

That steeda vid they just posted should frame it all up…

Ported heads, ported intake, longtube headers, steeda CAI on full E85 …. Gained 25/20ish over stock tune.

YMMV as they say.

 

[Zig]

I would say you definitely notice a diff going from stock to a tune. However, them saying they notice 15 whp is wishful thinking. It starts becoming noticeable at 30whp, and becomes very noticeable in 50whp increments. The difference you notice in stock to a tune is just the improvement in tq delivery because the tuners arent bound by the epa shit or the one size fits all bs . that the manufacturers are

Is that why folks don’t respect the dh?

 

[Zig]

That steeda vid they just posted should frame it all up…

Ported heads, ported intake, longtube headers, steeda CAI on full E85 …. Gained 25/20ish over stock tune.

YMMV as they say.

Link please, is that peak or median. Improving peak isn’t the point, making fat the curve is the desire

 

[robvas]

That steeda vid they just posted should frame it all up…

Ported heads, ported intake, longtube headers, steeda CAI on full E85 …. Gained 25/20ish over stock tune.

YMMV as they say.

But those other guys gained like 80hp on a bolt on car!

 

[robvas]

Link please, is that peak or median. Improving peak isn’t the point, making fat the curve is the desire

 

[Zig]

The hpde is an m6 the sb is an a10

 

[sloww5ohh]

i genuinely think at this point every ones results may vary. I’ll prob get some headers and steeda filters tune and call it a day before I just go boost.

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