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A Taste of Home
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whats your summer plan for your car?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tylerb59" data-source="post: 4012147" data-attributes="member: 12075"><p>First of all, I'm glad you're stepping away from that import circle jerk BS for the real stuff.</p><p></p><p>Second, 20rwhp is a lot to ask from just a tune for a GT. You're really going to have to optimize your fuel curve (when best paired with a CAI / Exhaust combo) and advance the heck out of your timing. Remember it's a <em>tool </em>and you're going to have to pay someone additional cash to get the tune worked out.</p><p></p><p>You can't just plug and play while expecting the car to magically gain horsepower. There are a few tweaks you can do yourself but you'll only see marginal improvements.</p><p></p><p>When I had my '02 (Silver) GT I used MustangTuning.com where I purchased the SCT XCAL2 which I recommended over the Diablosport after owning both (twice). The SCT is a much better unit once you upgrade the firmware which allows user adjustability just like the DSP. Nick over at MT is a good guy to deal with, and I'd use them again. </p><p></p><p>Currently I'm using Ed at RWTD (diablosporttuning.com) for my Cobra and it's been a great investment thus far as it's a $125 a year subscription for virtually unlimited tunes. If you're going to really get into this you may want to get a Wideband Commander so you can dial in your tune and once you step up to bigger power (blower) you'll be set. </p><p></p><p>I put in 4.10 along with 31 spline Moser Axles and Eaton Posi. It took quite a few passes for it to even register any 'gains' in track performance. The reality is without really sticky tires you're going to get worse times because you're over powering your tires by multiplying the torque and traction is a serious issue and not just because of any power you're making.</p><p></p><p>"DeeJayA" (Dean) bought my car earlier this year, and it may be worthwhile to sync up with him to see how you like 4.10 gears as it REALLY winds out the car much quicker. The difference is noticeable but you tend to loose some elements first overlooked in street ability which if you're looking to add power in the future I'd recommended 3.73 for either a blower or nitrous. But if you're going to stay the NA bolt on route, 4.10 is the way to go but it's very important you get some traction tires if you ever want to run it hard. I'm not kidding when I say it's frustrating however at times it's cool to blow off the tires @ 40mph.</p><p></p><p>My best pass was 13.3 @ 106 with 1.8 60', 4.10 gears and all the basic bolt ons (CAI, Exhaust, Tune, Pullies).</p><p></p><p>Just please don't be that ricer Mustang guy claiming 50rwhp gain from something which really has no impact on performance. Waaay to many of those guys in the Honda world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tylerb59, post: 4012147, member: 12075"] First of all, I'm glad you're stepping away from that import circle jerk BS for the real stuff. Second, 20rwhp is a lot to ask from just a tune for a GT. You're really going to have to optimize your fuel curve (when best paired with a CAI / Exhaust combo) and advance the heck out of your timing. Remember it's a [I]tool [/I]and you're going to have to pay someone additional cash to get the tune worked out. You can't just plug and play while expecting the car to magically gain horsepower. There are a few tweaks you can do yourself but you'll only see marginal improvements. When I had my '02 (Silver) GT I used MustangTuning.com where I purchased the SCT XCAL2 which I recommended over the Diablosport after owning both (twice). The SCT is a much better unit once you upgrade the firmware which allows user adjustability just like the DSP. Nick over at MT is a good guy to deal with, and I'd use them again. Currently I'm using Ed at RWTD (diablosporttuning.com) for my Cobra and it's been a great investment thus far as it's a $125 a year subscription for virtually unlimited tunes. If you're going to really get into this you may want to get a Wideband Commander so you can dial in your tune and once you step up to bigger power (blower) you'll be set. I put in 4.10 along with 31 spline Moser Axles and Eaton Posi. It took quite a few passes for it to even register any 'gains' in track performance. The reality is without really sticky tires you're going to get worse times because you're over powering your tires by multiplying the torque and traction is a serious issue and not just because of any power you're making. "DeeJayA" (Dean) bought my car earlier this year, and it may be worthwhile to sync up with him to see how you like 4.10 gears as it REALLY winds out the car much quicker. The difference is noticeable but you tend to loose some elements first overlooked in street ability which if you're looking to add power in the future I'd recommended 3.73 for either a blower or nitrous. But if you're going to stay the NA bolt on route, 4.10 is the way to go but it's very important you get some traction tires if you ever want to run it hard. I'm not kidding when I say it's frustrating however at times it's cool to blow off the tires @ 40mph. My best pass was 13.3 @ 106 with 1.8 60', 4.10 gears and all the basic bolt ons (CAI, Exhaust, Tune, Pullies). Just please don't be that ricer Mustang guy claiming 50rwhp gain from something which really has no impact on performance. Waaay to many of those guys in the Honda world. [/QUOTE]
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