Tapout Tuning

LF4 Performance Tuning Specialists

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Tapout Tune of the Week!

Part of the fun of an ATS-V is its versatility. You can drive it to work everyday and at the end of the week you can hit up your favorite drag strip and put down some impressive numbers. When you work with Tapout we can Remote Tune your ATS-V to get those numbers even better. Combine that with a wideband tune and we can have your car performing at a level GM never could have imagined.

The focus of today’s Tapout Tune of the Week is John from Florida who was looking to improve his times at the drag strip. He originally had his ATS-V tuned by another company but was not happy with the 12.3 1/4 mile performance at the track. John knew what was possible with these cars and that’s when he made the decision to join the Tapout Takeover. “After going with Scott and adding a wideband to improve my tune, I instantly dropped over half a second on my quarter mile, and with some help from higher octane knocked a full second off my PB”. With a Tapout Remote Tune we can also help you to improve your times a the drag strip, and John is just one of the many customers we have helped to do so. As he said, “I couldn’t be more satisfied with the results, but even more importantly with the respect he has for his customers and the outstanding service hie provides”. Thanks for the kind words, John. There’s nothing we like more than helping those in the ATS-V community.

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Florida ATS-V drag race

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Tapout Tune of the Week!

For many customers tuning is a completely new experience. We understand how important your ATS-V is to you and we don’t take that responsibility lightly. Our number one concern is tuning your car safely and everything we do is completed with that in mind.

In today’s Tapout Tune of the Week, Kyle from New Jersey had recently purchased his ATS-V and was hesitant about tuning. He had never done something like this so he wanted to make sure he worked with a tuner that had the proper experience for the job. “After talking with Scott, my mind was at ease and I purchased his tune” Kyle said. He went on to say, “Scott has top tier customer service and even higher tier tunes! I will recommend his service to anyone!”

Our goal is always to make sure you are happy with your tune. With our comprehensive knowledge on the LF4 platform we can make your ATS-V the performer you always knew it could be. Don’t settle for the limitations GM thought your V should have, and as Kyle said, “prepare to unlock BEAST MODE on your V!”

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Pankl Racing Titanium Connecting Rods Now Available!

Pankl Racing Systems in Austria specializes in the development, design, manufacture and testing of connecting rods in turbocharged applications for the racing sector. It’s no surprise that Cadillac tapped Pankl for the OEM LF4 engine connecting rods. these are brand new factory pieces, manufactured from exceptionally strong and incredible light titanium. GM dealerships sell these connecting rods for $610 each, and Tapout is happy to be able to provide these to you at a much more affordable price! Check them out here.

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Fixing Problems Before They Start!

Why do we force everyone to go through the extra hassle of data logging their ATS-Vs before we will tune them? Because we don’t want to add boost to cars that might already be ticking time bombs. Check out this recent data scan from a totally stock car with OEM tune. In this case the owner had no idea there was anything wrong. This table shows average Knock Retard (KR) by airflow versus engine speed. You can see massive amounts of KR everywhere, because his intercooler was not working at all. This was confirmed by MAT (manifold air temperature) remaining > 180 degrees at WOT (wide open throttle). Having learned this we would never consider shipping out a canned tune that adds four to six more pounds of boost to this ATS-V without first getting the intercooler repaired. By data logging your car Tapout Can identify problems such as this and make sure they are addressed before moving forward. Once the intercooler is fixed, we can start tuning the car.

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Tapout Tune of the Week!

After losing faith in the quality of work performed by my dealer’s performance shop, I started to question the safety characteristics of my dyno tune. Knowing several friends that had their ATS-V’s tuned by Tapout, I reached out Scott with my concerns. Before purchasing a remote tune, Scott asked me to send him a copy of my tune and a few logs. Upon reviewing, Scott noted several issues, two of which were alarming.

First, the ECM was not reacting to throttle input appropriately. The screenshot below illustrates a full-throttle attempt 33 mph. However, the ECM didn’t open the throttle to 100% until the car hit 58 mph.

ATS-V dyno chart

Next, and of great concern to me, the previous tuner completely disabled the knock retard and intercooler protections as illustrated below.

ATS-V chart

ATS-V chart

Knowing that my car was not adequately protected, I had hesitations taking it to the track, let alone driving it at all. I immediately decided that the car needed a retune with the safety of the engine being my primary concern.

Within about two hours of purchasing my remote tune, Scott sent me the initial baseline tune. Over one week, I received a total of three tunes that not only left the knock and intercooler protections in place. I felt the increased performance and responsiveness. Additionally, the shift points were dialed in, and my desire to drive the car was at an all-time high.

When Scott announced the introduction of two new features, Lean Cruise Mode and the ability to bypass Cadillac’s max boost limit at startup. I reached back out, and within minutes, I received an updated tune file. I’ll let the log speak for itself. The following screenshot illustrates that at WOT, the air/fuel ratio is within one to two percent of perfect across the board using 93 octane from Costco.

ATS-V chart

Getting my car retuned by Tapout was by far the investment that I put in my vehicle. And believe me, there’s been a lot of money put into this thing. If you’re new the ATS-V or have a tune from another company, do yourself a favor and send a log file or two over to Scott. You’ll be pleasantly surprised with the results and professionalism that Scott and Tapout bring to the table.