Tapout Tuning

LF4 Performance Tuning Specialists

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Order # 6,000 Giveaway!

You know what’s great? Free stuff. You know what’s even better? Free stuff from Tapout. As we approach our 6,000th order you could be the lucky person to win free Tapout products! All you’ve got to do is head over to our website and make a purchase. If your order is number 6,000 we will refund the entire amount up to $1,000!

That means you could get things like our Gigs Ported Throttle Body for free, a set of Tapout Downpipes completely free, or even a Purple Belt Performance Package at a ridiculous discount! Basically if you win you’re going to have a happy wallet, and an even happier ATS-V. Order number 6,000 is quickly approaching so good luck to all of you!

See the link in our bio!

#TapoutGiveaway   #TapoutTakeover   #ResultsNotInsults   #WontTap

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Tuning Adjustments When You Need Them!

HUGE shout out to Scott Cook for putting together a big tune adjustment for me to take on my friends Hellcat Widebody Saturday night. Scott had exactly 60 minutes of time to make some changes to give my car an “edge”.

In the end the Hellcat Widebody race went down and the ATS-V beat it every time from a stop, but couldn’t quite hold it off from a 45 mph roll race. Right around 120 mph the Hellcat would charge right past the ATS-V and I’d shut it down about 125 mph and he would be 2-3 cars in front of it.

Pre-BOOSTane Tune, the Hellcat was fetching the ATS-V by 100 mph from a stop race and would put about 6-7 cars on it by 125 mph when I would shut it off.

So, to recap, it was a LOT closer, but the Hellcat would just pull it down in the end. (Hellcat is 100% stock)

That’s a big improvement and something I really appreciate from Scott Cook. I’m very blessed to be a Tapout customer.

Texas ATS-V                         

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Doing it Right

Here at Tapout we were excited to introduce a new product this week. The manufacturer estimated power gains of seven to ten horsepower across the powerband. This product would have been affordable, easy to install and produce solid power gains. So we ordered one up, took some pictures and drafted a nice featured page for our website. Then we found a dyno tester. We spent a full eight hours on the dyno testing this product from every angle. But no matter what we did, there were no power gains to be had. In fact, we actually LOST horsepower and torque across the board.

We could have sold this product without making any performance claims at all. If we fabricated a bunch of data and used some buzzwords it would have sold very well and no one would have known better. But that’s not how we roll. We do what’s right, and what we feel is best for the community. We test our products, and are careful to provide accurate test data. So if you like the way we operate, we’d be proud to have you join the Tapout Takeover.

#TapoutTakeover #ResultsNotInsults #BreakRecordsNotParts #WontTap

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Do other companies know how to tune ATS-Vs?

Some do, but most don’t.  About once per week someone converts from another tuner to Tapout.  Some times we’re fortunate enough to get scan data before they flash back to stock and we start our remote tune process.  Here’s a screen shot we received on Sunday, April 12.

Trifecta data scan

In the first section of the scan, the yellow trace shows that the car was not holding correct or even safe rail pressure.  Even though this particular tuner does a wonderful job marketing a full array of fancy acronyms like Active Rail Pressure  Management, the facts show that their tune does not hold rail pressure.  Where the cursor was in the scan at 114 mph they were commanding 2,611 psi, but only had 1,739 psi.  This is extremely dangerous for the customer.  And it’s incredibly dishonest marketing by the other tuner.

In the second section of the scan, the green trace shows actual throttle position.  Even though the customer held his foot on the floor, his throttle position ranged from 55% to 100% throughout the pull.

In the fourth section of the scan, the red trace shows that he had constant knock retard.  This means that he either wasn’t running enough octane for the current tune, or they didn’t properly tune his car for the octane level he runs.  This screen shot shows his average knock retard for the entire scan.  Pretty scary stuff!

Trifecta average knock retard table

Looking at his LTFTs (long-term fuel trims) provides a clue regarding how well the current tune matches his intake system.  OEM calibrations are typically in the +/-10% range.  We like to see +/-5% in Tapout tunes.  Yet his fuel trims were off by nearly 20%!

Trifecta long term fuel trims table

We would never run this tune in our own cars.  In fact, we’re pretty sure that not many others would feel comfortable running this tune.