Recently, we worked with Timothy, who had just purchased an ATS-V. It was running a competitor’s tune and was only making 6 pounds of boost. Before making the trip to our shop, he installed our Intercooler Fill/Bleed Kit as a first step. That resolved the low boost issue, however, the car then started to misfire under boost.

Timothy knew he wanted to bring the car to us for a dyno tune, and he scheduled the trip here so we could resolve the existing issues and see what kind of numbers a genuine Tapout Tune could put down. Upon inspection of his plugs, we found they were gapped incorrectly and were not installed with any dielectric grease. We also found the intercooler fill valve/port was leaking, so we replaced it with a new one. We always keep these in stock as they are a common failure point. So with new plugs and fill port installed, along with another fill/bleed session, we got Timothy’s ATS-V on the dyno where it made 502 whp. That’s up from the 458 whp that we baselined the car at before making any tuning edits.

After the test drive, we knew Timothy couldn’t have been any happier with the results. Though he did say he will be back next year to upgrade to the Purple Belt Package!

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Last year, Michael from Indiana stopped in for our Blue Belt Performance Package. He loved the gains he saw in his ATS-V and how much fun the car was to drive. Before leaving our shop, he let us know he would definitely be back the following year for our Purple Belt Performance Package.

Sure enough, Michael returned this month for just that! And of course we always love having M6 cars in the shop too (#savethemanuals). After completing the installation of all of the fuel system upgrades needed to support the ability to run E85, we got Michael’s ATS-V strapped down to the dyno. Not long after, we had a very smooth powerband peaking at 608 whp and 610 whp running E49 fuel, while still using the factory airbox. We look forward to seeing Michael again next year when he steps up to the Brown Belt Package and joins the 700 whp club!

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We love hearing your thoughts on the improvements a tune can bring to your ATS-V. It’s also great to work with those who have tried their hand at tuning their own car. This platform is in a league all its own and can provide challenging for even the most experienced tuner.

Bruce in Texas gave tuning a shot on his ATS-V, and decided he wanted to work with us to get things dialed in even further. “The process was simple and clear, and Tapout Tuning is easy to work with remotely and very responsive. My V is making more boost, the throttle is staying open, and the A8 transmission shifts firmly”. We were very happy to get these lingering items resolved and look forward to working with Bruce more in the future!

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Earlier this spring Cesar dropped by Exodus Performance in Texas for a partial Purple Belt Performance Package. He was still running factory intake, throttle body and catalytic converters at the time and made 546 whp.

This weekend Exodus added catless downpipes and strapped it back to the dyno. We continued dialing in the tune remotely and turned up the wick to 605 whp and 630 wtq. Next Cesar plans to have our carbon fiber intake and Gigs ported throttle body installed, so stay tuned!

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Any time we can have new customers in the shop we know it’s going to be a great day. When we see their excitement after completing a tune on their car it makes all of the effort worth it. There’s just something about making a car quicker and faster that never gets old, and it’s a high we all continue to chase.

Kevin recently drove his super clean 2015 CTS-V Sport to the shop for us to install our White Belt Performance Package. This includes colder spark plugs with smaller gaps, Intercooler Fill/Bleed Kit, and custom in-house dyno tune. This package resulted in vastly improved WOT fueling, more horsepower, and increased torque from 2,800 rpm on up!

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