Tapout Tuning is happy to announce we are now offering high quality vinyl stickers. The same great logo you see online can now be put on your car, your toolbox and anywhere you can think of! The size of the sticker is 6 ¼” by 1 ½” and the white background you see is just the backing paper, so when applied, the color of your car shows through! Just as we put great care into the tunes we provide, we made sure we would provide a durable sticker that will stand up to years in the elements. We want to grow and strengthen the ATS-V community and we would be proud to be seen on your Cadillac!
NGK Iridium Spark Plugs Now Available for Immediate Shipment
Most ATS-V owners who have their cars tuned for higher boost run colder spark plugs. This a good idea because it helps reduce pre-detonation and the ECM’s knock retard response, which reduce ignition timing advance and horsepower. We recommend and stock NGK 6510 iridium plugs, and now have these in stock for immediate shipment. Stock ATS-V plug gap is .030 to .035″. With increased boost you’ll want to gap these at .027″ for maximum performance. Contact us today to make sure you have the proper spark plugs for the best performance on and off the track!
HP Tuners MVPI 2 VCM Editor and Scanner Now Available for Immediate Shipment
Tapout Tuning is proud to be one of the very first companies to offer HP Tuner’s new MVPI2 with VCM Scanner and VCM Editor. These units allow you to scan all engine and transmission parameters, view and rest diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) and even do remote tuning.
Quarter Mile Rankings Now Live
One of our goals is to create enthusiasm and excitement in the ATS-V marketplace. Competition breeds innovation, which will result in more companies developing aftermarket products for our cars. Check out the new quarter mile ranking chart and our incentive payout program HERE. Feel free to email us at QuarterMileTimes@TapoutTuning.com with any changes or updates to these rankings.
100 More Foot-Pounds of Torque!
We recently dyno tuned a 2016 ATS-V with intake, downpipes, mid-pipes and a competitive company’s tune. The customer had been led to believe that his car was producing 502 whp. Using the industry standard DynoJet 424x for the most precise, repeatable data, we found that his car was only producing 427 whp. Even worse was the shape of the curves, as seen in the blue lines. The boost, horsepower and torque curves each had six or seven distinct peaks. We restarted from scratch and produced a beautiful tune. Peak power increased by 50 whp and torque was up more than 100 foot-pounds at 3,500 rpm. We believe this is the proper way to tune an ATS-V and we have the documentation to show the customer what they’re getting.