Tapout Tuning

LF4 Performance Tuning Specialists

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Tapout Tune of the Week!

Many of today’s roads are filled with boring dog ass ugly cars. Most people view their cars as an appliance and they look like it too, monotone blobs on wheels used to get from point A to point B. If you drive an ATS-V you are certainly not part of that crowd. you find driving your car to be an experience, and something that should be enjoyed to the fullest. That’s why you got a Tapout Remote Tune. It turns your commute to work into a heart racing and thrilling ride that always leaves you wanting more. The ATS-V’s sharp and refined styling stands out from everything else on the road, and does so with an elegance only Cadillac can deliver. You drive because you want to, not because you have to, and that sets you apart from nearly everyone else on the road.

A fellow ATS-V owner that shares those sentiments is today’s Tapout Tune of the Week, Justin from Georgia. Like so many of us, he views driving as an experience and wanted to step up his ATS-Vs performance. That’s where we come in. We know exactly how to take your ATS-V from fast to ludicrous speed so you can get back to doing what you love.

Justin’s car had run a previous best of 10.99 on another company’s tune. Within three days of switching to Tapout, he moved up the ranking charts with a 10.80 @ 127.4 mph!

“Scott has been amazing to work with. His knowledge on this platform is years ahead of anyone around, but what impressed me the most is how awesome of a guy he is and his response time and customer service is second to none”. Tapout works diligently to ensure you have an enjoyable tuning experience and are satisfied with the results. We are always looking for ways to improve the ATS-V so stay tuned. You ain’t seen nothing yet!

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Georgia ATS-V

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Tapout Tune of the Week!

It’s that time of the day again. You’re at work, it’s Friday and you’ve got one thing on your mind: Going FAST! Fast is a relative term, but you have a Tapout Tuned ATS-V and you know it runs like a bat out of hell so you’re itching to get out on the streets and make your way to Mexico…

As we have all learned, an aftermarket tune is the single best performance enhancement you can make to the ATS-V. At Tapout we determined how to precisely extract the untapped potential that hides within the LF4. Harnessing that power, and doing so safely is the topic of today’s Tapout Tune of the Week. Lee from Texas was working with us on a  Remote Tune, but right away we found that something was amiss. Through further investigation we were able to determine that someone who previously completed service on this car neglected to reconnect a vacuum hose, Lee had been driving his ATS-V for more than one year with only six pounds of boost! That issue was resolved and Lee was off to the races! “I can’t imagine how many hours Scott has spent perfecting my car. His responses were very quick, and his attitude was patient and encouraging”. Before making any changes with our tune we always make sure your ATS-V is functioning properly, ensuring the safe performance of your car before and after tuning. With a Remote Tune from Tapout you can be sure to gap you competition without a worry in the world!

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Tapout Tune of the Week!

As many ATS-V owners have come to realize, their cars are in a class of their own. The LF4 is an incredible platform capable of performing well past the limits GM put in place, but along with that comes the realization that this can be a difficult car to fully understand. The complexities of our E92/A ECMs are obvious when you realize there are 8,500 potential charts and tables that are available for modification. Knowing that, you want to make sure that any aftermarket tuning on your ATS-V is done by someone who fully understands all the ins and outs of such a car. Tapout Tuning has devoted itself to the LF4 platform and can provide the expertise and knowledge to safely tune your ATS-V.

We have many customers who voiced these concerns such as today’s Tapout Tune of the Week, JP from Michigan. JP heavily invested his time into finding someone who had a proven reputation and the necessary experience required to safely tune his ATS-V. He had no luck with many shops he spoke with and in several cases he couldn’t even get a response back. But after speaking with Scott he could rest easy knowing his car was in good hands. “Throughout the tuning process Scott has been nothing but helpful, knowledgeable and most of all responsive. Needless to say, my car with a basic Tapout Remote Tune is a monster now!” We’re happy JP enjoyed his Tapout Tuning experience and can’t wait to share those same experiences with many more ATS-V owners.

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ATS-V Michigan

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Independence Day Remote Tune Giveaway!

To show our appreciation for everyone in the ATS-V community, we are continuing our Independence Day Remote Tune Giveaway! Post the Best picture of your ATS-V on this thread by the end of the day July 3rd and on July 4th we will select a winner for a free Remote Tune from Tapout!

Picture must include you and your ATS-V, and the winner will only need to purchase HP Tuners and licensing credits.

We can’t wait to see your best pictures!

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Maximize Power and Efficiency with Wideband Tuning!

There is a balance between performance and safe tuning. At Tapout we have found that most ATS-Vs achieve the best combination of these attributes with wide-open throttle (WOT) air/fuel ratios somewhere between 11.8:1 and 12.8:1. Typically we target 12.0 to 12.5:1 on most remote tunes. We set the target range, and all remote tuned cars will be in this vicinity. But every car is different, and in most cases additional improvements can still be found. For customers who want even more performance out of their ATS-V, a wideband oxygen sensor can be installed and we can dial in your particular car perfectly. Each and every ATS-V has its own slight variances, and adding this sensor allows us to pinpoint what those are, and how to best adjust our tune for them.

12.5:1 WOT air/fuel ratio equates to 0.85 λ. See the image below for some data from a remote tune we worked on earlier this week. The green areas are low load where stoichiometric should show 1.00. The red areas are under boost where we tuned for 0.85 λ. This customer has installed a wideband and you can see that we have his WOT air/fuel ratio calibrated within one to two percent of perfect across the board.

HP Tuners data logging can accommodate any wideband oxygen sensor that has an analog output. If you’re running the latest MVPI2 interface you’ll need to upgrade to the Pro Feature Set. The wideband itself can be installed in either downpipe. If you want to get really fancy, you can install a dual channel wideband and we can skew your injectors by bank for fueling perfection!

Feel free to contact us at Sales@TapoutTuning.com with any remote/custom ATS-V tuning questions you may have, we’re always here to help the community.

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