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Eldon is Back for the Brown Belt!

Another week, another Brown Belt Performance Package installed. This time it was for our friend Eldon, who came to this platform after drag racing his badass Grand National for many years. He was at the Tapout shop last year for us to install our Purple Belt Package, and after a great deal of success at his local drag strip, he was back for more.

This time around, we installed our Caddy Issues turbos, Mace Stage 1 camshafts, valve springs and titanium retainers, ARP head studs, Tapout Carbon Fiber Intake and Tapout Cat-Back Exhaust System. After getting Eldon’s car on our dyno, his ATS-V put down a beautiful powerband peaking at 713 whp. We know he’s going to have a lot of fun at the track again this year!

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Eldon's Brown Belt Dyno chart Eldon's ATS-V

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Randy Upgrades to an ATS-V!

Last year we tuned Randy’s CTS-V Sport and he picked up nearly 100 whp in parts of the powerband. He drives his cars all over the country and was thrilled to have this newfound power available.

Then, this year Randy made the decision to upgrade to an ATS-V. He found one in Florida, drove it all the way back to Kentucky, and then on to Tapout Tuning so we could install our Blue Belt Performance Package. And this is all with temporary tags still on the car! It was a similar story here as we added an additional 100 whp to his ATS-V’s powerband! We also have to mention this is one of the cleanest ATS-Vs we’ve ever seen, Randy really knows how to detail! Of course, that won’t stop him from continuing to drive his cars all across the country. We know he has many thousands of miles to look forward to.

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Randy's ATS-V Randy's 534 whp ATS-V Dyno chart

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Getting the Most Power out of your ATS-V!

We get calls every day from new ATS-V owners who are wondering what it takes to hit 500, 600 and 700 whp. As innovators and aftermarket leaders in LF4 land, we are uniquely qualified to answer these questions.

Factory power level is rated at 464 peak crankshaft horsepower, which typically measures about 425 whp on our DynoJet dynamometer. The Blue Belt Performance Package includes an intercooler fill/bleed kit, colder spark plugs, carbon fiber cold air intake, ported throttle body, catless downpipes, HP Tuners and Remote Tune. Depending on your fuel octane, typical gains for this package are ~ 100 whp, putting you in the 500 to 535 whp range.

Purple Belt includes all the items found in Blue Belt, plus low pressure fuel pump, fuel cam, HPFP internals and alcohol content sensor. These fuel system modifications allow you to safely and reliably run E85 fuel and bump power up to 600 to 635 whp.

Brown Belt adds on the modified Caddy Issues turbos that walk all over the other brands, plus ARP head studs, aftermarket valve springs and titanium retainers. These cars average 700 whp, making your ATS-V virtually untouchable!

Let us know how far you want to go. Tapout Tuning is the only company that has all the parts and tuning knowledge required to turn your ATS-V into a deadly assassin on the streets.

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ATS-V on slicks ATS-V on drag radials

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Jorge Upgrades to the Brown Belt!

If you have an ATS-V, you probably know Jorge as ‘ATS-V Racing’ on YouTube. His ATS-V is one of the most impressive we have ever tuned. It started its life as a V-Lab car, which basically means its break-in period was 3,500 miles of WOT on a race track in the desert heat!

Jorge has been modifying and tuning this car for four years now. First with no mods. Then with BOOSTane. Next he made 619 whp with our Purple Belt Performance Package on ethanol. And most recently he added Caddy Issues turbochargers and Mace camshafts, upping the ante to 738 whp and 724 wtq! This car has more than 60,000 miles on the original engine and transmission and has been down the drag strip hundreds of times still on the original engine and transmission.

Jorge drives his ATS-V exactly how it’s meant to be driven, hard and fast! His car is a true testament to the capabilities of this platform and what owning a sports car is all about.

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Jorge's 738 whp Dyno chart Jorge's ATS-V

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Tapout Remote Tune of the Week!

Often times, ATS-Vs are purchased with tunes already on the car. In some cases it’s sufficient for the needs of the driver, but other times you just know your ATS-V is capable of far more.

Jose from Texas worked with our friends at Exodus Performance when he picked up his new to him ATS-V. There was already a tune and intake installed, so they completed a baseline dyno pull, and then installed our complete Purple Belt Performance Package. After getting Jose’s ATS-V back on the dyno, peak power was increased from 450 whp to 615 whp and from 475 wtq to 614 wtq! Now that’s what we call a win!

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Jose's Dyno Chart