Tapout Tuning

LF4 Performance Tuning Specialists

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Beat Your Best Times at the Track with a Tapout Tune!

Excitement is in the air at the Tapout Tuning Headquarters as we continue to have customers beat all their previous records at the track. Even customers who set their own best records on Tapout Tunes have since beaten those records with a tune, tweak or update from Tapout. This is all possible through our Tuning Subscription Service that allows you to have access to scan data analysis, engine modification recommendations, racing recommendations and tuning improvements.

Our friend Dave Bowen of California has beaten his best time again, running a 10.776 @ 127.73 mph! His 2017 ATS-V is equipped with a New Era intake, full 3″ exhaust with 200 cell cats (+500 cfm each), methanol injection and a Tapout Tune.

Check out Dave’s time slip below!

 

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Brian Chrestoff Moves up in the Quarter Mile Rankings!

Congratulations to Brian Chrestoff  for moving up six spots in the official quarter mile rankings! This weekend our friend Brian spent the perfect fall afternoon at Kil-Kare Raceway in Xenia, Ohio. On Sunday the conditions were set for a day of great racing and Brian’s timeslip certainly proves that.

In his 2016 ATS-V A8 with an intake, exhaust, spark plugs and a Tapout Tune Brian ran an 11.547 @ 120.81 mph. With that accomplishment Brian earned himself an additional $100 from Tapout Tuning after having won his first $100 by making it onto the official rankings list earlier this year.

It’s an exciting time as everyone is fighting their way to the coveted top spots in our official quarter mile rankings, and you never know who is going to move up the list next!

Check out Brian’s timeslip and his ATS-V below with his very proud grand-kids!

      

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Tapout Tune of the Week!

Today we are taking a look at a Remote Tune we completed for Jorge in Florida.  He has a 2016 ATS-V and just like Maverick, he was feeling the need, the need for speed! Jorge was the winner of our Facebook contest and received  a complimentary Remote Tune, so we were ready to help him achieve his goals! Our Remote Tune can be completed no matter where you are in the world. We’ve completed Remote Tunes as far away as Israel or as close as the next state over.

Jorge’s ATS-V was completely stock, so he was excited to make some huge power gains. As with every remote tune, we begin with a safe starting point calibration, then work from there using scan date to get everything dialed in perfectly for your car. As Jorge uploads each new tune to his car, we are able to fine tune each specific table within the scan until we have the ideal tune. He was happy to let us know, “I can’t thank Tapout Tuning enough for spending so many hours to look over and re-tune each revision within an hour of sending logs.” We know that the quicker we can work to complete your tune, the quicker you can be putting your ATS-V to the test!

We also want to congratulate Jorge on running 11.834 @117.10 mph his very first outing with the car. His ATS-V is completely stock, including the tires, and he was running 93-octane fuel. Density altitude was 1,869′ and his only modification was his Tapout Tune. Way to go Jorge!

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Tapout Tune of the Week!

To ensure we are delivering the best customer experience possible, Tapout Tuning offers an extensive remote tune option to accommodate everyone, anywhere in the world!

Brian from Ohio recently had his completely stock 2016 ATS-V A8 tuned by a competitor who claimed the car was making 492 whp. After Tapout Tuning took a look we found that was not the case, along with a host of other issues. To start, Brian’s ATS-V was only making 435 whp, which is just 10 whp more than stock, and 57 whp less than claimed. Second, the competitor had desensitized the knock sensors, so the ECM could no longer protect the engine in case lower octane fuel was ever put in the fuel tank. Third, the competitor had disabled fuel trim learning, which takes away the ECM’s ability to correct air/fuel ratio based on feedback from the factory oxygen sensors. And finally, they didn’t understand how to properly command boost at higher engine speeds, resulting in boost, torque and horsepower curves looking like a roller coaster.

After doing a baseline run we loaded our Tapout Tune into the car. Several dyno pulls and tune adjustments later we were able to produce and increase of 50 whp! Additionally, we were able to reinstate the stock factory ECM safety features so that Brian could have all the fun he wanted without concern. Check out a comparison of the competitor’s tune (blue lines) overlaid with our Tapout Tune (red lines) in the below dyno chart.

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Congratulations to Brian Chrestoff!

Brian came to us with a competitive tune that was producing close to stock horsepower.  We added more than one hundred foot-pounds of torque and resolved all his drivability issues.  He took his car to the local quarter mile track last night and broke into the top 25 on his first time ever with this car at the track!  His best time was 11.899 @ 115.50 mph.  Nicely done, Brian!  Your quarter mile rankings incentive check is in the mail. Check out the link below to see what it takes to get on this list!

https://www.tapouttuning.com/quarter-mile-rankings/