Tapout Tuning

LF4 Performance Tuning Specialists

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Pankl Racing Titanium Connecting Rods Now Available!

Pankl Racing Systems in Austria specializes in the development, design, manufacture and testing of connecting rods in turbocharged applications for the racing sector. It’s no surprise that Cadillac tapped Pankl for the OEM LF4 engine connecting rods. these are brand new factory pieces, manufactured from exceptionally strong and incredible light titanium. GM dealerships sell these connecting rods for $610 each, and Tapout is happy to be able to provide these to you at a much more affordable price! Check them out here.

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Fixing Problems Before They Start!

Why do we force everyone to go through the extra hassle of data logging their ATS-Vs before we will tune them? Because we don’t want to add boost to cars that might already be ticking time bombs. Check out this recent data scan from a totally stock car with OEM tune. In this case the owner had no idea there was anything wrong. This table shows average Knock Retard (KR) by airflow versus engine speed. You can see massive amounts of KR everywhere, because his intercooler was not working at all. This was confirmed by MAT (manifold air temperature) remaining > 180 degrees at WOT (wide open throttle). Having learned this we would never consider shipping out a canned tune that adds four to six more pounds of boost to this ATS-V without first getting the intercooler repaired. By data logging your car Tapout Can identify problems such as this and make sure they are addressed before moving forward. Once the intercooler is fixed, we can start tuning the car.

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Tapout Tune of the Week!

After losing faith in the quality of work performed by my dealer’s performance shop, I started to question the safety characteristics of my dyno tune. Knowing several friends that had their ATS-V’s tuned by Tapout, I reached out Scott with my concerns. Before purchasing a remote tune, Scott asked me to send him a copy of my tune and a few logs. Upon reviewing, Scott noted several issues, two of which were alarming.

First, the ECM was not reacting to throttle input appropriately. The screenshot below illustrates a full-throttle attempt 33 mph. However, the ECM didn’t open the throttle to 100% until the car hit 58 mph.

ATS-V dyno chart

Next, and of great concern to me, the previous tuner completely disabled the knock retard and intercooler protections as illustrated below.

ATS-V chart

ATS-V chart

Knowing that my car was not adequately protected, I had hesitations taking it to the track, let alone driving it at all. I immediately decided that the car needed a retune with the safety of the engine being my primary concern.

Within about two hours of purchasing my remote tune, Scott sent me the initial baseline tune. Over one week, I received a total of three tunes that not only left the knock and intercooler protections in place. I felt the increased performance and responsiveness. Additionally, the shift points were dialed in, and my desire to drive the car was at an all-time high.

When Scott announced the introduction of two new features, Lean Cruise Mode and the ability to bypass Cadillac’s max boost limit at startup. I reached back out, and within minutes, I received an updated tune file. I’ll let the log speak for itself. The following screenshot illustrates that at WOT, the air/fuel ratio is within one to two percent of perfect across the board using 93 octane from Costco.

ATS-V chart

Getting my car retuned by Tapout was by far the investment that I put in my vehicle. And believe me, there’s been a lot of money put into this thing. If you’re new the ATS-V or have a tune from another company, do yourself a favor and send a log file or two over to Scott. You’ll be pleasantly surprised with the results and professionalism that Scott and Tapout bring to the table.

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Congratulations to Tim King!

Tim King ran a 10.98 @ 125.2 mph at the Street Car Takeover event in Indianapolis this past weekend! Ten second ATS-Vs are always impressive. This one even more so because he ran tens on his very first pass ever! Tim has a 2016 ATS-V with intake, intercooler, fueling and exhaust modifications, in addition to the Tapout Tune and torque converter. Race weight was 4,080 pounds with density altitude of approximately 2,445′. Stay tuned and you will see Tim near the top of the leaderboard as soon as he gets more seat time in the car and the weather cools down.

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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