Tuning News

It’s the end of the day and you remember you need to run to the grocery store. That’s probably the last thing you wanted to do but at least you can have some fun on the way there since you’ll be driving your ATS-V. As you arrive you make sure to scope out the lot and look for the safest spot to park. You’re in an out in a flash, but despite your cautionary efforts your worst fear is realized – a giant door ding and no culprit in site. Angry and upset you make an appointment at the body shop so this can be quickly remedied. The next day you drop your ATS-V off, and maybe it wasn’t your first shop of choice but they could fix the problem quickly and it’s a load off your mind. Later that night you’re lying in bed and a sudden terror washes over you. What if those punk kids at the shop thrash your Caddy? Your Tapout Tuned ATS-V is an absolute monster on the street and in the wrong hands that could end in disaster. Luckily you remember that you had just worked with Tapout to create a Valet Mode for your V that will put all those worries to rest.

Tapout Valet Mode turns your powerhouse LF4 into a dreadfully slow pig, only allowing for 4 pounds of boost and about 250 horsepower. You can rest easy knowing any time you need to take your ATS-V in for service it will be a tame kitten that even a Prius could outrun, and who’s going to want to drive that? No one likes having a slow boring car to drive, and thanks to Valet Mode from Tapout, you can make sure that’s the case every time your ATS-V is out of your hands.

Special thanks to Alex in Washington for this excellent custom tuning idea!

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One of the many great things about the ATS-V community is that we all have common goals – more power, speed and better performance. The LF4 has proven to be an impressive platform that is full of untapped potential, and at Tapout we aim to unlock every bit of power and performance we can find.

Months upon months of research have allowed us to determine the most effective ways of extracting the untapped potential of the ATS-V, and we are able to pass that knowledge to our customers by way of a Tapout Remote Tune. Such is the case with today’s Tapout Tune of the Week, Gautam from Ohio. He originally planned to meet with Scott in person, but a stretch of bad weather and schedules not lining up lead Gautam to purchasing a Remote Tune instead. “Having zero understanding of tuning a car, I was extremely nervous about doing it myself, but with Scott’s help, it turned out to be an incredible experience” Gautam said. We have many customers who are new to the tuning world, and we are happy to walk beginners or experts through the remote tuning process. “I can’t say enough about Scott, his service and my remote tune. Scott focuses on safety and didn’t quit until I was completely thrilled with my car.” We want yo to be 100% satisfied with your Remote Tune and we won’t stop until you are, that’s the Tapout Promise.

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How many of you have ever made a quick stop somewhere an started up your already warm ATS-V? You pull up to a traffic light two or three minutes later and someone questions the capabilities of your little V6 engine. You decide to set the record straight, but are embarrassed to find out that you only have 9 to 11 psi of boost and are down about 100 horsepower below stock levels. You are not alone because this has happened to all of us. Turns out the ATS-V has several hidden parameters that limit boost at startup, even when the engine is completely warmed up. That will put a real damper on your day when you know you could have smoked that punk without even trying.

Since HP Tuners didn’t have these particular tables mapped out, it took more than one year of effort to finally locate the hidden boost limiting timer in the ATS-V binary files. We worked with top tuners all over the world using WinOLS, TunerCat, User Defined Parameters and TunerPro. Once it was figured out, dozens of Tapout customers tested our fix for this and it works flawlessly! From this point forward everyone with a Tapout Tune will no longer be regulated to 9 to 11 psi of boost when the car is first started. That said, it would still be prudent not to hammer your engine with 20 psi of boost while the lubricating system is still warming up.

This is an important milestone for the ATS-V community, and we are proud to deliver this solution to you. By the way, these modifications have been automatically applied to all Tapout Tune updates over the last seven weeks. Now when you make a quick pit stop and get back on the road you can show ’em what your ATS-V can really do.

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Everyone has been looking for a way to easily fill and bleed their ATS-V’s notoriously difficult-to-service intercooler. Tapout Tuning has listened to your thoughts and concerns and we are happy to announce our new and easy-to-use Intercooler Fill & Bleed kit! This kit is easily installed and provides everything needed to properly fill and bleed your ATS-V intercooler.

The factory intercooler is a sealed system with total capacity of 3.3 quarts.  There is no reservoir, and any air pocket will stop the intercooler pump from running after five seconds, rendering your intercooler worthless.  This can create an unsafe scenario for a turbocharged car, especially when boost is turned up via an aftermarket tune. With this kit you’ll have peace of mind knowing your ATS-V intercooler functions properly so all you need to focus on is going fast and breaking records!

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What gets your heart racing, adrenaline pumping and puts a smile on your face from ear to ear? You guessed it, a ride in a Tapout Tuned ATS-V! We all know the song and dance, the car you drove was too slow and boring, so you fixed that by purchasing an ATS-V. Well after a little while you found yourself looking for more, and what’s the next logical step? Right again, getting yourself a Remote Tune from Tapout!

That brings us to today’s Tapout Tune of the Week, Adam from New Jersey. Adam, like many of us, felt the need for speed, and a Tapout Tune was the solution he was looking for. As he said, “Tapout Tuning is by far the best bang for your buck mod for the ATS-V platform”. We have worked diligently to create custom Remote Tunes that accomplish all your goals, no matter how long it takes. Adam let us know, “it’s not only Scott’s top-notch quality tune that completely woke up my V, but its also his responsiveness.” Tapout works every day to make sure your ATS-V perfect for YOU!

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According to the BOOSTane™ website, there are a lot of additives that make claims about what they can do for your performance.  However, BOOSTane™ is not your average octane boosting product.  Utilizing a proprietary, patent pending blend, BOOSTane™ Professional effectively raises your fuel octane as much as 23 points, up to 116, if you want!

We took a 2018 ATS-V A8 with intake, spark plugs, exhaust and tune and filled the tank with 93-octane Sunoco fuel before strapping down on our local dyno.  Baseline was a solid 499 whp using SAE correction factor and smoothing = 5.  We performed all pulls in sixth gear with the torque converter locked up to ensure we gathered the best possible data.  This method shows the lowest numbers, but we prefer it since it’s the most reliable, consistent and repeatable from dyno to dyno.

One 32 ounce can of BOOSTane™ Professional was poured into the tank.  Based off of the BOOSTane Mixing Chart, the resulting octane was around 102.  We were able to add a few minor tuning edits were made due to this higher octane and the result was 521 whp.  We then added a second can to the tank (resulting in an octane of 104), made a couple more tweaks and found ourselves at 549 whp.  Peak boost remained the same at 20 psi.  Ignition timing advance was increased from ~ 8 to ~ 13° BTDC on the top end.  Net gains were an astonishing 50 whp at the top of the powerband with solid gains throughout.  Also notice that the power delivery became noticeably smoother with the increased fuel octane.

We always keep BOOSTane™ Professional in stock for immediate shipment.  And we are happy to write custom ATS-V tunes based on your fuel octane. That is going to be the most efficient and effective way to unlock to full potential of your vehicle with BOOSTane™!  Email us any time at Sales@TapoutTuning.com.

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