Blackbird

Who has the best tunes available for R/T's out there? I see on other forums a lot of people using DiabloSport but does anyone offer custom tunes? I know they aren't necessary for simple bolts on, but oten times they offer better driveability.

Speaking of simple bolt ons, do you need to reprogram the car if you add a cold air intake?

Bullishman13

DiabloSport's canned tunes are good to go for simple things like a CAI and different octane fuels. I put on an LMI Hammer CAI and tuned my car with the 93 OCT+CAI tune. It is a definite difference. I had a few people drive it beforehand without them knowing that I had intended to change it. Gave them a few days, asked them to hop in and see if they noticed any difference. The response was a definite yes.

DiabloSport :: Gas and Diesel Tuning Systems

The above url will give you a listing close to your zip code of approved DiabloSport CMR tuners. Give it a shot and see what helps.

Mind you, a tune is best when you've added parts to the car, or take them off. I ran my SRT8 Challenger on open headers and it sounded mean, but the throttle response was off and it had a slow pick-up. This is all due to changes in the back pressure on the exhaust system and such.

If you want a good tune, build up your car and dyno tune it. That is a true tune. What matters is the HP to the wheels and how efficiently it gets there.

Best of luck in your pursuit.

Blackbird

Thanks for the response Bull! I should have specified; I used to work for a premier Ford tuner which taught me an immense amount of tuning between manufacturers and different dyno shops.

I also currently work in speed shop where I can get programmers, intakes, exhausts and various other stuff dirt cheap but I know a lot of different dyno shops will email customs tunes, that why I was asking who offers the best programming. It will probably be 100 years before I will have enough mods and money to justify needing a custom tune

Bullishman13

Good to know. Didn't want to seem as if I was overbearing or a know it all. I would stick with DiabloSport Predator or Trinity's. So far that I've seen, they are the most popular in the LX/LC community not because they sell the most, it's because they do good things.

Not too aggressive on tunes from the stock perspective on the tuners that are sold. I've seen some guys that have custom tuned theirs so much, the transmissions get ugly quick. I don't change the shift points or firmness. Even though mine is an automatic (NAG1 Transmission) I don't fook with it much.