Tune 2 BOOM!!! Tell Your LNF Tuning Horror Stories
08-28-2011, 12:42 PM
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Tune 2 BOOM!!! Tell Your LNF Tuning Horror Stories
[B]hey everyone!
Forgive the title But I wanted to get ALL of your ATTENTION
My goal in this post is to make a thread that showcases everyone who has ever had a tune to their LNF Turbo SS and the problems that they have had and the damage that it has cost their Cobalt SS Turbo! I am interested in getting a tune next summer and I think I will go with an HP Tune but I would like to do as much research as I can
I would like it set up like this..........
Type of Tune: ( Trifectia, HP, etc)
Who was the Tuner: (Who did the Tune for you and did they do a good job)
Amount of Horsepower/ Torque:
How the car ran when it was on the tune: (aggressive, very rich, very lean, crappy)
Damages that the Tune did/ cost:
Your opinion on what went wrong: (bad tune, tuner screwed up, your own fault)
What would you change if you could go back: (different tune, different tuner, wouldn't get a tune again.
Your final Opinion: (say anything you want)
Forgive the title But I wanted to get ALL of your ATTENTION
My goal in this post is to make a thread that showcases everyone who has ever had a tune to their LNF Turbo SS and the problems that they have had and the damage that it has cost their Cobalt SS Turbo! I am interested in getting a tune next summer and I think I will go with an HP Tune but I would like to do as much research as I can
I would like it set up like this..........
Type of Tune: ( Trifectia, HP, etc)
Who was the Tuner: (Who did the Tune for you and did they do a good job)
Amount of Horsepower/ Torque:
How the car ran when it was on the tune: (aggressive, very rich, very lean, crappy)
Damages that the Tune did/ cost:
Your opinion on what went wrong: (bad tune, tuner screwed up, your own fault)
What would you change if you could go back: (different tune, different tuner, wouldn't get a tune again.
Your final Opinion: (say anything you want)
08-28-2011, 12:56 PM
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Type of Tune: HP Tune
Who was the Tuner: Race Proven Motorsports
Amount of Horsepower/ Torque: 318whp 366wtq...made 389wtq and the clutch gave up
How the car ran when it was on the tune: Car ran great. Ran 20psi for about 10,000 miles and 27-30psi for 20,000 miles
Damages that the Tune did/ cost: New clutch at 40k. Recently it broke a ringland. Will be replacing with a stock piston, head studs, and new gaskets...possibly cams and valvesprings.
Your opinion on what went wrong: Abuse. Running high boost without meth or anyway to cool the cylinder down is just asking for it. The car never knocked and the tune was dead on.
What would you change if you could go back: Nothing. I knew what I was getting into and am having fun doing it.
Your final Opinion: I'd do it all again.
Who was the Tuner: Race Proven Motorsports
Amount of Horsepower/ Torque: 318whp 366wtq...made 389wtq and the clutch gave up
How the car ran when it was on the tune: Car ran great. Ran 20psi for about 10,000 miles and 27-30psi for 20,000 miles
Damages that the Tune did/ cost: New clutch at 40k. Recently it broke a ringland. Will be replacing with a stock piston, head studs, and new gaskets...possibly cams and valvesprings.
Your opinion on what went wrong: Abuse. Running high boost without meth or anyway to cool the cylinder down is just asking for it. The car never knocked and the tune was dead on.
What would you change if you could go back: Nothing. I knew what I was getting into and am having fun doing it.
Your final Opinion: I'd do it all again.
08-28-2011, 01:05 PM
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Type of Tune: HP Tune
Who was the Tuner: Race Proven Motorsports
Amount of Horsepower/ Torque: 318whp 366wtq...made 389wtq and the clutch gave up
How the car ran when it was on the tune: Car ran great. Ran 20psi for about 10,000 miles and 27-30psi for 20,000 miles
Damages that the Tune did/ cost: New clutch at 40k. Recently it broke a ringland. Will be replacing with a stock piston, head studs, and new gaskets...possibly cams and valvesprings.
Your opinion on what went wrong: Abuse. Running high boost without meth or anyway to cool the cylinder down is just asking for it. The car never knocked and the tune was dead on.
What would you change if you could go back: Nothing. I knew what I was getting into and am having fun doing it.
Your final Opinion: I'd do it all again.
Who was the Tuner: Race Proven Motorsports
Amount of Horsepower/ Torque: 318whp 366wtq...made 389wtq and the clutch gave up
How the car ran when it was on the tune: Car ran great. Ran 20psi for about 10,000 miles and 27-30psi for 20,000 miles
Damages that the Tune did/ cost: New clutch at 40k. Recently it broke a ringland. Will be replacing with a stock piston, head studs, and new gaskets...possibly cams and valvesprings.
Your opinion on what went wrong: Abuse. Running high boost without meth or anyway to cool the cylinder down is just asking for it. The car never knocked and the tune was dead on.
What would you change if you could go back: Nothing. I knew what I was getting into and am having fun doing it.
Your final Opinion: I'd do it all again.
Did your tune hold 27-30psi to redline?
08-28-2011, 03:18 PM
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Tuner: trifecta 23 psi. mods KN SRI badmab catless downpipe. Custom Intercooler 600 hp core.
Running high boost prone to blowing up your end caps on your intercooler. 400$ labor 200$= 600$ so far
Need new tires every few months 200-400$
you need to pay to play... It's all worth it though. next up is Brakes.
PS, its not really the tune or anything... its the maintainence after the tuning lol
Running high boost prone to blowing up your end caps on your intercooler. 400$ labor 200$= 600$ so far
Need new tires every few months 200-400$
you need to pay to play... It's all worth it though. next up is Brakes.
PS, its not really the tune or anything... its the maintainence after the tuning lol
08-29-2011, 12:31 AM
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08-29-2011, 10:25 AM
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Type of Tune: HPT
Who was the Tuner: Dubbie and he did a bad ass job
Amount of Horsepower/ Torque: N/A
How the car ran when it was on the tune: pretty agressive thats how i wanted it but the tune is spot on
Damages that the Tune did/ cost: Cant disclose price... thats something you work out with the tuner
Your opinion on what went wrong: (bad tune, tuner screwed up, your own fault): nothing at all has gone wrong
What would you change if you could go back: (different tune, different tuner, wouldn't get a tune again.: wouldnt change a damn thing
Your final Opinion: (say anything you want) Dubbie knows his **** and i love my tune
Who was the Tuner: Dubbie and he did a bad ass job
Amount of Horsepower/ Torque: N/A
How the car ran when it was on the tune: pretty agressive thats how i wanted it but the tune is spot on
Damages that the Tune did/ cost: Cant disclose price... thats something you work out with the tuner
Your opinion on what went wrong: (bad tune, tuner screwed up, your own fault): nothing at all has gone wrong
What would you change if you could go back: (different tune, different tuner, wouldn't get a tune again.: wouldnt change a damn thing
Your final Opinion: (say anything you want) Dubbie knows his **** and i love my tune
08-29-2011, 10:37 AM
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Hp tuners : tuned by zack....
He tuned me to stock gm tune minus the stage 2 injectors...I had a stage 2, cai, and full exhaust... the car was torquey but fell flat on its face in heigher gears.. what broke : just clogged my cat no big deal just cored it....
Got re-tuned by james and its like driven a whole different car!!!! I love it....
He tuned me to stock gm tune minus the stage 2 injectors...I had a stage 2, cai, and full exhaust... the car was torquey but fell flat on its face in heigher gears.. what broke : just clogged my cat no big deal just cored it....
Got re-tuned by james and its like driven a whole different car!!!! I love it....
08-29-2011, 10:47 AM
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Hp tuners : tuned by zack....
He tuned me to stock gm tune minus the stage 2 injectors...I had a stage 2, cai, and full exhaust... the car was torquey but fell flat on its face in heigher gears.. what broke : just clogged my cat no big deal just cored it....
Got re-tuned by james and its like driven a whole different car!!!! I love it....
He tuned me to stock gm tune minus the stage 2 injectors...I had a stage 2, cai, and full exhaust... the car was torquey but fell flat on its face in heigher gears.. what broke : just clogged my cat no big deal just cored it....
Got re-tuned by james and its like driven a whole different car!!!! I love it....
08-29-2011, 11:06 AM
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Hp tuners : tuned by zack....
He tuned me to stock gm tune minus the stage 2 injectors...I had a stage 2, cai, and full exhaust... the car was torquey but fell flat on its face in heigher gears.. what broke : just clogged my cat no big deal just cored it....
Got re-tuned by james and its like driven a whole different car!!!! I love it....
I know I'm not a tc but I figured I would throw my story out there...lol
He tuned me to stock gm tune minus the stage 2 injectors...I had a stage 2, cai, and full exhaust... the car was torquey but fell flat on its face in heigher gears.. what broke : just clogged my cat no big deal just cored it....
Got re-tuned by james and its like driven a whole different car!!!! I love it....
I know I'm not a tc but I figured I would throw my story out there...lol
