Vince buys a Cruze LTZ
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And why wasn't this a STANDARD on the Cobalt SS???? 
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Let me put it this way - when i floor it, both tires spin. I'm assuming that means it has LSD. Haha
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Update: I received a phone call from someone today who wanted to know what kind of 0-60 gains we achieved with the tune. I told him that it was a good question and immediately headed out to the car with my laptop.
I use Palmer Performance's ScanXL for logging, and it has a virtual dyno and virtual drag strip feature (both work really well). The virtual drag strip also gives you 0-60.
I only did two tests - once with the stock tune and once with our custom tune. On the stock tune it told me I had an 8.6 second 0-60. On the custom tune it said it was 7.2 seconds. After doing some searches on the internet, one website claimed they got 9.6 seconds 0-60 on the LTZ model. GM's press releases said "around 9 seconds" with the automatic transmission, so 8.6 seconds is probably close to accurate.
So, I'd say the relative gain was 1.5 seconds 0 to 60, give or take
I use Palmer Performance's ScanXL for logging, and it has a virtual dyno and virtual drag strip feature (both work really well). The virtual drag strip also gives you 0-60.
I only did two tests - once with the stock tune and once with our custom tune. On the stock tune it told me I had an 8.6 second 0-60. On the custom tune it said it was 7.2 seconds. After doing some searches on the internet, one website claimed they got 9.6 seconds 0-60 on the LTZ model. GM's press releases said "around 9 seconds" with the automatic transmission, so 8.6 seconds is probably close to accurate.
So, I'd say the relative gain was 1.5 seconds 0 to 60, give or take
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Not bad... But I wouldn't trade my car in for these. No power... I understand what they were aiming at, but a 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that's GREAT on gas & still can roast the tires in 2nd gear is an amazing feat! I LOVE my SS/TC. 
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Update: I received a phone call from someone today who wanted to know what kind of 0-60 gains we achieved with the tune. I told him that it was a good question and immediately headed out to the car with my laptop.
I use Palmer Performance's ScanXL for logging, and it has a virtual dyno and virtual drag strip feature (both work really well). The virtual drag strip also gives you 0-60.
I only did two tests - once with the stock tune and once with our custom tune. On the stock tune it told me I had an 8.6 second 0-60. On the custom tune it said it was 7.2 seconds. After doing some searches on the internet, one website claimed they got 9.6 seconds 0-60 on the LTZ model. GM's press releases said "around 9 seconds" with the automatic transmission, so 8.6 seconds is probably close to accurate.
So, I'd say the relative gain was 1.5 seconds 0 to 60, give or take
I use Palmer Performance's ScanXL for logging, and it has a virtual dyno and virtual drag strip feature (both work really well). The virtual drag strip also gives you 0-60.
I only did two tests - once with the stock tune and once with our custom tune. On the stock tune it told me I had an 8.6 second 0-60. On the custom tune it said it was 7.2 seconds. After doing some searches on the internet, one website claimed they got 9.6 seconds 0-60 on the LTZ model. GM's press releases said "around 9 seconds" with the automatic transmission, so 8.6 seconds is probably close to accurate.
So, I'd say the relative gain was 1.5 seconds 0 to 60, give or take
7.2 seconds from 0-60 with the tune that's really close to what the SS/NA with an automatic trans does stock. The Cruze weights a lot more than the Cobalt does so you could defiantly improve the time by shedding some of the weight.
the ss/na does that 5 spd stock i thought
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We did some transmission tweaks that should improve economy as well.
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