Livernois Tuning Next Week

[geswek]

There he goes with the weird again.........

Yeah, someone needs to put him in a closet or something.

[geswek]

Tune files came in; heading out to flash it and go grocery shopping.

I also had to get two front glass tint replaced; bubbles blah.

Oh, turns out I have another scratch in the glass; back door drivers side. I have to go to Ford and get that entire piece of glass replaced. It's funny, I had to get the little piece on that same door done because it had a razor blade gouge in it.

[DJE624]

Let us know how much you love the tune!

[geswek]

I'm driving it now.

Not sure, I have WOT yet.

[DJE624]

You should still feel and hear a difference.  Well, maybe not so much hear a difference with the Corsa and AirRaid.

[geswek]

Oh I feel a difference. I just haven't been somewhere that I can WOT without drawing attention to myself.

[geswek]

Alright.

Here's my take on this. It's rough as hell but I'm told because our transmissions learn it will smooth out.

I just did a WOT take off at light with TSC off, not in track mode. I felt car hunch down in back so she was definitely pulling. The second gear shift was hard, like what did I break hard.

I'm also hearing this wheel rush of air around 3k if I get on it. I don't know if aerodynamic, as you know car is not exactly quiet wind wise. I had stereo off because I wanted to listen for leaks. I didn't hear any just this sound and I can't tell if it's from intake or not, probably is. It's only when I get on it.

So far, good. I need to find a place I an test it. I'm not sure when to push it hard since transmission is shifting harder than usual.

[DJE624]

Sounds good.  By 3K your intake is probably full flow and the turbos wound up.  It's going to be different than mine with stock exhaust and just a K&N drop in.  Every noise on yours is amplified X10.  I did have to get a little used to the trans.  Either that or it did learn a little.  After 1K on the tune, it feels all normal to me.  (Though it sill feels like it downshifts or breaks when I let off.  Probably going back to vacuum from boost?)  The biggest overall difference I noticed was when I had to return to stock.  Then it felt sluggish and mushy. 

[geswek]

Sounds good.  By 3K your intake is probably full flow and the turbos wound up.  It's going to be different than mine with stock exhaust and just a K&N drop in.  Every noise on yours is amplified X10.  I did have to get a little used to the trans.  Either that or it did learn a little.  After 1K on the tune, it feels all normal to me.  (Though it sill feels like it downshifts or breaks when I let off.  Probably going back to vacuum from boost?)  The biggest overall difference I noticed was when I had to return to stock.  Then it felt sluggish and mushy.

It definitely shifts hard as heck--I found a nice 1/2 mile stretch in middle of nowhere--going up there tomorrow to test the tune out.

You need to get off your soapbox and buy an Airaid; it does sound good and sucks a ton of air in. I checked the sealing and it does a great job; at least I can see serious indention on my firemat where the box is sealing around the edge.

I got some other things in works.

I have a feeling upgraded turbos and meth are going to get me sooner than later.

[DJE624]

That's good to hear.  Indents in insulation.  I've got dibs on a used one for next month.  Still don't know if I want to do it.

[TSS]

Car feels better after 100 miles or so.  Happens every time I remove and re install the tune.   When I initially installed the first time I had that  hard 2nd gear shift at wot as well.  It all smoothed out on iys own with miles.

[mjhpadi]

Didn't know, I've never had reason to put the stock back in after I put in the tunes.