I don't see many people giving detailed reviews on this particular tune and thought I would provide one. Since LMS is considered the premier provider of performance parts and tunes, it might benefit people who are looking at spending the extra money on LMS gear vs not. Cause they ain't cheap!
Everyone on this forum knows I hammered LMS attempting to get a more aggressive tune for the Alky Meth kit I received from them. To be honest I was be underwhelmed at how the tune felt. It just didn't feel like a wild twin turbo meth injected beast. And the datalogs didn't show any difference between the non-meth tune and the meth tune with the exception of the meth tune is less intrusive with throttle controlled load.
I have run this tune several times at the 1/8 and a few times at the 1/4. And how it feels on the street in very beguiling vs how it performs.
There are four different tuners for my car and some that feel like the car is ready to rip a new one in someone's you know what. However, at the 1/8 mile those tunes tend to be slower than LMS even though LMS feels tame. And we are talking these tunes are pushing 4 more psi worth of boost and similar TOP end spark.
On the street, the tune is so predictable and refined that it is really easy to drive around in traffic, back roads, wherever. I don't even worry about other people driving my car. The acceleration is smooth throughout with no sudden increase in power output. Passing other cars doesn't leave you 10 car lengths ahead of where you intended.
At the track the tune is so damn consistent.. it's not the fastest meth tune I have, but it is super consistent, almost silly easy consistent. In 86F weather with my first run three runs of this tune at the 1/4, the ETs are exactly where I thought they would be based on my 1/8 mile ETs. Hot lapping and/or cooled runs, the times are just so consistent. Again, not the fastest, but very easy to predict.
And the datalog information I have done shows a really well thought out and executed tune. It's really impressive how clean and smooth the logs look.
If you are looking for a no fuss, out of the box, super safe tune that you can run all year round, that is as easy on the street as on the track, and is literally plug and play, then I would without a doubt recommend LMS for their meth tune. (Yea... I know...)
I am not sure how they do it because the datalogs sure don't show the power being there, but to run sub 12.5 in the 1/4 with basic bolts ons, Meth, and a remote tune that requires no datalogging surely impressed me.
For sure a great product and I wouldn't have written this review but I was very impressed at the track with how this tune performed. Easily far and away would recommend this setup for someone looking for an easy way to run consistent low 12's.
I know I have not been the easiest customer, but I do feel like giving credit where credit is due.
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