A customer recently brought his 2002 Maserati Spyder down to our shop to get some information on tuning and what gains we could expect to get out of it. Typically on a Maserati tune, and on most naturally aspirated cars we tend to see an average gain of around 8-10% at the wheels. We also suggest installing a high flow …
Toyota Tundra TRD Supercharged “Flex Fuel”
The 5.7L Toyota Tundra is a very good truck right off the showroom floor. The Tundra’s power is rated at 381 hp and 401 lb·ft from the factory. Toyota began selling a bolt-on TRD Supercharger kit for the 5.7-liter V8 Tundra during June 2008. Power output is increased to 504 hp (376 kW) and 550 pound-feet. This TRD kit is …
Corvette Z06 – “Unleashing” The Power Of The LS7
When it comes to raw torque, GM got it right with the 2007 Corvette Z06. The new Corvette Z06 arrived as a 2006 model in the third quarter of 2005. It has a 7.0 L version of the small block engine codenamed LS7. At 427.6 cubic inches, the Corvette Z06 had the largest small block ever offered from General Motors. …
BMW 328xi – Tuning the N52 Engine
Its hard to beat an all wheel drive BMW during the winters in Northeast Ohio, the BMW 328xi is great at this. This particular vehicle is a equipped with a 3.0L inline six N52 engine, all wheel drive, and an automatic transmission. Any time you see a newer body style 1, 3, or 5 series BMW there is a good …
Subaru WRX – Flat Four Power
When this vehicle came into our shop it was very interesting to work on. The customer brought his 2005 Subaru WRX in with only a Magnaflow exhaust on it. He had purchased a Tanabe Downpipe and wanted us to install it on his vehicle before we tuned it. We love opportunities like these because it allowed us to do several …
Tuning A Maserati Quattroporte – Power And Response
I received a call one day by a gentleman with a 2005 Maserati Quattroporte. He was referred to us by a local company we do business with often and wanted information on a tune for his vehicle. The 2005 Maserati Quattroporte comes equipped with a Ferrari/Fiat built 4.2 liter engine from the factory. This engine in stock form produces …
BMW 535xi = HUGE Potential
We recently got a customer in who had a 2008 BMW 535xi. We chatted for a bit about cars and tuning and what kind of tuning we could do for his car. We informed him that he would need a full tune and a BMC air filter and could achieve an average of 50-60 wheel horsepower and 60-70 foot pounds …
2000 Chevrolet Camaro SS “Revived”
This 2000 Camaro SS came to us after a Trickflow heads and cam upgrade. The car was down on power and the owner was looking for us to find the cause. We did an initial pull on our Superflow Autodyn AWD Dyno only to see 383 RWHP. By our calculations this is roughly 30 HP low for the upgrades done …
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This Blog is going to be full of information regarding modifications to different cars and the horsepower those modifications can make. We will also be posting up Dyno Charts to show how much horsepower can be made from one of our tunes combined with the parts added. Hope you enjoy!!