Custom tune for a Stock vehicle

[Canadian Crimson]

Just curious of what gains should be expected on a 2018 with a 6spd. Down the road I may do boost but not in the next couple of years. Is it worth tuning now? (EDIT Best gas available here is 91)

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[EFI]

If you're sticking with pump gas (91 or 93) you'll probably see maybe 5-7hp and a little bit more torque. IMO not really worth it, especially for a manual car. A tune really wakes up the auto shifting if done correctly, but for a manual car it's not quite as beneficial.

If you're going with E85, you'll see more considerable gains especially in the mid range.

If you're going to spend $700 and possibly void your powertrain warranty, I'd go with the latter. Not much sense in doing all that for a handful of hp.

 

[Canadian Crimson]

If you're sticking with pump gas (91 or 93) you'll probably see maybe 5-7hp and a little bit more torque. IMO not really worth it, especially for a manual car. A tune really wakes up the auto shifting if done correctly, but for a manual car it's not quite as beneficial.

If you're going with E85, you'll see more considerable gains especially in the mid range.

If you're going to spend $700 and possibly void your powertrain warranty, I'd go with the latter. Not much sense in doing all that for a handful of hp.

I edited my original post to add that best available here is 91. That was kinda what I was thinking as well not major gains.

 

[Crew4991]

I edited my original post to add that best available here is 91. That was kinda what I was thinking as well not major gains.

I would NOT touch this bad boy at all, you have a Royal Crimson performance convertible. Talk about a rare spec. I get that you might be into modding and wanting more power but just consider how many are out there like your car... Probs not many plus stock is pretty great as is so there is a good chance it might hold its value better in the long run without mods.

 

[Canadian Crimson]

I would NOT touch this bad boy at all, you have a Royal Crimson performance convertible. Talk about a rare spec. I get that you might be into modding and wanting more power but just consider how many are out there like your car... Probs not many plus stock is pretty great as is so there is a good chance it might hold its value better in the long run without mods.

I can tell you that there were 244 built with the same paint/trim codes according to Marti reports at least . I get what you mean, but wasn't looking at anything extreme . I also have a Ram 1500 EcoDiesel with an 8spd auto, a tune on that made a huge difference in the drivability of it. Which is basically what I was wondering about.

 

[rebelyell22]

I gained 15hp with a dyno tune on my 21 10r80 when it was stock. I just ordered the Lund LRX and a tune from them, so we’ll see how it does. I just put headers on, so I’m hoping for decent gains

 

[Gregory347]

I agree with EFI. Would make more sense if car was an auto as a tune really changes the trans behavior.

 

[C-WOODS-70]

I have a ’22 manual and got a 93 octane tune. Only mod is an Ingen Evolution air intake. It made a very noticeable difference in the lower rpm power (got rid of the low rpm bog). Don‘t know total hp’s gained, but well worth it in my opinion for waking up the engine at the low rpm’s.

Edit-93 octane is plentiful around here

 

[shogun32]

If the reluctance to rev and unclean pulls to redline haven't led you to pull your hair out all this time, then yeah don't bother.

Or just buy a certified solution like Livernois.

 

[GrayMater22]

I have a 22 GT premium 10r80 and have a steeda tune that I bought with 114mm max flow cai, and it made a significant difference, steeda claims 30hp/22tq and it is probably close to those #’s. The best part it smoothed out the trans and tamed the nanny’s. Steeda tunes are known to be very safe and reliable, but don’t squeeze out every drop like Dyno tunning does. Like others have mentioned not sure with the manual.

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