Thanks Tom! Can you clarify which FB page? Is James a Steeda employee for example or is he an independent tuner? If the latter, do you know his full name so I can search for him on FB?
Wait.. so is this the Steeda tune or someone else's?
Same thoughts as I read the posts earlier. I got the impression this wasnt from Steeda....
While I agree academically on % being used as a more appropriate operator to calculate crank-to-wheel drivetrain loss, said percentage would have to be developed scientifically by averaging a large sample of the same vehicle's actual crank HP (not just claimed crank hp) vs. actual wheel HP on equally calibrated and well-maintained machines to be as trustworthy as you're implying it is. What we do have is a community of observation of claimed crank HP vs. measured wheel HP across numerous dynomometers calibrated differently and sometimes improperly that informs a rough estimate of manual and automatic drivetrain loss for our vehicles.
I believe James of "Tuning by James" has tuned the Steeda #20 race car and I've seen him tuning the Steeda "Silver Bullet" 2018 NA drag car after a Steeda event in Valdosta at South Georgia Motorsports Park. He has also done a custom road tune for my car, too, with specific work done to throttle application to my liking and to ensure it's as safe as possible when the engine is very hot. I believe James used to be leadership with SCT and is responsible for training a number of tuners across the country. He's more-or-less an independent contractor with Steeda, by his choice, and as far as I know, is responsible for the base email tunes (or at least used to be). The tune James developed for 93-octane NA (no headers) on my car was f'ing perfect. I have yet to refine my 93-octane NA (with headers) but it's presently excellent. I do believe Steeda does some tuning work with Lund on the '18 drag car, too.
That's correct. I spoke to him some time ago and he mentioned to me he could tune my Bullitt but I would need to read back the engine strategies from the tuner (engine codes) to get the correct tune for my car. I spoke to Steeda on Friday and there are about to release a tune for the Buliitts very soon. I guess since they have completed one of the McQueen cars means its ready for the masses. Stay tuned...
Impressive!!
Maybe that's some sort of unspoken, forbidden thing!!.. Do not take it to 7400RPM!
Yep! That’s him!!
I used the X4 tuner from Steeda and he squared me away on it and emailed the tune!