Time to blow up the forum - which tune is best

[Bluemustang]

When I read the title of this thread I almost thought it was “Which tune to blow up my engine?” LOL

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[Dr. Norts]

I was previously tuned by Livernois. Recently got tuned by AED.

The AED tune is better in all aspects and I would recommend them.

 

[ENPhoto]

If you are set on going with one of the main companies, contact all of the big 4 and ask a question. See who responds. I will say this...the BEST KNOWN tuners aren't necessarily the BEST TUNERS. I know a few people in Canada that are doing amazing work with these coyote motors and they work out of small shops. To me, they blow Lund and PBD out of the water. That being said, I'd like to talk to Shaun @ AED. I read quite a bit of his posts on forums and he WANTS to share information. That's a guy that I respect.

I contacted two of the major aforementioned "big 4" tuners, with thoughts of wanting to go with a specific one. That one that I wanted to use didn't respond to either my first email or follow-up email a month later.

Go with your gut, who makes you feel the most comfortable and who is willing to put in the work to get revisions done and make sure the car runs great.

I have seen, first hand, friends that have used Lund and have had to get revision work done to make something different here or there or add a minor change. The response was quick and helpful for them.

 

[Bluemustang]

I'd recommend Lund and AED. I use a Lund tune personally and its great and I have a friend using AED and he's totally satisfied.

 

[samd1351]

Thank you EN, Blue.. and others who have provided helpful information. Going to do a search for a local guy (if anyone knows someone in the KC area, please give me shout) and see what they thing the best options for me are. Like I said, I'm not trying to build an all-out race motor, just looking for a tweak or two for fun.

 

[Weasel1]

VMP does great tunes and excellent customer support.

 

[Bluemustang]

Thank you EN, Blue.. and others who have provided helpful information. Going to do a search for a local guy (if anyone knows someone in the KC area, please give me shout) and see what they thing the best options for me are. Like I said, I'm not trying to build an all-out race motor, just looking for a tweak or two for fun.

IMO if you’re just looking for a tweak or two and bump in performance just get an email tune from Lund AED or PBD. You’re not going to get anymore power out of a stock N/A motor. These guys do 1,000s of these tunes and they KNOW the coyotes.

One more thing- one reason email tuners may not offer up a lot information - there are a lot people who are very anal about their cars, and people like that can take one thing say and blast it all over the forum and it gets misconstrued or blown out of proportion. That type of thing could unjustly hurt their business. Lund has always answered my questions, but will they write a full page novel? No, they won’t. I assume they’ve learned just as much. It doesn’t mean a customer shouldn’t question their expertise, but when you’ve got thousands of tunes out there running great, the tune is what the tune is. All of the big name tuners mentioned here have great feedback on this forum and for good reason. I suspect they probably know more about Coyote engines than the local dyno tuner you can find.

Just something for the OP to consider.

 

[JennyStang]

I was previously tuned by Livernois. Recently got tuned by AED.

The AED tune is better in all aspects and I would recommend them.

Lol another one leaves shitty livernois. Lol too funny

 

[AZ18yote]

+1 for Shaun @ AED. The guy knows his stuff. And service is great. That said PBD and Lund get great feedback as well. Probably can't go wrong with any of them for boltons.

 

[Nuked]

The biggest difference between a mail order tune and a dyno tune is the tuner is not going to push a mail order tune quite as hard as if he did it in person. The tuner has a reputation to uphold and you would be suprised at some of the real morons out there getting tuned. Tuner doesn't know if the guy does prevenative maintence, drives car like he/she has any sense etc via a mail order tune, so they have to assume the worst. You tune a car in person and you can get a pretty good idea of how the owner treats the car and uses it. That gives the tuner more confidence to push the timing/boost/afr more aggressive which in turn makes more power.

To add to what bluemustang said. Tuners deal with a lot of dumbshit everyday. Just watch some of the FB groups and see how uneducated a large portion of owners are. Now, when I say uneducated that means unwilling to educate themselves or simply follow directions. If you want a good experience read up and educate yourself, ask questions and most of all LISTEN TO YOUR TUNER.

 

[AZ18yote]

LISTEN TO YOUR TUNER.

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[texasboy21]

What are some of the things y’all have asked for from your tune/tuners?

I think my tuner was playing a little too much with the torque management and it made the drivability suffer. He has since worked out the tune and it’s back to being OEM smooth.

 

[AZ18yote]

What are some of the things y’all have asked for from your tune/tuners?

I think my tuner was playing a little too much with the torque management and it made the drivability suffer. He has since worked out the tune and it’s back to being OEM smooth.

Great performance maintaining great driveability for a dd.
Toned down cold starts.
Flex fuel / octane changeable

Nothing too crazy reasonable items.

 

[texasboy21]

Great performance maintaining great driveability for a dd.
Toned down cold starts.
Flex fuel / octane changeable

Nothing too crazy reasonable items.

I mean from the actual tune. VCT phasing/timing, throttle mapping, etc. Stuff like that.

Right now I can only go off feel, but if there something to request/look for in the logs/etc I’d like to know.

I’d rather not blindly accept whatever they offer as “OMG itzz the bestest toon ever”.

 

[1TUFF_S550]

Is you 18 mani ported?

18 intake, pmas, catback some minor weight reduction

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