Thundermax auto tuner
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The Dyno can be manipulated to provide higher numbers to please the customer. remember, it is not the numbers, it is how it rides as any proficient tuner can do things to make the numbers come out higher. I'd say 95 HP is quite respectable as well. What is your tq?
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96 pounds of torque, I believe he said.
Doesn't seem that 95/96 are bad numbers based on what you posted, but your numbers are proably being hurt a bit by the flat tops and the fact that the compression is relatively low.
Nothing wrong with those numbers though, and unless you're just looking for bragging rights the sheet numbers really don't matter so much... it is whether you're happy with the way it runs that is really important.
Roger
Doesn't seem that 95/96 are bad numbers based on what you posted, but your numbers are proably being hurt a bit by the flat tops and the fact that the compression is relatively low.
Nothing wrong with those numbers though, and unless you're just looking for bragging rights the sheet numbers really don't matter so much... it is whether you're happy with the way it runs that is really important.
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Knowing what I know now, I'd still have gotten the T-Max I'm sure, but that's just because I like to tinker and learn.
The Delphi ECM has the ability to adjust itself quite well, actually, so that decision point isn't as valid as I originally thought.
Don't get me wrong - I like my T-Max and am glad I had it, but at this point I'm even weighing the possibility of going back to the stock ECM and just having it dyno'd, or at very least finding a local tuner who is familiar with the T-Max and having them do so.
I think the more you upgrade the engine, the more you need to rely on a professional tune... mine isn't there, and I probably won't go for any further engine mods, but I do think I'd like to get it on a dyno to see the curves and ensure that the timing is optimized, which is the one area T-Max doesn't automatically tweak.
Roger
The Delphi ECM has the ability to adjust itself quite well, actually, so that decision point isn't as valid as I originally thought.
Don't get me wrong - I like my T-Max and am glad I had it, but at this point I'm even weighing the possibility of going back to the stock ECM and just having it dyno'd, or at very least finding a local tuner who is familiar with the T-Max and having them do so.
I think the more you upgrade the engine, the more you need to rely on a professional tune... mine isn't there, and I probably won't go for any further engine mods, but I do think I'd like to get it on a dyno to see the curves and ensure that the timing is optimized, which is the one area T-Max doesn't automatically tweak.
Roger
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