blackontan Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 So I got my wife's car back from a custom tuner and after doing a bunch of searching on this site I'm wondering if the tuner has made a mistake. Mods are a BNR 16g, COBB catted downpipe, TurboXS catless up-pipe, and the FP inline oil filter. Stock injectors/TMIC/pump/intake/cat-back/5EAT (hexmods for Xmas). Running Rotella T6 and new NGK plugs. Tune was made at 700 feet of elevation and 91 octane (I can get E85 all day long but 93 is nearly extinct here in Wisconsin). Tuned on a Dynojet 424. Boost is peaking at 19PSI which seems too high based on comments made on this site and NASIOC. Results on the Dyno sheet show 230WHP and 257ft.lbs torque. Fahr_Side's postings (thank you), and others too, say my mods should make 270 to 300WHP. Tuner says he basically just retards the timing on Subaru's and he took the car all the way to the point where it was bouncing off the rev-limiter when on the dyno. I'm afraid to let her drive the car at this point. Is this guy some sort of @ss-Hat or have I missed something? Thanks for any help, it is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob-2 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 5eAt tranny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackontan Posted December 8, 2013 Author Share Posted December 8, 2013 yes, it's an auto, I'm guessing the parasitic loss will eat into the HP a bit. 40HP seems like alot tho, not just a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiot4hire Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Dyno numbers are good bragging rights and tuning tools but they can very quite a bit. I know nothing about tuning but people on here could probably tell you what the tune is like if you do some data logging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need bb Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 You should head over to the tuning section. You need to give us a learning view to ensure the car isn't knocking. If there is no knock then you can do some logging pulls and we will review the logs to see if the car seems to be running good. 19PSI is fine for a 16G. On 91 octane you can't run much timing. While the power seems a little low it might be a safer tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted December 8, 2013 I Donated Share Posted December 8, 2013 With stock TMIC and catback and a 5EAT, that sounds about right. I got tuned at TurboXS and Jermaine could only get 265 whp and 310 wtq on my Spec.B without knocking, and my mods are similar but with 6MT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee07 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doccrowley Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Don't be so quick to throw your tuner under the bus with what you gave him to tune. Your COBB catted DP is a restriction, your stock fueling and TMIC are also a restriction and you are not fully utilizing your investment in the 16g at this point. Also, beware ** with those torque levels your tranny is severely stressed without the HEXMods valve body upgrade. Make sure you upgrade ASAP to synthetic tranny fluids ( I use the Amsoil Universal ATF every 10K with my tranny--2nd one...) And no, unless you've really damaged your tranny, you do not need to replace the tranny filter. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackontan Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 ok, thanks guys. no hard pulls until I do the Hexmods and I will do some learning on how to log my results and then post them in the tuning section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob-2 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I believe you're seeing figures that are about right for the tranny. I was told that the stock tranny with a cooler is good till about 350 hp which you're not hitting yet. I think until you're pushing more power (if you plan to) or you start dragging it you're going to be fine. I've been running stage 2 16psi and monitoring my fluid condition. It hasn't gone dark yet in 15k. It was my plan to switch to redline ATF on the next cycle and then resume 30k changes. My car is a commuter car though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackontan Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 I was told that the stock tranny with a cooler is good till about 350 hp Thanks, I was wondering what the stock tranny would hold. Will be changing the tranny fluid asap and I'm wondering if a flush and refill with sythetic is the way to go?. Seems like Ford trannies always pop within 10k of a flush job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Donated thefultonhow Posted December 12, 2013 I Donated Share Posted December 12, 2013 Thanks, I was wondering what the stock tranny would hold. Will be changing the tranny fluid asap and I'm wondering if a flush and refill with sythetic is the way to go?. Seems like Ford trannies always pop within 10k of a flush job. I have heard that a drain and fill is fine, but a flush is a no-no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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