Re: Got Superchip tuning,not a magic at all. (R Salesman)
You don't need the same car, as long as they are both S60Rs, with the same filter/DP/exhaust you are fine.
But the big problem here is that dynos don't really mean anything, because they are just PREDICTIONS of real world performance. And we KNOW that how our cars perform on the dyno doesn't necessarily translate to how they perform in the real world (especially with inability to control Haldex variable). Everyone from Richard to Johann has talked about that.
What you really need is each of the cars with the same wheels/tires at a 1/4 mile track or at least with a G-Tech, run multiple acceleration runs with same driver and average results.
Or even if someone was to do what we did here, do multiple runs 1/4 mile runs in both directions with stock ECU tune on G-Tech, hit the "magic" button on the BSR PPC and do multiple runs again. Take an average and say - This tune showed an improvement of ... seconds 0-60 and ... seconds 1/4 mile with increase of ... mph trap speed.
I was quite satisified with BSRs results:
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Problem is BSR is only one with a "magic button", so it would need to be people who are local to a tuner with a G-Tech. Do a couple of runs, take it into tuner, come out and do a couple of runs again.
| Quote, originally posted by R Salesman » |
| Exactly. Therein lies the problem. In order to do an accurate comparison, you would need the following: Same car Same dyno Same ambient temps Same fuel Probably some other variables I'm not considering. |
You don't need the same car, as long as they are both S60Rs, with the same filter/DP/exhaust you are fine.
But the big problem here is that dynos don't really mean anything, because they are just PREDICTIONS of real world performance. And we KNOW that how our cars perform on the dyno doesn't necessarily translate to how they perform in the real world (especially with inability to control Haldex variable). Everyone from Richard to Johann has talked about that.
What you really need is each of the cars with the same wheels/tires at a 1/4 mile track or at least with a G-Tech, run multiple acceleration runs with same driver and average results.
Or even if someone was to do what we did here, do multiple runs 1/4 mile runs in both directions with stock ECU tune on G-Tech, hit the "magic" button on the BSR PPC and do multiple runs again. Take an average and say - This tune showed an improvement of ... seconds 0-60 and ... seconds 1/4 mile with increase of ... mph trap speed.
I was quite satisified with BSRs results:
Problem is BSR is only one with a "magic button", so it would need to be people who are local to a tuner with a G-Tech. Do a couple of runs, take it into tuner, come out and do a couple of runs again.
