Trifecta tune half throttle

[EPYON96R]

I don't have the tune yet. But what i hear is the car gets about the same mpg when trying to get good mpg. Which means the tune behaves like stock at low part throttle? And at wide open throttle it behaves amazingly different.(good acceleration) i would like to know how it acts around half throttle. Say i want to get on the highway and need to get up to speed but dont want to floor it.

Can anyone with the trifecta tune tell me If it accelerates better than stock at half throttle??? Thank you

 

[zippypcs]

Tune=slightly heavy foot=less MPG. That being said if you drive normal it will still get really good MPG.
Around town I average 35. On a trip freeway speeds I got 42. I have a full tune @93 oct. Throttle can be touchy but I am used to it after driving with the tune for 30k plus.
Any yes getting up to speed with a heavy foot will cost you a slight bit of MPG.
Normal driving or "Grannying" I get superb MPG.
I would say that it gets up to speed better at half throttle over stock. But I haven't had stock tune for a while.

 

[Kuntryboy865]

I cant even remember what stock feels like. I tuned my car almost as soon as i bought it. Ive had it for 2 years

 

[zippypcs]

Every now and then I get to drive my buddies RS.

He still has the stock option with the cruise button.
I tried it in stock mode. Not really likey.
Tune is what I smile about every day.

 

[EPYON96R]

Im hoping for that slightly better accel, but its not a deal breaker. there will be a black friday sale or something? I plan to buy it then.

 

[rdss]

The car will go into boost earlier which will give you better part throttle acceleration.

 

[Sonic]

People are amazed at the difference when I turn my tune on and off. They all say the same thing: "It's like a completely different car!" I obviously get far better MPG using the econ tune.

 

[zippypcs]

Econ=fun at the pump. Tune=Fun everywhere else.:banana:

 

[Swordsmith]

So the tune does not behave like stock at any point in the throttle; it always behaves better. But since nobody drives by going to a certain point in the throttle, that isn't really relevant; untuned you get torque X at half throttle, tuned you get the same torque X at 1/3rd throttle. You won't think about it, because you push the throttle in enough to get the torque you want. The difference, then, is that stock, you reach Y torque with the pedal all the way down, while tuned you reach Y at 2/3rds throttle, and can keep going as high as Z.

As long as you only use Y or less, you'll get roughly the same mpg as you would with a stock tune. As with the stock tune, if you use Y a lot, you get fairly poor mpg, if you stick mostly to X or less you get better mpg. But going for Z, you can spend more gasoline per mile than you ever can with the stock tune.

At every throttle position response will be a little tighter, there is a different feel to the tune regardless of what you're doing with it... but your mpg at the same torque levels will be just about the same, in fact most reports show it is actually a little better.

 

[Beastlick]

I still have the select a tune but rarely ever use it. I get better MPG keeping the performance tune on and just not pushing it hard. Cruising @50 MPH I'm just under 50 MPG. I barely hit 40 MPG without the tune @50 MPH.

 

[Balsar]

Last month I purchased a 2014 Sonic. The car still has less than 1800 miles on the odometer. However, it only took me a week to realize the car needed something...the Trifecta canned tune was the solution. I had mine installed so that I could turn it on and off...but now I don't know why. I won't drive the care with it off. Best mileage so far without the tune 29.7, best mileage with the tune on 42.3.

What the tune really does is just makes the Sonic more drivable at any RPM. Great song...It's All About the Base...well in our Sonic it's all about the torque. Without Trifecta I was always sticking my foot in it to get the necessary power (torque) to get going...now the car just responds...like you expect it should.

Since I'm a tad older than most here...this Sonic is somewhere around the 50th car I've owned. Out of all of those vehicles, I've never gotten so much performance for such a small amount of money. The Trifecta canned tune may be the best parts accessory deal out there! Cars with the tune really do drive that much differently. If you can afford it DO IT!

 

[EPYON96R]

Thx for all the great answers and input.

 

[2014 Blue RS]

I'm jealous of all you guys. Full tuned and my car runs like crap. Took all the wind out of my sails. Nasty pulsing when I accelerate from a stop or already going down the road or on the freeway. Sucks really. Trifecta suspects my 42# injectors. 20mpg around town and 36 freeway if I keep it under 70. Huge bummer is all I can say.

 

[Dirkdaddy]

I just ordered the Trifecta tune for my stock 1.4 and I'm excited, Better power and MPG sound good. I'm not a heavy foot but like having extra power.