whitesmoke
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OK, if you have not been following the 2014 rs, scr 8040 vs trifecta test you need to check it out so you can understand whats going on. this is a continuation of the tune tests.
2014 sonic rs, superchips scr vs. Bnr efi live, comparison test
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whitesmoke
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mpg test today
we have the efi live base tune in the car now, amazing driveability, nice power, basically the same as scr . I will elaborate more later. today I have to go do a job in teterboro nj, its 150 miles round trip and it is the regular course that we have been using for mpg tests for 20 yrs. this is a 2014 rs auto, rated at 33 mpg hwy. with the superchips we have a best of 37.5mpg round trip and that includes 8 miles of town driving to get to rt 80 and another 5 miles of town driving to get to teterboro airport from 80. I always run 70 mph with a/c on. sorry I just cant handle 65 for more than 2 min lol. im sure it would be better at 65. So let me get this done and I will post a first run mpg number later when I get back.
ok here it is. efi live base tune is definitely better mpg tune. the conditions were real crap today when I left, it was 82 degrees and 89% humidity on the trip to nj. and on the way back it poured the whole way and I got stuck in accident traffic and it still beat the scr best of 37.5 which I got on a 62 degree 30% humidity day by .5 38.0 mpg. there is no way the scr tune would even get 36 mpg on a day like today. im sure if you really tried and stayed at 63-65 mph it would go 40+
and I had my son who weighs 180 lbs and a 200lb workbox and cart in the back
we have the efi live base tune in the car now, amazing driveability, nice power, basically the same as scr . I will elaborate more later. today I have to go do a job in teterboro nj, its 150 miles round trip and it is the regular course that we have been using for mpg tests for 20 yrs. this is a 2014 rs auto, rated at 33 mpg hwy. with the superchips we have a best of 37.5mpg round trip and that includes 8 miles of town driving to get to rt 80 and another 5 miles of town driving to get to teterboro airport from 80. I always run 70 mph with a/c on. sorry I just cant handle 65 for more than 2 min lol. im sure it would be better at 65. So let me get this done and I will post a first run mpg number later when I get back.
ok here it is. efi live base tune is definitely better mpg tune. the conditions were real crap today when I left, it was 82 degrees and 89% humidity on the trip to nj. and on the way back it poured the whole way and I got stuck in accident traffic and it still beat the scr best of 37.5 which I got on a 62 degree 30% humidity day by .5 38.0 mpg. there is no way the scr tune would even get 36 mpg on a day like today. im sure if you really tried and stayed at 63-65 mph it would go 40+
and I had my son who weighs 180 lbs and a 200lb workbox and cart in the back
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whitesmoke
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ok here we go
as many of you know I was testing the scr 8040 for a year now. I love it. it is a true plug and play tuner that is dead on right out of the box. real nice power, no explosive throttle at 25% super driveable with a kick ass trans program and improved mpg over stock. my 2014 rs auto absolutely bone stock with only the scr was running 15.35 @88 60' 2.16. and a best of 37.5 mpg @ 70mph which is good for an rs figuring the gears and curb weight. but there is no more adjustability in the program, that's it. I want more so I hear a lot about trifecta and I go for the elite tune, big mistake. after almost 2 months of bs I gave up, oh and by the way it never went as fast as the superchips even with a k&n intake and borla exhaust of which neither has yet to show any power increase over stock at all. but there is always hope lol. and out of the blue I get an e mail from jerry at bnr who has heard about me being pissed at the trifecta dilemma and offered to help me get what I wanted. I have said it before and I will say it again, I commend him on his concern for his customers and professionalism. Turns out he is a wizard with these tunes also. so I went with the efi live because we race this car and jerry can live tune the car right at the track for us, pretty cool.
I had the autocal in a few days and in another 2 days I had the base tune and installed it. very nice tune right off the bat, nice stock like driveability under normal driving conditions and the harder you squeeze it the harder it pulls. real nice throttle reaction. they haven't perfected the trans tune yet and it isn't quite as good as the scr so jerry had me read the trans tune from the scr and we combined the scr trans tune with his eng tune, works real nice. I went to the track sunday and the air was not the best, actually exactly the same as it was the last time I ran it with the scr and it was identical. his first tune ran just as good as the scr. so now we did some logs and he has some changes to make and we will go again. he is also doing a 100 octane tune for racing only. the autocal can hold 5 different tunes and it is cake to change tunes, takes about 3 min, real easy and nice if you have different tunes for different situations
as many of you know I was testing the scr 8040 for a year now. I love it. it is a true plug and play tuner that is dead on right out of the box. real nice power, no explosive throttle at 25% super driveable with a kick ass trans program and improved mpg over stock. my 2014 rs auto absolutely bone stock with only the scr was running 15.35 @88 60' 2.16. and a best of 37.5 mpg @ 70mph which is good for an rs figuring the gears and curb weight. but there is no more adjustability in the program, that's it. I want more so I hear a lot about trifecta and I go for the elite tune, big mistake. after almost 2 months of bs I gave up, oh and by the way it never went as fast as the superchips even with a k&n intake and borla exhaust of which neither has yet to show any power increase over stock at all. but there is always hope lol. and out of the blue I get an e mail from jerry at bnr who has heard about me being pissed at the trifecta dilemma and offered to help me get what I wanted. I have said it before and I will say it again, I commend him on his concern for his customers and professionalism. Turns out he is a wizard with these tunes also. so I went with the efi live because we race this car and jerry can live tune the car right at the track for us, pretty cool.
I had the autocal in a few days and in another 2 days I had the base tune and installed it. very nice tune right off the bat, nice stock like driveability under normal driving conditions and the harder you squeeze it the harder it pulls. real nice throttle reaction. they haven't perfected the trans tune yet and it isn't quite as good as the scr so jerry had me read the trans tune from the scr and we combined the scr trans tune with his eng tune, works real nice. I went to the track sunday and the air was not the best, actually exactly the same as it was the last time I ran it with the scr and it was identical. his first tune ran just as good as the scr. so now we did some logs and he has some changes to make and we will go again. he is also doing a 100 octane tune for racing only. the autocal can hold 5 different tunes and it is cake to change tunes, takes about 3 min, real easy and nice if you have different tunes for different situations
whitesmoke
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2nd update
ok jerry did some tweaking on the tune, sent me an update file that has a bigger boost demand and a couple other tweaks, feels real good up top, I think it pulls harder in 4th than it does in 2nd and that's where it needs it. car always left hard and pulled good thru 3rd but when you hit 4th it was like the squirrels stopped for lunch lol.
we are definitely making more power now than the scr so it will be interesting fri night to see what happens at the track, may have some 14 second ets to post this weekend. I sent him a log this morning of a 1/4 mile run here at the airport ( yea its nice to have a 3500 foot runway at your disposal anytime, especially one that has 1/4 mile cones on the side lol) so he can check it to see if all settings are up to snuff and maybe fine tweakit again.
I just realized I received my efi live autocal, got the base tune, tried it, sent a log, got an update, tried it, and the sum bitch flies with gorgeous stock like driveability, and will still get another update and a 100 octane race tune all in less time than it took to get the first shiitball tune and pretty red $ 588.00 usb cable from unowho
my hat is off to jerry and bnr, way to run a business boys. ( I don't think jerry sleeps lol, always answers me right back no matter what time it is. guy is crazy!!!!!!! JERRY, I DONT NEED TO GO TO THE TRACK UNTIL FRIDAY, GET SOME SLEEP, LMAO)
ok jerry did some tweaking on the tune, sent me an update file that has a bigger boost demand and a couple other tweaks, feels real good up top, I think it pulls harder in 4th than it does in 2nd and that's where it needs it. car always left hard and pulled good thru 3rd but when you hit 4th it was like the squirrels stopped for lunch lol.
we are definitely making more power now than the scr so it will be interesting fri night to see what happens at the track, may have some 14 second ets to post this weekend. I sent him a log this morning of a 1/4 mile run here at the airport ( yea its nice to have a 3500 foot runway at your disposal anytime, especially one that has 1/4 mile cones on the side lol) so he can check it to see if all settings are up to snuff and maybe fine tweakit again.
I just realized I received my efi live autocal, got the base tune, tried it, sent a log, got an update, tried it, and the sum bitch flies with gorgeous stock like driveability, and will still get another update and a 100 octane race tune all in less time than it took to get the first shiitball tune and pretty red $ 588.00 usb cable from unowho
my hat is off to jerry and bnr, way to run a business boys. ( I don't think jerry sleeps lol, always answers me right back no matter what time it is. guy is crazy!!!!!!! JERRY, I DONT NEED TO GO TO THE TRACK UNTIL FRIDAY, GET SOME SLEEP, LMAO)
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whitesmoke
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we got tons of air, cooooool air.
this ram air I have kicks ass, we did a log on the trifecta tune and it was lean, trifecta has the richest settings off all the tunes.
this ram air I have kicks ass, we did a log on the trifecta tune and it was lean, trifecta has the richest settings off all the tunes.
CheapFuneral
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Can u add a link the the other thread?
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I completely agree with this statement. If you haven't dealt with jerry, you should. He has the best customer service. He's also a badass at tuning. I'm waiting to see awesome numbers myself, just to poor to goto the track right now.
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CheapFuneral
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Awesome! Ill see if I can find it! Been thinking about doing it myself.
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another update from bnr
heres the kind of guy you are dealing with when you deal with jerry, he sent me another file update this morning, I DIDNT ASK FOR ONE!!! he sent me an e mail and said " do me a favor and try this, and send me a log, im trying to give you a lot more power in 1st and 2nd to get you ready for the track tonight" I did it, holy shiit I think my next purchase is gonna be slicks, 1st gear is almost useless because it roasts the tires, hopefully I can get it to hook a little at the track. as of right now we still going tonight, hopefully it will be a little cooler later. have my fingers crossed, maybe tonight I can finally beat my wife ( I don't mean physically lol) she has a 2014 Camaro rs v6 and she runs 14.75@94 all night long and I have to live with that, im not a sore loser but getting beat by a girl sucks big time lmao. I need to smoke her ass!!!
heres the kind of guy you are dealing with when you deal with jerry, he sent me another file update this morning, I DIDNT ASK FOR ONE!!! he sent me an e mail and said " do me a favor and try this, and send me a log, im trying to give you a lot more power in 1st and 2nd to get you ready for the track tonight" I did it, holy shiit I think my next purchase is gonna be slicks, 1st gear is almost useless because it roasts the tires, hopefully I can get it to hook a little at the track. as of right now we still going tonight, hopefully it will be a little cooler later. have my fingers crossed, maybe tonight I can finally beat my wife ( I don't mean physically lol) she has a 2014 Camaro rs v6 and she runs 14.75@94 all night long and I have to live with that, im not a sore loser but getting beat by a girl sucks big time lmao. I need to smoke her ass!!!
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Can't wait!!!# I feel like I'm going to the track tonight lolheres the kind of guy you are dealing with when you deal with jerry, he sent me another file update this morning, I DIDNT ASK FOR ONE!!! he sent me an e mail and said " do me a favor and try this, and send me a log, im trying to give you a lot more power in 1st and 2nd to get you ready for the track tonight" I did it, holy shiit I think my next purchase is gonna be slicks, 1st gear is almost useless because it roasts the tires, hopefully I can get it to hook a little at the track. as of right now we still going tonight, hopefully it will be a little cooler later. have my fingers crossed, maybe tonight I can finally beat my wife ( I don't mean physically lol) she has a 2014 Camaro rs v6 and she runs 14.75@94 all night long and I have to live with that, im not a sore loser but getting beat by a girl sucks big time lmao. I need to smoke her ass!!!
CheapFuneral
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*giggles while twisting your words to be very dirty*
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