2012 SHO Mod Recommendations

[Lostneye]

I assume the tune will account for it.

Just make sure your tuner knows you have it and they should adjust accordingly.

 

[Joshw0000]

I will. I bought it all from Unleashed as part of their "SHO Power Pack" so I'm sure they have a tune that incorporates it.

Just make sure your tuner knows you have it and they should adjust accordingly.

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[Joshw0000]

Most of my parts have come in but I'm waiting on a couple still before I start installing. I did go ahead and hook up my tuner last night and flash a SCT 93 octane tune (since that's what's in the car). I sent Unleashed my mod list and I'm waiting on them to send the custom tunes, which I'll flash once everything is installed.

So this morning is the first time I've ran the 93 octane tune, and also the first time I've had a tuner plugged in to be able to watch things consistently like boost, coolant temp, etc. I noticed that my car stays around 11 vacuum (-11 PSI reading on the tuner) and when I'm on the throttle, it did go as high as 11 PSI once. Typically it stayed very low in PSI (0 - 4). I had my kids with me so I wasn't all in to it but I do feel like I accelerated hard enough that it should have read a higher PSI. It's as if the turbo(s) were really only spooling that one time.

I may just be over reacting here and perhaps I'll see a different trend as I drive it more and monitor PSI. Do you guys watch your PSI as you drive daily? What are your normal conditions and what seems to be average PSI for moderately hard acceleration?

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[SM105K]

Most of my parts have come in but I'm waiting on a couple still before I start installing. I did go ahead and hook up my tuner last night and flash a SCT 93 octane tune (since that's what's in the car). I sent Unleashed my mod list and I'm waiting on them to send the custom tunes, which I'll flash once everything is installed.

So this morning is the first time I've ran the 93 octane tune, and also the first time I've had a tuner plugged in to be able to watch things consistently like boost, coolant temp, etc. I noticed that my car stays around 11 vacuum (-11 PSI reading on the tuner) and when I'm on the throttle, it did go as high as 11 PSI once. Typically it stayed very low in PSI (0 - 4). I had my kids with me so I wasn't all in to it but I do feel like I accelerated hard enough that it should have read a higher PSI. It's as if the turbo(s) were really only spooling that one time.

I may just be over reacting here and perhaps I'll see a different trend as I drive it more and monitor PSI. Do you guys watch your PSI as you drive daily? What are your normal conditions and what seems to be average PSI for moderately hard acceleration?

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Couple of things. When the car is in vacuum it is actually reading in inches not PSI. It clicks over to PSI when the car goes into boost. My car runs around the -11 vacuum range. If you drive like a grandpa you really shouldn't see big boost numbers. Now more spirited driving you will see boost of course, depending on how hard your step on the loud pedal. Also consider that the turbos on our cars are small, so getting into boost quickly isn't hard.

I have a LiveWire TS and in my settings it saves the highest and lowest values of the nine perimeters (boost, coolant temp, wastegate duty cycle...ect) that I monitor. I posted a picture of my LW and what I monitor. If I drive normal (like a grandpa for me) I usually never see more then 5 psi of boost at anytime. However, when I stand on her she spikes to around 16-17 psi quickly and then settles at 14 psi for the "pull".

Personally I would expect around 12 to 14 psi for your tune with quick boost spikes as well, because you are running a base tune. Don't worry about them....the more revisions with Torrie the better and more refined the tune will become and the more happy you will become.

 

[Joshw0000]

Couple of things. When the car is in vacuum it is actually reading in inches not PSI. It clicks over to PSI when the car goes into boost. My car runs around the -11 vacuum range. If you drive like a grandpa you really shouldn't see big boost numbers. Now more spirited driving you will see boost of course, depending on how hard your step on the loud pedal. Also consider that the turbos on our cars are small, so getting into boost quickly isn't hard.

I have a LiveWire TS and in my settings it saves the highest and lowest values of the nine perimeters (boost, coolant temp, wastegate duty cycle...ect) that I monitor. I posted a picture of my LW and what I monitor. If I drive normal (like a grandpa for me) I usually never see more then 5 psi of boost at anytime. However, when I stand on her she spikes to around 16-17 psi quickly and then settles at 14 psi for the "pull".

Personally I would expect around 12 to 14 psi for your tune with quick boost spikes as well, because you are running a base tune. Don't worry about them....the more revisions with Torrie the better and more refined the tune will become and the more happy you will become.

Excellent info! I have the same tuner. I'll play around with my gauges and see if I can find some of the ones you're using.

So I shouldn't be watching the PSI, but rather the turbo wastegate? Your PSI reading is much lower than mine. Mine did jump to 11+ this morning.

Couple of things. When the car is in vacuum it is actually reading in inches not PSI. It clicks over to PSI when the car goes into boost. My car runs around the -11 vacuum range. If you drive like a grandpa you really shouldn't see big boost numbers. Now more spirited driving you will see boost of course, depending on how hard your step on the loud pedal. Also consider that the turbos on our cars are small, so getting into boost quickly isn't hard.

I have a LiveWire TS and in my settings it saves the highest and lowest values of the nine perimeters (boost, coolant temp, wastegate duty cycle...ect) that I monitor. I posted a picture of my LW and what I monitor. If I drive normal (like a grandpa for me) I usually never see more then 5 psi of boost at anytime. However, when I stand on her she spikes to around 16-17 psi quickly and then settles at 14 psi for the "pull".

Personally I would expect around 12 to 14 psi for your tune with quick boost spikes as well, because you are running a base tune. Don't worry about them....the more revisions with Torrie the better and more refined the tune will become and the more happy you will become.

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[SM105K]

Excellent info! I have the same tuner. I'll play around with my gauges and see if I can find some of the ones you're using.

So I shouldn't be watching the PSI, but rather the turbo wastegate? Your PSI reading is much lower than mine. Mine did jump to 11+ this morning.





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Boost is dependent on throttle position. The more throttle the more boost. If you are cruising you shouldn't be seeing any boost at all. At full throttle you should see more then 11 psi after tune revisions. In the picture I send, you see I am cruising at -4 inches of vacuum (no boost). In the bottom corners of my boost PID you will see -11 inches of vacuum (that is the lowest value during that drive) and you should see 5.36 psi (this is the most boost my car had seen during that drive). When I floor it, I see a boost spike of around 16.5 psi and then it will hold right about 14 psi until I let out.

Honestly with all the information on my LW, I rarely "watch/stare at it". I glance here and there, but I have alarms programmed for some of the perimeters I monitor in case something goes out of what I deem normal.

Personally I am more interested in the minimum and maximum values then I am of the real time data most of the time. Also, I wouldn't worry about wastegate duty cycles until you fully understand what they mean. I don't look at the three of my perimeters usually, but they are nice to have.

 

[Joshw0000]

I finally got everything installed over the weekend and I've had a couple days to drive around. Before, the most boost I'd ever see was in the high 14's. Now I'm seeing low 17's. Even though it doesn't sound like a big jump, I can definitely tell a difference.

Will the cooler plugs, thermostat, and tune I expected the coolant temps to stay much lower but it stays in the high 180's/low 190's now. Before, they'd gone as high 213 once (in a drivethru).

Overall, I'm pretty happy with it.

I also ditched the cheap subs and went with a Pioneer amp, Kicker Solo Baric 10, 4 gauge wiring, and sound deadened the trunk. I'll get it tinted soon and I should be content to just drive it for a while.

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[Dhark]

Couple of things. When the car is in vacuum it is actually reading in inches not PSI. It clicks over to PSI when the car goes into boost. My car runs around the -11 vacuum range. If you drive like a grandpa you really shouldn't see big boost numbers. Now more spirited driving you will see boost of course, depending on how hard your step on the loud pedal. Also consider that the turbos on our cars are small, so getting into boost quickly isn't hard.

I have a LiveWire TS and in my settings it saves the highest and lowest values of the nine perimeters (boost, coolant temp, wastegate duty cycle...ect) that I monitor. I posted a picture of my LW and what I monitor. If I drive normal (like a grandpa for me) I usually never see more then 5 psi of boost at anytime. However, when I stand on her she spikes to around 16-17 psi quickly and then settles at 14 psi for the "pull".

Personally I would expect around 12 to 14 psi for your tune with quick boost spikes as well, because you are running a base tune. Don't worry about them....the more revisions with Torrie the better and more refined the tune will become and the more happy you will become.

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You have some values on your Livewire that I don't seem to have on mine? Can you explain why? Like Knock Sensor, trans temp?

 

[SM105K]

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You have some values on your Livewire that I don't seem to have on mine? Can you explain why? Like Knock Sensor, trans temp?

You can add PIDS to your LiveWire. I used the tune perimeters from my tuner and cherry picked what I want to see. I think I added them through the device updater.

 

[76FoMoCo]

You can add PIDS to your LiveWire. I used the tune perimeters from my tuner and cherry picked what I want to see. I think I added them through the device updater.

This is good to know! Now the bigger test is if I have the brain power to get it done!

 

[SM105K]

This is good to know! Now the biger test is if I have the brain power to get it done!

Let me know if you need some help, I can go back in and try to refigure it out.