Advice for tuning

[gizzerd]

Looking to tune my 2011 SHO soon, but wondering what the best route to go is. Dyno tune? Kind of looking at the LMS T440 package but just wanting some other opinions.

 

[Majestic]

Gearhead seems to be the most popular these days.

 

[SM105K]

Stay away from Livernois. Just do a search and your will see they are trash. Either use AJP or Gearhead.

 

[luigisho]

Is this a second car?

 

[gizzerd]

Is this a second car?

No its my primary driver at the moment, looking for as much power as i can get without sacrificing too much reliability.

 

[luigisho]

looking for as much power as i can get without sacrificing too much reliability.

too late, you already bought it. What's the mileage and service history? you may need a maintenance fund depending on timing and ptu service history. Tuning agree with SM105K. Get a tune and 3bar and put some repair/maintain money off to the side. The more you push it the more likely it is to break something. This is already a complex 15yr old vehicle.

 

[gizzerd]

too late, you already bought it. What's the mileage and service history? you may need a maintenance fund depending on timing and ptu service history. Tuning agree with SM105K. Get a tune and 3bar and put some repair/maintain money off to the side. The more you push it the more likely it is to break something. This is already a complex 15yr old vehicle.

129k miles, has been serviced often, I was planning on replacing the timing chain and water pump before tuning

 

[luigisho]

keep an eye on the ptu and change the fluid if you don't know if that was done recently. Known failure unit. all the driveline fluids ptu, trans, rear diff.

 

[SM105K]

SM105K's SHO BIBLE/BUILDS/LIFE

First things first. Thank you @SHOdded for helping me with the information below. His knowledge and experience with this platform is immense. What to expect: Post one: General knowledge of the SHO and what to expect. Post two: The Story of M, my SHO. I posted all of my mods, current mods...

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That will answer most of your questions.

 

[gizzerd]

SM105K's SHO BIBLE/BUILDS/LIFE

First things first. Thank you @SHOdded for helping me with the information below. His knowledge and experience with this platform is immense. What to expect: Post one: General knowledge of the SHO and what to expect. Post two: The Story of M, my SHO. I posted all of my mods, current mods...

shoforum.com

That will answer most of your questions.

Thanks

 

[mooniesdl3]

Whatever you do do NOT go with Livernoise, they have had serious issues and did not handle it well at all. Understand, I’m a customer and I would change but honestly I’m too cheap to shell out more money to go with another tuner. Stay away from Livernois.

 

[gizzerd]

Whatever you do do BOT go with Livernoise, they have had serious issues and did not handle it well at all. Understand, I’m a customer and I would change but honestly I’m too cheap to shell out more money to go with another tuner. Stay away from Livernois.

Will do. Im looking into gearhead now

 

[kryptto]

you can also search for brad from ajp - he is email only, however highly recommended - GH and AJP are the only two I would trust based on history here.

 

[SLOWSHO97]

you can also search for brad from ajp - he is email only, however highly recommended - GH and AJP are the only two I would trust based on history here.

hey ive tried messaging brad from ajp once at the beggining of the month and i did not get a reply back yet i was wondering if he is still doing tunes?

 

[kryptto]

hey ive tried messaging brad from ajp once at the beggining of the month and i did not get a reply back yet i was wondering if he is still doing tunes?

he is and this is a side gig. ping him again tell him you are a shoforum user. he is worth the wait for sure.

 

[SLOWSHO97]

he is and this is a side gig. ping him again tell him you are a shoforum user. he is worth the wait for sure.

i will most certainly wait then. i sent him a second message about a few days ago also now that im looking at my emails but in the mean time do you have any idea what the cost might be and what tuner he uses so i can start to get the ball rolling and be ready for him when he does reply

 

[kryptto]

i will most certainly wait then. i sent him a second message about a few days ago also now that im looking at my emails but in the mean time do you have any idea what the cost might be and what tuner he uses so i can start to get the ball rolling and be ready for him when he does reply

If you don't have the SCT tuner that gets his attention he is a reseller - costs honestly can't recall.

The place not to cheap out is the professional looking at your logs. His specialty is turbos... Fords, trucks, anything with turbines. For what he does he was reasonable and close to competition.

 

[2014RedBull]

i will most certainly wait then. i sent him a second message about a few days ago also now that im looking at my emails but in the mean time do you have any idea what the cost might be and what tuner he uses so i can start to get the ball rolling and be ready for him when he does reply

Any updates on your SHO?