![]() ![]() The easiest way to kill a 5.7/6.1/6.4 is to mess around with the tune when you don't know what you're doing.*The CAL ID is found on the small sticker usually attached to the PCM. This combo alone should put a 392 over 500bhp and 500lb-ft from the crank, and if you are a serious modder, the gains to be had from a spirited cam, headers and a supercharger will have you killing Shelby's (which can't really utilize all of that power because of their pathetic live rear axle) and Camaros all day long.Įnjoy and be careful, and for god's sake ask around here for advice before generating a custom tune with your Trinity. In esscence, an extra 20 ponies and lb-ft is a great thing, especially when you add the gains available from a CAI (392's come with a CAI air box), throttle body and exhaust. Just pop in a 180 t-stat, instruct the Trinity to have the fans turn on at 180, and bingo, no more heat soak issues. ![]() The ability to set the fans to kick on at lower temps is also a big plus for those who drive in very hot locales. ![]() Other big gains that people have mentioned is not having MDS on the A5 cars, which as a nice side effect will eliminate a lot of the droning problems experienced on cars with aftermarket exhausts. When pushed sensibly, such as on a drag strip, a car without TM will be a blast, freeing up every last lb-ft for kick ass launches and sick 1/4 mile pulls. If you don't know what you are doing and don't immediately correct into the spin with the steering, you are going to find yourself pointed in the wrong direction pretty quick. Doing so will generate an enormous blast of torque when the front wheels are turned, thus setting up a perfect oversteer/spin situation that I doubt the traction and stability control systems could correct effectively. Now doing so probably should only be attempted by serious drivers instead of neophytes, as the removal of TM results in a car that will break away much easier by, for example, stomping on the throttle while making a turn onto a perpendicular street. Many have described their car as having been "reborn" by its absence. The consensus, from what I've been reading, by folks who have tuned their 2012's is that the biggest benefit they have seen is not the BHP/Lb-ft gains but how the car is awakened by the removal of the torque management software from the factory tune. I can not speak for those with the A5, as mine is a M6. Previously it was hard to get any wheel spin with TC was fully on. ![]() With TC in "Fully On" (as in startup mode), I was able to spin tires all the way into 2nd, once it 2nd it clamped down on me. Mileage is decent, even though was played ALOT in 3rd, 4th gear's and several high speed passes on the way back from Tucson, I still was able to maintain 20mpg.ħ. Definitely more power down low, in 4th gear at highway speeds (70ish) it just sits down and goes.Ħ. When running in Stage 1 of (one press) of Traction Control, allows me to spin easily all the way into 3rd, before while I could do it, it was hard to get out of 2nd before being knocked down by the TC.ĥ. Pulls harder in 5th and 6th gear when cruisingĤ. Throttle response is significantly better.Ģ. These are my findings so far after 4 days with the Trinity installed, running the 91 Octane tune, since I am unable to get 93 here in AZ.ġ. ![]()
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