Nice G6Et Tune Job......

[Johnny G]

.... and don't go any more than the 11 pounds - or you'll have the plastic pipes doing the banana split.

Aaaah, won't be long and the real tune will be on the way - another one in the vortex. Good to see!!!

[harryh]

Boys, what will all these mods do to the reliability of the car?

I love my cars but when it comes to the specifics of what the changes will make to engine/running gear reliablity, I dont know too much.

[Johnny G]

Harryh - Right tuner, right mods should make no difference to reliability - aim at a set up in the 300 rwkw area & the drive line componentry should be fine. In fact, if you look at the fact that the engine is custom tuned specifically for your car and requirements, it may well last longer. Basic things as boost control and fuel will be covered in this sort of set up - and that means everything.

[harryh]

Thanks for that Johnny G... once I get my G6E T I will have to work on getting the missus to agree.

[INASNT]

  On 20/09/2010 at 7:30 AM, andrewd said:

I had torque reduction removed too

then flashed back to stock, and I miss the spark cut on shifts, it sounds great...

so I decide to go to the tuner and get them to load a new file same tune but torque reduction as per factory

drove around the corner flogged it a few times and flashed back to original power tune with torque reduction removed

cant tell you how crap it was, the spark cut didnt activate even with torque reduction enabled, all torque reduction did was give the car lag when floored, nail it, it goes ok but slow then a second later the power is unleashed.... kind of like lag even though its not..... I was relieved to flash back to how it was.... but I still want the spark cut on shifts, they tell me its the transmission end that has to be modified, as as mentioned all torque reduction was returned to stock in my 2nd file and the car still wont spark cut on changes (only does it when flashed back to stock)

also even tuned I cant build much boost stationary before the throttle cuts, been trying sone 2nd gear launches boosting off the line, and when it lets me my 0-100km/h time is same as taking off in 1st LOL

as you mentioned with gear shift, when I took it to the 1/4 I had trouble in performance with very slow shifts, and also crappy 1-2 shift under very light throttle

no after plenty of driving and thrashing it, it shifts as quick if not quicker than stock, part throttle 1-2 shift is improved, but not seamless like it is 100% stock

As you might have seen I got my car tuned recently and the torque reduction removed. Its made a great difference to the way the car accelerates now but have noticed that when coming to a stop after hard acceleration, as you come to a stop it feels like the tranny shifts back to 1st gear very abruptly. Do you have this same issue?

[MexicanBatman]

Yep, but then I had my car re tuned @ Pit Lane and it's far less noticeable than the previous tune done elsewhere, also much better on very light throttle 1-2 shift that was previously very noticeable compared to stock, I just need more power now!

[Lak]

Hi cjl,

very nice beast and power figures! I only just got my G6ET and will be doing intake mods to start off. Can you please tell me where you got the xr8 intake and snorkle from? I have been trying to decide what to replace stock air intake with, most likely it will be a bpr or plazaman kit.

Enjoy the boost!

[MexicanBatman]

Don't waste your time and money on the xr8 intake unless your only going to keep it pretty stock, I had the xr8 intake with the k&n and there is no difference, maybe a tiny bit of induction but really nothing, not the 11rwkw that some people claim

Just decide if you want to do battery relocation and have mega spool sound or get the bpr for good all round performance stock appearance and decent intake note without mega spool sound

[cjl]

  On 13/01/2011 at 10:31 AM, Lak said:

Hi cjl,

very nice beast and power figures! I only just got my G6ET and will be doing intake mods to start off. Can you please tell me where you got the xr8 intake and snorkle from? I have been trying to decide what to replace stock air intake with, most likely it will be a bpr or plazaman kit.

Enjoy the boost!

I bought the XR8 Intake and snorkle from FTG Auto Salvage....