Morning all,
2 weeks ago i had my gearbox / clutch replaced and had the guys re-tune the car too as it had been over 3 years since my last tune, with another tuner.
The new dyno sheet showed the car at 193rwkw, which concerned me as my last dyno tune back in 2007 had me around the 220rwkw mark.
When i questioned the new tuner, he put the difference down to the fact others "tweak" their dyno settings to give off false readings. i had heard of people doing this in the past but surely 30 rwkw is quite a large "tweak" in settings. Isnt it?
I gave my new tuner the benefit of the doubt. However, the car feels much slower as turbo response times are now very laggy. At times it feels as if i am driving a NA car as i cant feel the punch of the turbo i once used to feel. The boost just doesnt put me back in my seat like it used to.
The tuner did carry on that the new tune is a "safe tune" but in all honestly the car felt quicker before i even had the Power FC installed.
Now on top of the above, the fuel economy has become very poor. Coming from a minimum of 350km a tank prior to this new tune, my first tank out of the workshop came to 190kms. Keep in mind the driving has been kept rather sensible as i am still wearing in my new clutch.
Am i right in assuming the tune is attributing to the poor fuel economy i am experiencing? Makes me wonder why this is happening as the car is noticably slower too.
Do you guys have any suggestions before i go back to these guys and complain? These guys are very well known in the industry and have a good name so i find it tough to go back to them and complain about their work results.
Current mods are :
3.5" turbo back exhaust
FMIC
K&N Air Filter
Apexi boost controller (high setting at 12 psi)
Walbro Fuel Pump
Power FC
Spitfire Coil Pack
Appreciate any advice guys, as i am at rock bottom at the moment as i have just spent over $3k to have my car eating more fuel and driving much slower.
Thanks
Con