BNR custom tune for Diablosport inTune review - 2013 Sonic, 1.4, auto
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rodslinger
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I would suggest you give it a try. I've switched over and have never been happier with the car. You still have that same low end torque but it is only there when you WANT it. Not that erratic surge the Trifecta tune had at low RPM's and light throttle. It's far more civilized and polished in normal driving.
whitesmoke
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a picture is worth a thousand words they say
well take a look at this and you will see what a tuning master can do,
jerry will never let you down. now when u watch this remember,ITS A STOCK SONIC RS, WITH AN AUTOMATIC, DID U HEAR ME, STOCK!!!!! AUTOMATIC!!!!!!! LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNXLJxRwEXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSuELJTDoSk
AND its so driveable you could let you grandmother tool around in it. AND it gets 38 mpg. How much you want to bet if the little old lady from pasadena was still around she would have one of these
opcorn:
well take a look at this and you will see what a tuning master can do,
jerry will never let you down. now when u watch this remember,ITS A STOCK SONIC RS, WITH AN AUTOMATIC, DID U HEAR ME, STOCK!!!!! AUTOMATIC!!!!!!! LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNXLJxRwEXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSuELJTDoSk
AND its so driveable you could let you grandmother tool around in it. AND it gets 38 mpg. How much you want to bet if the little old lady from pasadena was still around she would have one of these
opcorn:
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KiddParK
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Yup, I was kinda surprised myself, I was figuring it would kick in round 25 also but it still rides stock till i reach mid 3 which I also only do when i want to kick it, most of the time i rarely approach it. I may have Jerr lower it, but I'm still just feeling it out myself.
kp
KiddParK
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Smoke you get that thing on a dyno? I'd love to hear the numbers.
Pennsylvania Drivin...
Pennsylvania Drivin...
well take a look at this and you will see what a tuning master can do,
jerry will never let you down. now when u watch this remember,ITS A STOCK SONIC RS, WITH AN AUTOMATIC, DID U HEAR ME, STOCK!!!!! AUTOMATIC!!!!!!! LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNXLJxRwEXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSuELJTDoSk
AND its so driveable you could let you grandmother tool around in it. AND it gets 38 mpg. How much you want to bet if the little old lady from pasadena was still around she would have one of these
whitesmoke
New member
its on a dyno every weekend
a real world dyno, the 1/4 mile. I am not a big fan of dyno's. those numbers really don't mean a lot to me. a peak hp number means nothing number one because when you race the car the engine is at that rpm for about 1 second in each gear, so approximately only four seconds of the lets say 13 second pass is the motor at peak hp, what the hell is it making the other 9 seconds, that's what I look at. and is the car properly set up and geared to use the hp to its full potential. I had a super pro oldsmobile 442 with a very mild 455 back in the 90's that used to run 10.90s, it had maybe 420 hp in a 2800 lb race car. I knew people with dyno sheets that were running around telling everybody that their motor was making 635 hp, but I would drive right by them when they went 12.60, how is that? just not the right combination and setup. but if you want to know jerry says we are making about 180 hp/ 200 tq. my drag race calculator which uses weight and et. says its making around 170 hp with the time it runs in the heat and humidity, but that is real world with atmospheric conditions in account. in better air the car would definitely go 14.80 which would yield a number more like jerrys 180 hp
I see a lot of people on here with dyno numbers but I don't see any 1/4 mile times.lol
a real world dyno, the 1/4 mile. I am not a big fan of dyno's. those numbers really don't mean a lot to me. a peak hp number means nothing number one because when you race the car the engine is at that rpm for about 1 second in each gear, so approximately only four seconds of the lets say 13 second pass is the motor at peak hp, what the hell is it making the other 9 seconds, that's what I look at. and is the car properly set up and geared to use the hp to its full potential. I had a super pro oldsmobile 442 with a very mild 455 back in the 90's that used to run 10.90s, it had maybe 420 hp in a 2800 lb race car. I knew people with dyno sheets that were running around telling everybody that their motor was making 635 hp, but I would drive right by them when they went 12.60, how is that? just not the right combination and setup. but if you want to know jerry says we are making about 180 hp/ 200 tq. my drag race calculator which uses weight and et. says its making around 170 hp with the time it runs in the heat and humidity, but that is real world with atmospheric conditions in account. in better air the car would definitely go 14.80 which would yield a number more like jerrys 180 hp
I see a lot of people on here with dyno numbers but I don't see any 1/4 mile times.lol
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whitesmoke
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it really has nothing to do with rpm, its all about throttle position and %
I kinda like mine at about 60% the squirrels get a nice shovel of nuts to chase. really for what I do, drag race, I could care less if the squirrels don't get fed till the pedal hits carpet fibers lol the rest of the time im lookin at mpg
rodslinger
Member
Oh hell yes...
So I filled up when I left the house and this was the DIC readout when I stopped at the welcome center on I-75 just across the Florida line. I've always thought these to be a little optimistic.... I ended up being wrong.
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNV9DKgx64BGpGtcxiFhHr3bdK8BUrOhNo5FMxK
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO2mYhhNJZTfVcDh1fGN9q5SU827r5T3KS66JvZ
But I continue on my merry way and finally stop in Wildwood, FL to fill up. 409 miles +8.87 gallons of gas = 46.1mpg
I'm impressed.
On a side note I drove a little less conservatively once I got past Orlando. 85-90mph on the turnpike for 200 miles = 30mpg. Still not bad for driving like a dick on the 2nd leg. And it was sticky ball sweat hot. A/C was working overtime.
So I filled up when I left the house and this was the DIC readout when I stopped at the welcome center on I-75 just across the Florida line. I've always thought these to be a little optimistic.... I ended up being wrong.
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNV9DKgx64BGpGtcxiFhHr3bdK8BUrOhNo5FMxK
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO2mYhhNJZTfVcDh1fGN9q5SU827r5T3KS66JvZ
But I continue on my merry way and finally stop in Wildwood, FL to fill up. 409 miles +8.87 gallons of gas = 46.1mpg
I'm impressed.
On a side note I drove a little less conservatively once I got past Orlando. 85-90mph on the turnpike for 200 miles = 30mpg. Still not bad for driving like a dick on the 2nd leg. And it was sticky ball sweat hot. A/C was working overtime.
rodslinger
Member
Just a short follow up.....
The wife seems to have migrated back to the Sonic. She hasn't driven our Regal GS in about three weeks. She used to hate driving the Sonic on the old tune but now seems to prefer it over the Regal. This goes a long way to show how much better this thing drives and handles day to day traffic duty.
And another item I noticed..... About once every five or six weeks, usually on a long road trip I would get a random P0299 underboost fault. I've checked the wastegate rod and found ZERO play in it. I always chalked it up to a turbo beginning to fail. Since putting Jerry's tune on there this code has NEVER came back.
All is well.... Thanks Jerry and BNR
The wife seems to have migrated back to the Sonic. She hasn't driven our Regal GS in about three weeks. She used to hate driving the Sonic on the old tune but now seems to prefer it over the Regal. This goes a long way to show how much better this thing drives and handles day to day traffic duty.
And another item I noticed..... About once every five or six weeks, usually on a long road trip I would get a random P0299 underboost fault. I've checked the wastegate rod and found ZERO play in it. I always chalked it up to a turbo beginning to fail. Since putting Jerry's tune on there this code has NEVER came back.
All is well.... Thanks Jerry and BNR
mightysonic
Member
This is an excellent thread, thanks OP and everyone else for the abundance of information!
I'm planning on picking up a tune, but I'm not sure if I should go EFI or InTune. I guess I would like to future proof the purchase as I would consider doing an e85, flexfuel setup down the road.
So My question here would be, can BNR use either solution to tune for e85/flexfuel? I ask because I see the package for flexfuel on the BNR site has the option of already having a EFI Live device, however there is nothing for inTune. So what's the deal? Thanks!
I'm planning on picking up a tune, but I'm not sure if I should go EFI or InTune. I guess I would like to future proof the purchase as I would consider doing an e85, flexfuel setup down the road.
So My question here would be, can BNR use either solution to tune for e85/flexfuel? I ask because I see the package for flexfuel on the BNR site has the option of already having a EFI Live device, however there is nothing for inTune. So what's the deal? Thanks!
BNRacing
Supporting Vendor
InTune was replaced with the Diablo I2. You're not too far from us if you wanted an in person tune, just sayin
mightysonic
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InTune was replaced with the Diablo I2. You're not too far from us if you wanted an in person tune, just sayin
I may take you up on that! Would have to be a weekend, I hope that's not a problem
BNRacing
Supporting Vendor
They are $399 shipped, that's DiabloSport's minimum allowed pricing. Anyone selling it for less is violating MAP and your warranty on DiabloSport product will not be honored. The $329 you may have seen from us might have been for the older InTune, which has been replaced by the new, faster, I2. Tunes load much faster with the I2 and it's got wifi built in so you don't need a computer if you are just using Diablo tunes. For custom tunes you'll still need a computer (mac, linux, windows OK)