Optimized Performance Tuning Results
2003 Evo 8 - FP Zero Built 2.0 E85
Date: December 2022
Power Output E85:
The Story:
We appear to have found our limit for street tuning, at least in the winter. The final tune has a proper boost curve that was hitting full boost closer to 5K but it was difficult to get the car to the hold the road after that. These FP Zeros are awesome turbos and this kind of power is addicting!
Date: December 2022
Power Output E85:
- WHP - 756
- WTQ - 623 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 40 psi
- Turbo - FP Zero
- Boost Control - GrimmSpeed 3 Port
- Fuel - Double Pumper - 2 Walbro 255s, FID 2200
- Intake - ETS
- Intercooler Piping - ETS Short Route
- Intercooler - Sheepy
- BOV - Tial
- Exhaust - Stock manifold, hood exit wastegate dump, TBE
- Block - Built 2.0, stock compression
The Story:
We appear to have found our limit for street tuning, at least in the winter. The final tune has a proper boost curve that was hitting full boost closer to 5K but it was difficult to get the car to the hold the road after that. These FP Zeros are awesome turbos and this kind of power is addicting!
2003 Evo 8 - 6262 Stock Block 93/E85
Date: May 2019
Power Output E85:
Power Output 91:
Mods:
The Story:
Big turbos = big power. What else is there to say? I was surprised that the FIC 1650s were able to supply enough fuel, but having the pump rewired definitely made a difference. I highly suggest doing the rewire for anyone trying to make 600+ on the Walbro 450. Lastly, I want to make sure I give a shoutout to our friends at Morrison Fab for making a beautiful manifold that makes great power!
Date: May 2019
Power Output E85:
- WHP - 593
- WTQ - 429 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 30 psi
Power Output 91:
- WHP - 481
- WTQ - 394
- Max Boost - 25 psi
Mods:
- Turbo - Precision 6262
- Boost Control - GrimmSpeed 3 Port
- Fuel - Walbro 450 (rewired), FIC 1650
- Intake - ETS
- Intercooler Piping - ETS Short Route
- Intercooler -
- BOV - Tial
- Exhaust - Morrison Fab Long Runner Manifold and TBE with test pipe
- Head - Stock
- Cams -
- Block - Stock
- Clutch -
The Story:
Big turbos = big power. What else is there to say? I was surprised that the FIC 1650s were able to supply enough fuel, but having the pump rewired definitely made a difference. I highly suggest doing the rewire for anyone trying to make 600+ on the Walbro 450. Lastly, I want to make sure I give a shoutout to our friends at Morrison Fab for making a beautiful manifold that makes great power!
2003 Evo 8 - FP Black, E85
Date: April 2018
Power Output E85:
Mods:
The Story:
Need MORE FUEL!!! The FP Black is one of my favorite turbos! You have to love a turbo that can hit 20+ psi before 4K and still make over 600hp up top. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get anywhere near 600hp on this one due to the injectors and fuel pump. But this is still a fun street car that'll win plenty of races.
Date: April 2018
Power Output E85:
- WHP - 489
- WTQ - 441 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 23 psi
Mods:
- Turbo - FP Black
- Boost Control - GrimmSpeed 3 Port
- Fuel - Walbro 255, FIC 1120
- Intake -
- Intercooler Piping -
- Intercooler -
- BOV -
- Exhaust -
- Head - Stock
- Cams - Stock
- Block - Stock
- Clutch -
The Story:
Need MORE FUEL!!! The FP Black is one of my favorite turbos! You have to love a turbo that can hit 20+ psi before 4K and still make over 600hp up top. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get anywhere near 600hp on this one due to the injectors and fuel pump. But this is still a fun street car that'll win plenty of races.
2008 Evo X - Factory Freak - Stock Block and Turbo, E85 and 91
Date: March 2018
Power Output E85:
Power Output 91:
The Story:
As far as we know, this motor is all stock but I'll agree that the numbers almost seem too good to be true. Regardless, I've tuned several 8s and 9s for this customer on E85 and he claims that this X feels faster than all of them. I would love to see this car at the track to get better idea of how fast it really is. I'm all for dyno numbers (whether real or virtual) but there's just no substitute for numbers at the track.
Date: March 2018
Power Output E85:
- WHP - 408
- WTQ - 370 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 27 psi
Power Output 91:
- WHP - 387
- WTQ - 361 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 26
- Turbo - Stock Evo X
- Boost Control - GrimmSpeed 3 Port
- Fuel - Walbro 255, ID 1000
- Intake - MAP 3"
- Intercooler Piping - ETS Upper and Lower
- Intercooler - ETS 3.5"
- BOV - Synapse
- Exhaust - 3" TBE, Test Pipe, O2 Dump
- Head - Stock
- Cams - Stock
- Block - Stock
- Clutch - ???
The Story:
As far as we know, this motor is all stock but I'll agree that the numbers almost seem too good to be true. Regardless, I've tuned several 8s and 9s for this customer on E85 and he claims that this X feels faster than all of them. I would love to see this car at the track to get better idea of how fast it really is. I'm all for dyno numbers (whether real or virtual) but there's just no substitute for numbers at the track.
2006 Evo 9 - Marco's Monster - Stock Block, FP Black, E85
Date: April 2017
Power Output:
The Story:
Good things come to those who wait and that was definitely the case with this one. The goal here was to hit 500+ and I was finally able to make it happen after sorting through several issues with the car and swapping out several parts. Just changing the stock BOV out for a Synapse netted an increase of almost 30whp. This is definitely pushing the stock block but the car pulls strong and healthy throughout the powerband and it's a blast to drive!
Date: April 2017
Power Output:
- WHP - 526
- WTQ - 429 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 29 psi
- Fuel - E85
- Turbo - FP Black with SS Housing
- Boost Control - GrimmSpeed 3 Port
- Fuel - Walbro 255, FIC 2150
- Intake - TSComp 4" SD
- Intercooler Piping - Fujita UICP, Muse LICP
- Intercooler - AMS (older style)
- BOV - Synapse
- Exhaust - 3" TBE, Test Pipe, Hood Dump
- Head - Stock
- Cams - Stock
- Block - Stock
- Clutch - ???
The Story:
Good things come to those who wait and that was definitely the case with this one. The goal here was to hit 500+ and I was finally able to make it happen after sorting through several issues with the car and swapping out several parts. Just changing the stock BOV out for a Synapse netted an increase of almost 30whp. This is definitely pushing the stock block but the car pulls strong and healthy throughout the powerband and it's a blast to drive!
2004 Evo 8 - Stock Block, AMS 3586 Turbo Kit
Date: February 2016
Power Output:
The Story:
This was a tune that I did a while back but, unfortunately, I didn't write down the details of the setup so the details listed above are all I can remember. That being said, regardless of what bolt ons it had with it, the AMS 3586 turbo kit is no joke! It hits full boost around 4200 rpm and just keeps pulling from there. As you can see by the blue line, this thing was happy to hit over 500whp at 32 psi and I was no where near maxing out the boost. The red line is what I "de-tuned" it to to keep the stock block from going kaboom! As is, this setup is a ton of fun to drive and perfect for the street or strip!
Date: February 2016
Power Output:
- WHP - 515, 447
- WTQ - 432, 384 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 32, 29 psi
- Fuel - 93
- Turbo - AMS 3586 Kit
- Boost Control - GrimmSpeed 3 Port
- Fuel - Walbro 255, Delphi 1200
- Intake - ???
- Intercooler Piping - ???
- Intercooler - ???
- BOV - ???
- Exhaust - 3" TBE, Test Pipe, Hood Dump
- Head - ???
- Cams - ???
- Block - ???
- Clutch -
The Story:
This was a tune that I did a while back but, unfortunately, I didn't write down the details of the setup so the details listed above are all I can remember. That being said, regardless of what bolt ons it had with it, the AMS 3586 turbo kit is no joke! It hits full boost around 4200 rpm and just keeps pulling from there. As you can see by the blue line, this thing was happy to hit over 500whp at 32 psi and I was no where near maxing out the boost. The red line is what I "de-tuned" it to to keep the stock block from going kaboom! As is, this setup is a ton of fun to drive and perfect for the street or strip!
2003 Evo 8 - Stock Long Block, Stock 9 Turbo, E85
Date: July 2016
Power Output:
The Story:
Well it took awhile, about 6 months actually, but we finally got Carlos' Evo 8 running the way it should. We started this dual map E-tune back in late January, and after working through several mechanical issues and scheduling conflicts, we were finally able to get Carlos' 8 to make the power that it's capable of on E85. There's actually a little bit of room left to push the boost some more, but we decided leave things where they are for now due to the torque levels on the stock block.
As a side note - One thing I don't do is abandon my customers when they run into issues or charge them a bunch of extra money if the tune is not finished within a certain time frame. I do everything I can to help my customers get the most out of their cars. One of the advantages to doing an e-tune is that if we do run into issues, the customer can correct those problems at their convenience because there's no time constraint forcing us to try to complete the tune in a single meeting like with a street or dyno tune. When it was all said and done, over 90 logs were exchanged between Carlos and I, but the number of logs isn't what's important to me. The only thing that matters is getting the most out of each customer's setup and making sure that every customer is completely satisfied!
Date: July 2016
Power Output:
- WHP - 404
- WTQ - 399 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 26 psi
- Fuel - E85
- Turbo - Stock 9
- Boost Control - GrimmSpeed 3 Port
- Fuel - Walbro 255, FIC 1120s
- Intake - ???
- Intercooler Piping - ???
- Intercooler - ???
- BOV - Forge RS
- Exhaust - MAP O2 Dump, 3" TBE, Test Pipe
- Head - Stock valve train with ARP Headstuds
- Cams - Stock
- Block - Stock
- Clutch -
The Story:
Well it took awhile, about 6 months actually, but we finally got Carlos' Evo 8 running the way it should. We started this dual map E-tune back in late January, and after working through several mechanical issues and scheduling conflicts, we were finally able to get Carlos' 8 to make the power that it's capable of on E85. There's actually a little bit of room left to push the boost some more, but we decided leave things where they are for now due to the torque levels on the stock block.
As a side note - One thing I don't do is abandon my customers when they run into issues or charge them a bunch of extra money if the tune is not finished within a certain time frame. I do everything I can to help my customers get the most out of their cars. One of the advantages to doing an e-tune is that if we do run into issues, the customer can correct those problems at their convenience because there's no time constraint forcing us to try to complete the tune in a single meeting like with a street or dyno tune. When it was all said and done, over 90 logs were exchanged between Carlos and I, but the number of logs isn't what's important to me. The only thing that matters is getting the most out of each customer's setup and making sure that every customer is completely satisfied!
2004 Evo 8 - Stock Short Block, Stock 8 Turbo, E85
The Old Shop Car
Date: April 2016
Power Output:
The Story:
I just recently sold this car after about 1.5 years of ownership and I'm still kicking myself for it! It's a long story but I did what I had to do to free up some cash after my third baby was born in April. Anyway, the bottom line is that this is what happens when you have the right collection of parts all working well together. Prior to doing the cams this past winter, the car was making around 400/400 and ran a best of 11.89 @117 last fall. With the cams, I have no doubt this car would've hit mid to low 11's, However, unfortunately, I never made it back to the track this spring before selling it. I don't know if this car was a factory freak or what... Alll I know is that this thing was a blast to daily drive! Boost came on instantly and it also pulled good and hard all the way to redline! Most people tend to shy away from the stock 8 turbo because it usually falls off up top, but the cams completely changed that, making it a great turbo for street, strip and autocross use!
The Old Shop Car
Date: April 2016
Power Output:
- WHP - 429
- WTQ - 415 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 28 psi
- Fuel - E85
- Turbo - Stock 8 w/ 9.8 Hotside
- Boost Control - GrimmSpeed 3 Port
- Fuel - Walbro 255, FIC 1100s High Z
- Intake - 4" Speed Density
- Intercooler Piping - ETS LICP, Stock UICP
- Intercooler - ETS 3"
- BOV - Synapse DV
- Exhaust - MAP O2 Dump, 3" TBE, Test Pipe
- Head - Stock valve train with ARP Headstuds
- Cams - GSC S1
- Block - Stock
- Clutch - Exedy Twin Carbon R
The Story:
I just recently sold this car after about 1.5 years of ownership and I'm still kicking myself for it! It's a long story but I did what I had to do to free up some cash after my third baby was born in April. Anyway, the bottom line is that this is what happens when you have the right collection of parts all working well together. Prior to doing the cams this past winter, the car was making around 400/400 and ran a best of 11.89 @117 last fall. With the cams, I have no doubt this car would've hit mid to low 11's, However, unfortunately, I never made it back to the track this spring before selling it. I don't know if this car was a factory freak or what... Alll I know is that this thing was a blast to daily drive! Boost came on instantly and it also pulled good and hard all the way to redline! Most people tend to shy away from the stock 8 turbo because it usually falls off up top, but the cams completely changed that, making it a great turbo for street, strip and autocross use!
2006 Evo 9 - Stock Long Block, FP 71HTA Turbo, E85
Date: April 2016
Power Output:
The Story:
Justin has a very nice setup on his hands that's a ton of fun to drive! Gotta love having the spool of a 9 turbo without the loss of power up top. As it is right now, the car is making fun, safe power, but I think this one would benefit greatly by adding a test pipe and O2 dump. So before anyone looks at the graph and tries to compare it to a 9 turbo, you have to take into consideration that most of the 9 turbos that make similar power have the two mods I just mentioned and/or cams. I think this setup would easily see 450+ just by adding the test pipe and O2 dump. But for now, the customer is very happy with where the car is. In his words, "It feels like a Rocket!!"
That's what I like to hear!!
Date: April 2016
Power Output:
- WHP - 420
- WTQ - 398 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 29 psi
- Fuel - E85
- Turbo - FP 71HTA with FAP Cover
- Boost Control - GrimmSpeed 3 Port
- Fuel - Walbro 255, ID 1300
- Intake - Injen
- Intercooler Piping - Injen UICP & LICP
- Intercooler - OBX 3.5"
- BOV - Synapse DV
- Exhaust - FP Race Manifold, Greddy TBE with high flow CAT, MAP O2 Housing
- Head - Stock with ARP Headstuds
- Block - Stock
The Story:
Justin has a very nice setup on his hands that's a ton of fun to drive! Gotta love having the spool of a 9 turbo without the loss of power up top. As it is right now, the car is making fun, safe power, but I think this one would benefit greatly by adding a test pipe and O2 dump. So before anyone looks at the graph and tries to compare it to a 9 turbo, you have to take into consideration that most of the 9 turbos that make similar power have the two mods I just mentioned and/or cams. I think this setup would easily see 450+ just by adding the test pipe and O2 dump. But for now, the customer is very happy with where the car is. In his words, "It feels like a Rocket!!"
That's what I like to hear!!
2003 Evo 8, Built Motor, Stock 9 Turbo, 93 Oct
Date: March 2016
Power Output:
The Story:
Marcos and I have actually been working to get a tune done on his car since August of last year, but we kept having to postpone things due to a slew of different mechanical issues, the worst of which caused Marcos to have to rebuild the motor. Over the winter, he inadvertently ran something over that put a large gash in his oil filter, causing him to lose all of his oil and his motor in the process. After finally getting the car back together we were both pleasantly surprised and thrilled with the results. The new motor is helping to push some serious power through the stock 9 turbo. We had to stop at 415whp/404wtq at just 25psi because we ran out of fuel with the stock injectors. Need less to say, the car is a ton of fun to drive, making Marcos one happy customer!
Date: March 2016
Power Output:
- WHP - 415
- WTQ - 404 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 25 psi
- Fuel - 93
- Turbo - Evo 9
- Boost Control - Hallman MBC
- Fuel - Walbro 255, Stock Injectors
- Intake - ETS
- BOV - Synapse DV
- Intercooler/Piping - VR Speed 3.5", Muse UICP & LICP
- Exhaust - MAP Long Runner Manifold, MAP O2 Dump, Invidia TBE
- Head - HKS 264 cams
- Block - Wiseco 9.5:1 pistons, Eagle rods, ACL bearings, stock crank
The Story:
Marcos and I have actually been working to get a tune done on his car since August of last year, but we kept having to postpone things due to a slew of different mechanical issues, the worst of which caused Marcos to have to rebuild the motor. Over the winter, he inadvertently ran something over that put a large gash in his oil filter, causing him to lose all of his oil and his motor in the process. After finally getting the car back together we were both pleasantly surprised and thrilled with the results. The new motor is helping to push some serious power through the stock 9 turbo. We had to stop at 415whp/404wtq at just 25psi because we ran out of fuel with the stock injectors. Need less to say, the car is a ton of fun to drive, making Marcos one happy customer!
2011 Evo X MR, MAP EF4, 93 Oct
Date: February 2016
2011 Evo X MR
Power Output:
The Story:
This was my first opportunity to work with an SST that needed some serious tuning and adjustment in order to keep it happy. The MAP EF4 will happily boost over 30 psi all day. However, that's exactly what the SST doesn't want to do, so controlling the turbo to keep the SST from freaking out was a nice challenge. At the end of the day, we didn't aim for big numbers or maxed out power. The customer just wanted a car that was fun to drive without destroying the trans and that's exactly what he got!
Date: February 2016
2011 Evo X MR
Power Output:
- WHP - 418
- WTQ - 379 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 26 psi
- Fuel - 93
- Fuel - AEM fuel pump, FIC 1650 high-z injectors
- Turbo - MAP EF4
- Transmission - Stock SST
- ETS Intake, Intercooler and Intercooler Piping
- ETS Extreme Dual Exit Exhaust
- ETS Short Runner Manifold
- Grimmspeed EBCS
- HKS Recirculated
The Story:
This was my first opportunity to work with an SST that needed some serious tuning and adjustment in order to keep it happy. The MAP EF4 will happily boost over 30 psi all day. However, that's exactly what the SST doesn't want to do, so controlling the turbo to keep the SST from freaking out was a nice challenge. At the end of the day, we didn't aim for big numbers or maxed out power. The customer just wanted a car that was fun to drive without destroying the trans and that's exactly what he got!
Stock Block Evo 8, FP Red, E85
Date: October 2015
2003 Evo 8
Power Output:
The Story:
A friend of mine gave me the honor of tuning his new setup this weekend and we were both very pleased with the results! There's actually a lot of room left in this turbo, but we wanted to keep the torque at or below 400 ft/lbs to keep the stock block happy. We also started running out of injector around 7K so we decided to stop where it is. That being said, the car is making great power and it's a ton of fun to drive!!
Date: October 2015
2003 Evo 8
Power Output:
- WHP - 477
- WTQ - 400 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 27 psi
- Fuel - E85
- Block -Stock 2.0
- Head - Evo 9 MIVEC head, ARP Headstuds
- Fuel -Walbro fuel pump, FIC 1120 low-z injectors
- Turbo - FP Red journal bearing, 84mm cover
- Exhaust - FP 3" SS O2 Housing, 3" downpipe, 3" test pipe, 3" HKS Hi-Power cat-back
- Transmission - Jack's Transmission Built 5 Speed, Action Clutch Stage 3 single disc
- FP intake w/ Perrin Filter
- Synapse DV
- Injen Upper and Lower Intercooler Piping
- 3.5" OBX Intercooler
- Sparktech non Cdi COP
- Hallman MBC
The Story:
A friend of mine gave me the honor of tuning his new setup this weekend and we were both very pleased with the results! There's actually a lot of room left in this turbo, but we wanted to keep the torque at or below 400 ft/lbs to keep the stock block happy. We also started running out of injector around 7K so we decided to stop where it is. That being said, the car is making great power and it's a ton of fun to drive!!
Built 2.0, Stock 9 Turbo, 93 Oct
Date: September 2015
2006 Evo IX
Power Output:
The Story:
The setup on this Evo isn't something you see every day. It's a built, high compression 10.5:1 2.0L engine with a few bolt-ons, stock 9 turbo and stock injectors... for now. After rebuilding the engine, the customer was just looking for a solid tune to get the car running safely and properly. He's waiting until he goes E85 before he tries to push the power, which is a wise decision with the high compression engine.
The graph shows a before and after of the tune that we did, however, just looking at the graph doesn't really tell the story. What we ended up with was the car making about 20hp/tq more from 4.5K to almost 6K and about 10 more hp/tq after 6K. That doesn't seem like a big deal until you consider the fact that the additional power was gained without adding anymore boost. The reason for this is that the we were getting knock counts as high as 9 on the old tune. With the fuel and timing both now properly tuned for the setup, the knock issue has been eliminated. The car is not only making more power, it's also running healthier, safer, and is more responsive as well.
P.S. Just in case anyone is wondering about the dyno graphs, the customer was a little hesitant to go WOT all at once so that's why you don't see more curve to the graphs.
Date: September 2015
2006 Evo IX
Power Output:
- WHP - 331
- WTQ - 302 ft/lbs
- Max Boost - 21 psi
- Fuel - 93 octane
- Block - Built 10.5:1 2.0L engine - Wiesco HD2 pistons, Crowers I-beam rods, stock crank, ACL bearings, ARP head/main studs
- Head - Kelford 272 cams, GSC 5041 Springs/To retainers
- Transmission - Stock 5 speed
- Fuel -Walbro 255 fuel pump, stock injectors
- Evo 9 stock turbo
- Kiggly HLA
- Buschur intake
- DC downpipe
- Megan TBE
- Hallman MBC
The Story:
The setup on this Evo isn't something you see every day. It's a built, high compression 10.5:1 2.0L engine with a few bolt-ons, stock 9 turbo and stock injectors... for now. After rebuilding the engine, the customer was just looking for a solid tune to get the car running safely and properly. He's waiting until he goes E85 before he tries to push the power, which is a wise decision with the high compression engine.
The graph shows a before and after of the tune that we did, however, just looking at the graph doesn't really tell the story. What we ended up with was the car making about 20hp/tq more from 4.5K to almost 6K and about 10 more hp/tq after 6K. That doesn't seem like a big deal until you consider the fact that the additional power was gained without adding anymore boost. The reason for this is that the we were getting knock counts as high as 9 on the old tune. With the fuel and timing both now properly tuned for the setup, the knock issue has been eliminated. The car is not only making more power, it's also running healthier, safer, and is more responsive as well.
P.S. Just in case anyone is wondering about the dyno graphs, the customer was a little hesitant to go WOT all at once so that's why you don't see more curve to the graphs.