What if you could switch DOD on/off on the fly? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

BNRacing · 04-30-2012, 08:51 PM

This is just a feeler here, but we've been working on being able to switch DOD on/off with the cruise control button. Cruise ON= DOD ON, Cruise OFF= DOD OFF. If you could have similar gains to a diablo/hpt tune, including transmission (TCM) tuning, AND be able to turn DOD on or off without turning off the car or anything, and simply pressing the cruise control button, would you be interested?

Like I said, we are already working on this, but it's more for the 5.3L truck market.... but I think there may be a bit of interest here also on the Camaro SS.

This would be via Trifecta tuning by the way, mail order tuning. Still a custom tune though, you can have us adjust the trans to shift how you want it, tune for 100 octane, nitrous, etc.

apeko · 04-30-2012, 09:01 PM

What is DOD?

*mlee* · 04-30-2012, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by apeko

What is DOD?

Displacement on Demand

Sounds great and I'm sure you will get a lot of interest, but you can already tune DOD on and off gear by gear.

Mine used to be on in "D" 5th and 6th gear only. In M or Sport mode it was all off..

apeko · 04-30-2012, 09:21 PM

Dod is active fuel management

*mlee* · 04-30-2012, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by apeko

Dod is active fuel management

that would be AFM... but yes.. pretty much the same..

E.T. · 05-01-2012, 01:08 PM

Some people might be interested, but from what I've read on here, it really doesn't help MPGs much at all...it's maybe worth 1 mpg improvement.

Personally, I'm glad mine is off and I never, ever want it back on my car again.

Carolina SS · 05-04-2012, 05:59 PM

Depends on the price. I think there are a lot of L99 drivers who just want to turn off AFM/DOD cheaply without having to buy a $400 tuner. If the price is the same, then I'd want the flexibility and extras a tuner offers.

BNRacing · 05-04-2012, 09:58 PM

Price would be $150 for the cable, $230 for the tune. You also get a tune out of it though, not just that feature. Would include TCM tuning for auto cars too.

GEEKFREEKSCOTTY · 06-01-2012, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by BNRacing

Price would be $150 for the cable, $230 for the tune. You also get a tune out of it though, not just that feature. Would include TCM tuning for auto cars too.

Any update to this?

SGOS252382 · 06-01-2012, 10:46 AM

I guess a switch would be cool, but can't a custom tune just turn off DOD while in D (Drive) only?

I thought guys could have DOD active while in D (Drive), but deleted while in M (Sport) or M (Manual Tap shift mode).

I had my DOD completely turned off (one the best mods for an L99). But I guess I could see someone that spends lots of time on the highway wanting to retain their DOD for a couple mpg.

But like I said, I thought that could be done with a custom tune.

BNRacing · 06-03-2012, 12:30 AM

Trifecta is a 100% custom tune, just like HP Tuners. We tweak the car to what you want by you data logging it, just like with HPT or Diablo.

This hasn't gone anywhere because no one seemed to want it. We are working on it for the 5.3L Trucks though, and it wouldn't be hard to carry over to the Camaro if you guys showed interest in it.

BNRacing · 06-03-2012, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SGOS252382

I guess a switch would be cool, but can't a custom tune just turn off DOD while in D (Drive) only?

I thought guys could have DOD active while in D (Drive), but deleted while in M (Sport) or M (Manual Tap shift mode).

I had my DOD completely turned off (one the best mods for an L99). But I guess I could see someone that spends lots of time on the highway wanting to retain their DOD for a couple mpg.

But like I said, I thought that could be done with a custom tune.

I didn't know you could have it be active in just M/S mode already. Can you or anyone else confirm that you can?

SS Drifter · 06-08-2012, 11:44 PM

Personally, I think AFM/DOD was a bad idea for a sports car. It boils down to politics, GM needs to show xx miles per gallon to meet gov standards. Leave the 8/4 cylinder modes to the econoboxes and let your Camaro roar.

*mlee* · 06-08-2012, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by BNRacing

I didn't know you could have it be active in just M/S mode already. Can you or anyone else confirm that you can?

I said it in Post #3... DOD can be turned off gear by gear in M and also gear by gear in D. I used to have a screenshot of the HP Tuners table, but that was a couple years ago. There is also a single setting that turns it all off or on.

But I will say what you offer (TCM tune included) is a good deal. Trifecta did a lot of work fine tuning the A6 and I wouldn't hesitate buying it.

The button on/off feature would be cool too.

BNRacing · 06-09-2012, 12:20 AM

Thanks for the kind words. We're interested in suggestions so feel free to just throw some ideas of stuff you guys would like to see. We really want to be able to offer you stuff you can't get anywhere else and we have the ability to do that because we don't just use the tables that are given to us in any particular software. The ECM/TCM is wide open to us, so we can develop whatever we want as long as its logical to the computers on the car.

04-30-2012, 08:51 PM	#1
BNRacing Drives: 2010 Cobalt SS, 1972 Nova Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Florida Posts: 687	What if you could switch DOD on/off on the fly? This is just a feeler here, but we've been working on being able to switch DOD on/off with the cruise control button. Cruise ON= DOD ON, Cruise OFF= DOD OFF. If you could have similar gains to a diablo/hpt tune, including transmission (TCM) tuning, AND be able to turn DOD on or off without turning off the car or anything, and simply pressing the cruise control button, would you be interested? Like I said, we are already working on this, but it's more for the 5.3L truck market.... but I think there may be a bit of interest here also on the Camaro SS. This would be via Trifecta tuning by the way, mail order tuning. Still a custom tune though, you can have us adjust the trans to shift how you want it, tune for 100 octane, nitrous, etc. __________________ Dealer for- Trifecta, RevExtreme, Solo Performance, and more!

04-30-2012, 09:01 PM	#2
apeko Drives: 2011 2-SS/RS SGM Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 245 View My Garage	What is DOD? __________________ 2011: 2SS/RS Camaro Synergy Metallic

04-30-2012, 09:21 PM	#4
apeko Drives: 2011 2-SS/RS SGM Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 245 View My Garage	Dod is active fuel management __________________ 2011: 2SS/RS Camaro Synergy Metallic

05-01-2012, 01:08 PM	#6
E.T. Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 2,555	Some people might be interested, but from what I've read on here, it really doesn't help MPGs much at all...it's maybe worth 1 mpg improvement. Personally, I'm glad mine is off and I never, ever want it back on my car again. __________________ Solo Mach XL with J-Pipes · Cold Air Inductions Intake w/JRE Scoop · Jannetty SCT Tune· Roto-Fab Washer Bottle · Defenderworx Bowties · Vmax Ported TB · LPE 3.70 Gears · Dynatech SuperMAXX Headers · Elite Engineering Tunnel Brace · CFD Pistol Grip TapShifter · GM Strut Tower Brace

05-04-2012, 05:59 PM	#7
Carolina SS Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 17	Depends on the price. I think there are a lot of L99 drivers who just want to turn off AFM/DOD cheaply without having to buy a $400 tuner. If the price is the same, then I'd want the flexibility and extras a tuner offers. __________________ Carolina SS 2011 Camaro SS/RS L99

05-04-2012, 09:58 PM	#8
BNRacing Drives: 2010 Cobalt SS, 1972 Nova Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Florida Posts: 687	Price would be $150 for the cable, $230 for the tune. You also get a tune out of it though, not just that feature. Would include TCM tuning for auto cars too. __________________ Dealer for- Trifecta, RevExtreme, Solo Performance, and more!

06-01-2012, 10:46 AM	#10
SGOS252382 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S.W. Florida Posts: 5,950	I guess a switch would be cool, but can't a custom tune just turn off DOD while in D (Drive) only? I thought guys could have DOD active while in D (Drive), but deleted while in M (Sport) or M (Manual Tap shift mode). I had my DOD completely turned off (one the best mods for an L99). But I guess I could see someone that spends lots of time on the highway wanting to retain their DOD for a couple mpg. But like I said, I thought that could be done with a custom tune. __________________

06-03-2012, 12:30 AM	#11
BNRacing Drives: 2010 Cobalt SS, 1972 Nova Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Florida Posts: 687	Trifecta is a 100% custom tune, just like HP Tuners. We tweak the car to what you want by you data logging it, just like with HPT or Diablo. This hasn't gone anywhere because no one seemed to want it. We are working on it for the 5.3L Trucks though, and it wouldn't be hard to carry over to the Camaro if you guys showed interest in it. __________________ Dealer for- Trifecta, RevExtreme, Solo Performance, and more!

06-08-2012, 11:44 PM	#13
SS Drifter Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 555	Personally, I think AFM/DOD was a bad idea for a sports car. It boils down to politics, GM needs to show xx miles per gallon to meet gov standards. Leave the 8/4 cylinder modes to the econoboxes and let your Camaro roar.

06-09-2012, 12:20 AM	#15
BNRacing Drives: 2010 Cobalt SS, 1972 Nova Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Florida Posts: 687	Thanks for the kind words. We're interested in suggestions so feel free to just throw some ideas of stuff you guys would like to see. We really want to be able to offer you stuff you can't get anywhere else and we have the ability to do that because we don't just use the tables that are given to us in any particular software. The ECM/TCM is wide open to us, so we can develop whatever we want as long as its logical to the computers on the car. __________________ Dealer for- Trifecta, RevExtreme, Solo Performance, and more!