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Old 04-25-2012, 08:44 AM   #9166
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Originally Posted by Number 3 View Post
BTW, is anyone other than me not impressed by the posted 1/4 times from the aftermarket guys? Not that those aren't nice and all, but it goes back to the modding issue. Me, I want stock performance. Maybe I just use that as the measuring stick of what GM is delivering, not just what it's capable of. I want real honest to goodness delivered and broke in numbers. But it might just be me. I'm just not impressed by a bigger pulley and powertrain recalibration.
I raised this issue, earlier...

Seems to me that it's in a shop's "best interests" to go out and run a single-attempt baseline number (1/4-mile OR dyno) without any efforts to maximize the OEM set-up. "Ran 12.50s", or "465 rwhp", as an example.

Now, ALL efforts seem to shift to what their unique and incredibly talented personnel/program can do for you. "WOW!! We shaved half a second and/or found 15% rwhp improvement with our SuperAwesomeIncredibleMaxiPowerTune!!!" Only $495!!!

Hopefully, someone will spend a little time and effort to see what, as Number 3 states, can be accomplished with a properly broken-in "untouched" version.
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