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2SSRSinBama · 05-18-2013, 02:42 PM

when my car was bone stock, one of the 1st things I did was get with Vince and get a tune for my L99 Camaro SS, he had tuned a previous turbo SS Cobalt for me and I had his tuning software(which I had used to tune several LNFs)... his tune really woke the car up, the transmission tune alone felt amazing...

skip ahead about a year and my car was pretty much full bolt-on, I had got some updates from Vince along the way but always wondered, what would happen if I got a "live tune" from a knowledgeable LSx tuner... now I'm not going to put anyone down, just give my honest opinion, i scoured local forums, facebook groups, and everything in between to find the BEST LS tuner in the area, most people pointed me toward one specific person, so I set my ECM back to stock to unlock it(Vinces ECMs are locked which I learned the hard way, lol) and met up at the shop with the guy, he tuned it and from stock I gained a decent amount of power, didn't dyno Vince's tune so I don't know what it would have put down...

the car felt equally as fast if not a little stronger so I decided to put it on the track... with better tires... I ran NO faster than Vince's Trifecta tune.... no gain in mph, almost IDENTICAL, scarily identical, times... but here is the kicker... my miles per gallon? dropped, significantly, with the full bolt-ons and Vinces tune I was STILL seeing 18mpg in town and over 20 on the highway, with the "LS experts" tune, I got at best of about 18mpg on the highway, that might even be being generous... and my average mpg on the DIC was down to 16.1, over a 2mpg drop, and I have not changed my driving habits, if anything i have to TRY to see if the mileage would increase...

so I just considered it a lesson learned and put Vinces tune back on... gas mileage is back and last Saturday night my car ran its fastest time ever, lol

sometimes live tuning isn't all its cracked up to be, Trifecta is a viable option and this is just my honest experience through my own personal experience

spyderbuddy · 05-18-2013, 02:46 PM

Thankyou very much, This makes me feel good about the tune I got from Vince for My 2010 2LT/RS.

mc_acoustic · 05-21-2013, 06:07 AM

Same, I am very happy to see this aswell.

Probably one of the best posts I have seen on this forum.

Thank you very much for the post!

BNRacing · 05-22-2013, 10:08 PM

Yeah Trifecta is definitely a great way to go. I've been working with Vince for several years, great guy, knows his stuff. He doesn't like to do cams but just about anything else he'll happily do.

05-18-2013, 02:42 PM	#1
2SSRSinBama Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Camaro CGM Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: "The Shoals" Alabama Posts: 767	a Review of the Trifecta tune on a Camaro SS.. when my car was bone stock, one of the 1st things I did was get with Vince and get a tune for my L99 Camaro SS, he had tuned a previous turbo SS Cobalt for me and I had his tuning software(which I had used to tune several LNFs)... his tune really woke the car up, the transmission tune alone felt amazing... skip ahead about a year and my car was pretty much full bolt-on, I had got some updates from Vince along the way but always wondered, what would happen if I got a "live tune" from a knowledgeable LSx tuner... now I'm not going to put anyone down, just give my honest opinion, i scoured local forums, facebook groups, and everything in between to find the BEST LS tuner in the area, most people pointed me toward one specific person, so I set my ECM back to stock to unlock it(Vinces ECMs are locked which I learned the hard way, lol) and met up at the shop with the guy, he tuned it and from stock I gained a decent amount of power, didn't dyno Vince's tune so I don't know what it would have put down... the car felt equally as fast if not a little stronger so I decided to put it on the track... with better tires... I ran NO faster than Vince's Trifecta tune.... no gain in mph, almost IDENTICAL, scarily identical, times... but here is the kicker... my miles per gallon? dropped, significantly, with the full bolt-ons and Vinces tune I was STILL seeing 18mpg in town and over 20 on the highway, with the "LS experts" tune, I got at best of about 18mpg on the highway, that might even be being generous... and my average mpg on the DIC was down to 16.1, over a 2mpg drop, and I have not changed my driving habits, if anything i have to TRY to see if the mileage would increase... so I just considered it a lesson learned and put Vinces tune back on... gas mileage is back and last Saturday night my car ran its fastest time ever, lol sometimes live tuning isn't all its cracked up to be, Trifecta is a viable option and this is just my honest experience through my own personal experience __________________ 2010 Camaro SS L99... has a few mods

05-18-2013, 02:46 PM	#2
spyderbuddy Drives: 2010 RS Inferno Orange Metallic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Albany, Ga. Posts: 3,398 View My Garage	Thankyou very much, This makes me feel good about the tune I got from Vince for My 2010 2LT/RS. __________________ PCP Hideaway Headlight Covers, BBK Headers & High Flow Cats, ZL1 Add-ons Wicker Bill, TL1/ZL1 Hood Insert, Gen5 DIY Frameless Mirror, ABL Dash Lighting an My link Navigation, Blacked out Rear Bowtie, all Sylvania led Turn Signals, Ceramic Window Tint By Nicks, MBRP Exhaust tips, GEN5 DIY Virginia Legal DRL Harness, Painted Brake Calipers, Vittesse Throttle Controller, Heritage Grill, Diode Dynamics Led Lighting, Manual Shifter Boot, Paddle Shifters, CNC Throttle Body, Trifecta Tune, RX Catch Can & Breather, Trunk Black out and Side Grills, Chevorlet door Sills.

05-21-2013, 06:07 AM	#3
mc_acoustic Drives: 2010 1LT Limited Edition Camaro A6 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Winnipeg Manitoba Posts: 887	Same, I am very happy to see this aswell. Probably one of the best posts I have seen on this forum. Thank you very much for the post!

05-22-2013, 10:08 PM	#4
BNRacing Drives: 2018 Camaro SS 1LE, 2019 Camaro 2.0 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Florida Posts: 718	Yeah Trifecta is definitely a great way to go. I've been working with Vince for several years, great guy, knows his stuff. He doesn't like to do cams but just about anything else he'll happily do.