balthisar
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Up until now, Platinum got the high output engine, but no more. Since I wanted Platinum for other reasons, I've accepted I'll have to go aftermarket for the tuning needed for reaching the full potential of the engine.
How does tuning work from the user experience perspective, though? Let's assume 5Star or Livernois for the sake of discussion.
So, I'll buy the tuning device and select the tuning programs that I want for it. And then, what? Do I leave this thing dangling from my ODB2 port any time I want to use it? Or is it merely a programmer that I can disconnect once the tunes are loaded?
What should impact the device that I ultimately select?
How do I select different tunes when I want to use them?
How do the tunes interact with my drive mode select knob? Do I choose which drive mode to load which tune into? Could I program only Sport Mode and leave Tow/Hauling and Eco in stock configuration? Or could I get cute and put a highly agressive tune over the Eco mode?
Thanks!
(Also, wasn't 5Star a preferred vendor? I'm sure I used to see a subforum for them.)
How does tuning work from the user experience perspective, though? Let's assume 5Star or Livernois for the sake of discussion.
So, I'll buy the tuning device and select the tuning programs that I want for it. And then, what? Do I leave this thing dangling from my ODB2 port any time I want to use it? Or is it merely a programmer that I can disconnect once the tunes are loaded?
What should impact the device that I ultimately select?
How do I select different tunes when I want to use them?
How do the tunes interact with my drive mode select knob? Do I choose which drive mode to load which tune into? Could I program only Sport Mode and leave Tow/Hauling and Eco in stock configuration? Or could I get cute and put a highly agressive tune over the Eco mode?
Thanks!
(Also, wasn't 5Star a preferred vendor? I'm sure I used to see a subforum for them.)