theycallmecoyote
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So I just pulled the trigger on a '16 Escalade and I've been doing a little research on a few light mods, intake, flapper bolt mod, maybe swap out the muffler for a Magnaflow or something (not a full cat back, just the muffler), nothing too crazy. Might throw on some Hotchkis sway bars at some point.
I guess I'm curious if anyone has input on how well a canned tune from, say, Diablo will work with those type of bolt ons? I saw the Black Bear intake comparisons, and saw the notes on a few of the intakes that tuning is probably necessary due to the intake leaning things out too much. Will a canned tune be enough to rectify that? There also seems to be a slight hesitation right off idle before power comes on, which I gather is a common issue and one that I definitely want to address. Truth be told, I think just an intake should be enough to get that off the line power where I want it, but afraid I'd be running too lean with just intake. I guess at the end of the day I'd like the ability to turn AFM off if I want to as well, especially if I'm gonna do the flapper mod.
PS I know the group consensus around here is Black Bear Black Bear Black Bear and I totally get that custom, tailored tunes are the bees knees. However, I have had "good enough" experience with canned options in the past that I prefer just a plug and play option rather than all the data logging and back and forth that comes with custom tunes. I also work exclusively on a work issued laptop, so any downloads or software or files are a pretty big no no.
I guess I'm curious if anyone has input on how well a canned tune from, say, Diablo will work with those type of bolt ons? I saw the Black Bear intake comparisons, and saw the notes on a few of the intakes that tuning is probably necessary due to the intake leaning things out too much. Will a canned tune be enough to rectify that? There also seems to be a slight hesitation right off idle before power comes on, which I gather is a common issue and one that I definitely want to address. Truth be told, I think just an intake should be enough to get that off the line power where I want it, but afraid I'd be running too lean with just intake. I guess at the end of the day I'd like the ability to turn AFM off if I want to as well, especially if I'm gonna do the flapper mod.
PS I know the group consensus around here is Black Bear Black Bear Black Bear and I totally get that custom, tailored tunes are the bees knees. However, I have had "good enough" experience with canned options in the past that I prefer just a plug and play option rather than all the data logging and back and forth that comes with custom tunes. I also work exclusively on a work issued laptop, so any downloads or software or files are a pretty big no no.