When you tuned your Dad's Z16 did you also do any dyno pulls to establish a base line to work from? If so, can you give us the base numbers before the tune and numbers after?
I also have a Z16 that I bought from the original owner last December with 5900 miles. When I bought the Z it was stock except for the addition of a Blackwing. Seat of the pants this thing is pretty strong, but would it make sense to look at a tune and if so, what should my expectations be?
Thanks
Rich
Well.....unfortunately for everyone, he did'nt come to the shop for this. No dynos. We went to his house and I got recruited to do this. He well knows that the outcome would have been WAAAAY better with dyno data. But in my experience with countless Z06 air intake only cars, before runs are 345-355 and afters are 365-375 rwhp. Someday I will talk him into bringing his car to the shop. But we will never have before numbers.
And now that he is a "customer" we got to put our decal on the back window! so everynight out on the roads of Tampa you might see a commemorative corvette with our decal on the back, It might be him!
Then again there are about a half a dozen in town with the decal too so it might not
After all this time(since december 2004) my dad finally asked for a cold air and basic tune for his Z16. So we visited him on Sunday, installed the cold air and did some very basic tuning. He always told me about how much faster this car is compared to his 71 LT1. I told him that he has'nt seen anything yet. We got finished, and he went out for a ride. Came back up his driveway with a big grin that couldn't be removed with a jackhammer. Monday evening he called and told that he was so much happier with the car. He reported a 1 mpg improvement and smoother running and acceleration. Now he wants headers..........think I gave him the bug! So much for keeping the Z16 stock.
So much for keeping the Z16 stock.
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