22hp from a tune??? This can't be real...

sirdaft1 · 08-03-2013, 10:33 PM

Just came across this link. They claim a 22hp &28ft lbs torque improvement over stock. Why does this sound waaaay too good to be true w/o any other mods?

http://www.smokeysdyno.com/articles/...he-n52-engine/

CombatNinja · 08-04-2013, 06:11 AM

Hey, if you can't trust Smokey's Dyno shop, who the hell can you trust? Dyno is probably calibrated for the domestic crowd, who like to see numbers. Big numbers.

sirdaft1 · 08-04-2013, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by CombatNinja

Hey, if you can't trust Smokey's Dyno shop, who the hell can you trust? Dyno is probably calibrated for the domestic crowd, who like to see numbers. Big numbers.

BAMxi · 08-04-2013, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by CombatNinja

Hey, if you can't trust Smokey's Dyno shop, who the hell can you trust? Dyno is probably calibrated for the domestic crowd, who like to see numbers. Big numbers.

literally lol'd at this comment. I was thinking the same thing about the legitimacy of "Smokey's Dyno shop." I'm sure they've keyed into something that AA and other big time tuners just couldn't grasp....

mike-y · 08-04-2013, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CombatNinja

Hey, if you can't trust Smokey's Dyno shop, who the hell can you trust? Dyno is probably calibrated for the domestic crowd, who like to see numbers. Big numbers.

if you looked at their site, nearly all the cars are imports. in fact, they have a page dedicated to BMW tunes:

http://www.smokeysdyno.com/bmw.html

it also looks like they do custom tunes for each individual car on the chassis dyno. A custom dyno tune can give better results than a "one-size-fits-all" tune like the typical AA, because the tune is specific to your car. Not saying that AA is bad in the least, but even AA would tell you that if you could bring your car to their shop for a custom tune, the results would always be better than just getting an off-the-shelf-flash.

Just because you haven't heard of a shop or tuner, doesn't automatically make them a poor choice.

Route 16 · 08-04-2013, 04:25 PM

I would go with AA just because of their reputation but there are no local dealers in NorCal anymore. Then I heard of this last week and it's in my area. Anybody heard of this group? http://ecutuninggroup.com/company-profile "increase 28 hp claim"

mike-y · 08-04-2013, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Route 16

I would go with AA just because of their reputation but there are no local dealers in NorCal anymore. Then I heard of this last week and it's in my area. Anybody heard of this group? http://ecutuninggroup.com/company-profile "increase 28 hp claim"

well, isn't that interesting.. I just looked at their site, and looked at the dyno chart for the 328, and it looks it's the same chart as the smokey's dyno. Actually, it looks like a lot of the charts on that page are from Smokey's dyno.

Route 16 · 08-05-2013, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by mike-y

well, isn't that interesting.. I just looked at their site, and looked at the dyno chart for the 328, and it looks it's the same chart as the smokey's dyno. Actually, it looks like a lot of the charts on that page are from Smokey's dyno.

Seems iffy? I want to make a thread for more opinions.

Johnny D · 08-05-2013, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by mike-y

well, isn't that interesting.. I just looked at their site, and looked at the dyno chart for the 328, and it looks it's the same chart as the smokey's dyno. Actually, it looks like a lot of the charts on that page are from Smokey's dyno.

That's because "Smokey's Dyno" is a dealer for the other tuner company.

http://ecutuninggroup.com/dealers

andrey_gta · 08-12-2013, 12:21 PM

I saw that site some months ago. Didnt really find it too credible

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