arfedge Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Stage 3 Audi B5 S4's make 420+HP, and coincidentally are 2.7 twin turbos. The problem at high boost are intercoolers, and fuel, and... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave80 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Intercooler isn't a problem. Fuel is for sure, not enough fuel with high boost isn't fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500R Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Stage 3 Audi B5 S4's make 420+HP, and coincidentally are 2.7 twin turbos. The problem at high boost are intercoolers, and fuel, and... Un-coincidentally though they are completely different blocks in every which way... compression ratio, VVT, direct injection, etc. etc. etc. is all different.... the only thing they share is 6 cylinders, 4 valves a cylinder and 2.7 L of displacement. Can't compare the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500R Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Drive train is the 6f55(very tough)..and they have been pushed well past 500 hp and still seem to hold up....now engine internals is the million dollar question, my guess is its going to be very tough with the CGI block! Agreed. Will they ever make those STi blocks better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalm111 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 I hope you guys are right. I sure hope this drivetrain and internals are able to hold up to extra power. Given my past experiences I'm going to let someone "test" this for a little bit before pulling the trigger though :D Perhaps having two extra cylinders does actually make the forces on each one smaller, plus both my STi motors exploded at around 22-24psi, I don't think the edge runs anywhere near that although not sure. Anyone know the boost increase of the livinois tune? I have no clue what Subaru is doing anymore. They are still running the same failure prone engine even in the newest STis.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500R Posted December 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 1500 miles and still going very very very well. Car seems to love to accelerate down in the lower mph. Just got a K&N filter and will test to see if any performance gains can be had. I think boost increase is 3-5 psi. Only thing I have had an issue and still need to test further is going full throttle from 4th gear to 5th it seems to go back and forth between the gears before going into 5th.... like 4...5...4...5....... Still hoping Corey can get into LMS to get 3rd gear a bit stronger! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave80 Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 So transmission shifting issue still not fixed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500R Posted December 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 So transmission shifting issue still not fixed? Is there an issue with them? I am talking about full throttle at 6K rpm in 4th going into 5th where is goes back and forth between the gears before it actually goes into 5th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNTNedge Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Any more updates or impressions GT500? I traded my 15 STI for and Edge sport and am looking at the LMS tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500R Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 So far so good! The K&N filter install was a bit helpful with increased acceleration and works well with the tune. Car has gobs of power, no issues to report this far, went on a quick 1 hour ride on the parkway, set cruise at 65 and go 28.5 mpg I will take a quick video soon of 0-60 to show how quick it is and post it up. I really want LMS to work on fine tuning the 3rd gear meh spot right after the second gear shift (maybe it is the gearing, maybe it's the tuning) but if that gets fixed then we got a low 13's SUV no doubt about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500R Posted December 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Oh also still getting used to the trans as you need to figure out the good shift down points for best acceleration <20 or 40 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNTNedge Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I am a little concerned about the transmission part. The one thing I never worried about on my STI LOL. I can't wait to tune, but it will be a while after Christmas, as my bank account needs to recover. The Edge sport is already darn quick, I am really looking forward to the extra power. I love taking down the occasional street youth at a stoplight here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave80 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Looks like they need to tweak some stuff still on that tune. They only had the car for few days for testing and creating the tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500R Posted December 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 That would be a question for Corey on how long LMS has the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave80 Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 Ford Explorer got a nice tune revision: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3492590&postcount=43 0-60 in 4.70 seconds wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500R Posted December 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Ford Explorer got a nice tune revision: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3492590&postcount=43 0-60 in 4.70 seconds wow That's pretty impressive gains for just a revision!!! But... while I definitely agree there is an improvement based on the times, it is tough to judge true 0-60 runs without a VBOX or similar device with excellent GPS signal to show elevation from start to finish (slopes) and Hz of the gps device measuring the times as the cell phone devices aren't 100% accurate (though I am not sure what this person used)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave80 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Yeah 0-60 isn't my biggest concern, but I do like the comments about the improved shifting after the revision. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave80 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Hopefully they can that edge back and work it just a little bit more before I decide on the tune. There few other options besides Livernois in the works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNTNedge Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Hopefully they can that edge back and work it just a little bit more before I decide on the tune. There few other options besides Livernois in the works. Who else is working on tunes. My Christmas money is burning a hole in my pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
037 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 I have Livernois tune on my current vehicle and I visited them in person, good shop to work with and worth every penny. Standing by for further tune revisions before I jump in. Of course...I would need to buy an Edge first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackened Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) I just found out the livernois tune was available for my 2015 AWD Edge sport and it's on my want list! I saw a video on YouTube of a Sport with a tune running a 13.4@100mph and you can hear the engine go flat after it shifts into 3rd gear. Likely the convertor lockup is killing the power and changing the schedule should improve it greatly. I have a supercharged 03 marauder and I was chasing a similar bog which was my TC locking up and felt like SC belt slip. Now my TC will not lock under WOT and I pulled a 12.4@110 with it. As for the tune, it was mentioned that I have to purchase the tuner, grab some info from my vehicle which I send to livernois and they will email me several octane tune's similar as to what SCT does? I live in NYC and traveling out to livernois is not in the cards so does anyone know off hand or from experience if they will send out a general mail tune? Edited January 8, 2016 by Blackened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
037 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I am also in NYC and know for a fact that they certainly will send you a mail tune. Got my self a 15 Sport since my last post too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
037 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) . Edited January 8, 2016 by 037 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackened Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I am also in NYC and know for a fact that they certainly will send you a mail tune. Got my self a 15 Sport since my last post too. Thanks for the info, how do you like the tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitz118 Posted January 8, 2016 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I just found out the livernois tune was available for my 2015 AWD Edge sport and it's on my want list! I saw a video on YouTube of a Sport with a tune running a 13.4@100mph and you can hear the engine go flat after it shifts into 3rd gear. Likely the convertor lockup is killing the power and changing the schedule should improve it greatly. I have a supercharged 03 marauder and I was chasing a similar bog which was my TC locking up and felt like SC belt slip. Now my TC will not lock under WOT and I pulled a 12.4@110 with it. As for the tune, it was mentioned that I have to purchase the tuner, grab some info from my vehicle which I send to livernois and they will email me several octane tune's similar as to what SCT does? I live in NYC and traveling out to livernois is not in the cards so does anyone know off hand or from experience if they will send out a general mail tune? Do you have the link to the YouTube video with the Edge Sport running 13.4@100mph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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