04-28-2018, 06:53 AM | #1 |
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A8 Transmission tuning blog, might help some in tuning.
http://www.ltgrevolution.com/home/ar...-transmission/
Also more background on it from Jason Jacfab in the LTG 2.0 Turbo forum https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showp...99&postcount=1
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Thanks for sharing. I'm sure it will help out a lot of people if they are looking to play with their transmission tuning. The article is pretty short and to the point, but hopefully understandable. It was written at the time when I had HP Tuners v3.6x, the tuning tables seemed extremely limited, now there is a little more to play with in the 3.7 beta, but still not the tables I am waiting for to make shifts even quicker.
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Why not? I think will has tined some... maybe not the tcm, but the 2017s engines..the ecm just needs to be unlocked right?
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The 2017 trans can be tuned, but you have to send off the TCM to ether HP Tuners or EFI live to unlock. I've yet to see the tune from a 2017+ with the TCM unlocked, but I gotta imagine all the parameters are very similar.
I've toyed with the idea of offering Trans tuning only, but due to how the A8 is assembled, it would be a case by case situation as each trans will probably respond a little differently due to the shift solenoids. It would require a base tune, drive it, log it, give feedback, retune, drive it log it, give feed back, retune, etc etc until the end user is happy with where it is. |
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If you want to use me as a test dummy for tuning the TCM I can run some logs and send them your way. The only thing ive touched is the slip because outside of that and reading your article tuning the TCM scares the *&#%&*# outta me. I have the 3.7 beta as well so if you wanna play around no strings attached just let me know.
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Wishful thinking, as many places stopped doing that for even tb's due to shady members. But a future possibility.
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Removing the front bumper takes about 30 minutes there are some nice youtube removal videos.. but its 4 7mm screws under each fender the torx bits along the top under the hood a couple clips and then the line of screws under the front of the car.. It is a pretty simple removal and only one wire plug to unplug on driver side under fender liner. Then you send the TCM out to hptuners and they unlock it. You are correct that trifecta is advertising the TCM doesnt need to be unlocked -2017 Camaro models with the 8-Speed automatic transmission and T87A transmission control module (TCM) DO NOT require an UNLOCK. Right from their site.. which is interesting I am actually going to contact them and find out for sure what they are claiming or maybe jason can chime in if he knows.
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Had mine done today. Still a work in progress but car responds like it should have with the ECM tune so I'm very happy. With 2017+ HPTUNERS is raping everyone with credits 4 for the ECM, $200 to unlock the TCM then another 4 credits to tune the TCM. All in all I'm almost $1k invested in just tuning....
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