Stratified Flash Tune Datalog Refinement

[jpierson86]

Last week I ordered an AP from Stratified with a flash tune and optional datalog refinement. My only engine mods are an Injen intake and exhaust. I'm running the 91 octane flash tune and everything seems to be great - very rarely do I get negative corrections, and sometimes see up to +3. So my question is should I use my datalog refinement now or wait until I get an intercooler upgrade? Has anyone seen performance increases after a refinement when having very few mods like my car? I am running 92 octane fuel on a 91 map so I do think it could be taken a little farther. Thanks.

 

[kivnul]

If you purchased what I think you did, you sent them a list of your car modifications and they made a quick tune for you. The refinement is designed so that they can do 1 pass of refinement based on that single tune. If you want to do more modifications, they will need to create a new tune for you, which is a different workload for them than a refinement.

Edit: Also, Welcome to the forum!

 

[OneFord]

Buy a forever tune.

 

[jpierson86]

If you purchased what I think you did, you sent them a list of your car modifications and they made a quick tune for you. The refinement is designed so that they can do 1 pass of refinement based on that single tune. If you want to do more modifications, they will need to create a new tune for you, which is a different workload for them than a refinement.

Edit: Also, Welcome to the forum!

OK that answers my question. Thank you for the answer and thank you for the welcome!

 

[kivnul]

No problem. Which side of the state are you at? The 92 on the coast seems to be better than the 92 on the east side. (Seattle gas is almost a 93, Spokane gas is almost a 91). As to your other question I do not recall anybody getting a refined log with the stock intercooler. The IC is pretty much the #1 or #2 limiting factor for how much a tuner can crank up the car (the other limit being air filter / intake) so I do not think a tuner would be willing to turn the dial much higher with it. Looking at your logs (like Stratified wants you to set them up) you can see knock count. 1 or 2 knocks are OK on a pull, much more and there is no room to work in (the tuner might even pull timing / boost even more for safety)

 

[jpierson86]

I'm on the coast, and I've heard that our 92 is "pretty much 93" but have no data to back that up and was unwilling to chance it and request a 93 tune. I'm going to do some logs today and see how the knock is.

 

[kivnul]

The Stratified folks are using gas from the same refineries you are, so they are well aware the quality of the 92 you are using. When I've tuned with them, I just left in the comments that I was using 92. It helps them setup the initial tune. With revisions, they don't really care what # you put on the gas, all they care about is what the engine is doing with whatever gas you are using and adjust up or down from there.