Hello everyone,
As the title suggests i am pretty new to tuning but have been quietly researching and learning a bit.
I have a 2018 Camaro SS that i have begun to modify and i am seeking some guidance from the experience here.
So far, i have added a Roto-Fab Cold air intake. An E85 sensor i ordered will be here tomorrow. I also am receiving my MPV2I at the same time.
Right now i have the VCM suite and Scanner and have been playing around with some virtual things on a stock tune i downloaded as well as i have what should be a working E85 tune.
Things i am needing some advise on are, what are the best places to start and examples of adjustments to make in regards to the tuning for the intake?
I understand that the MAF calibration needs to be adjusted typically. I am waiting for my wideband setup to arrive but in the time being can i make safe adjustments to the MAF to get the fueling corrected for the new air flow?
Also, will these changes translate over to the E85 tune well? Or is there a linear adjustment for that as well?
From what i can tell, the tune file i have for E85 is just a basic tune that is stock in the system and just being enabled. Does this stock tune have any proven gains? Will i only see gains by making adjustments to timing? What is a safe amount of timing to pull/add on this platform stock? Is there other tunes already adjusted with timing and cold start changes in the repository available for this platform? Until i get my unit tomorrow i can not see if this is the case.
The last thing i want to touch base on is torqu management. I really do not have any grasp on this particular part of tuning. But from what i understand getting this right in line with modifications is pretty important. I would really appreciate some help understanding this more or at the very least have something to start with.
Sorry if any of this is stupid. I have searched the forums a lot and until i get a better understanding of what to look out for it can be difficult to get some specific answers without asking.
Thank you.