Dyno tuned my car tonight. Meh.

Chemmedic said:
I agree with above, 250 whp is about right....maybe even better than about right, I mean the only mods on there that would significantly impact your numbers are the intake, the flash tune, and the test pipe.... everything else is just helping put the power on the wheels and keeping the wheels on the ground....I had a similar setup on an 07 and I was getting just under that from my ghetto dyno...... I mean, that's 40!!!!! WHP for basically 2 power mods, intake and flash tune, I mean, did you do a stock dyno? It shouldn't have been putting out more than 210 ish..... so what is the problem here?

Just going through your mod list, accessport, adds about 15 for your setup, intake, 10-15 depending on other mods, TIP? not really helping without a bigger turbo or a DP, TMIC? only really helps with heatsoak, Internals? Basically just insurance from zoom zoom boom at your stage, BOV? helps your shifts, irrelevant for WHP, Test pipe +5-10WHP? again, depends on DP, NGKs meh, maybe some improvement, doubt it though, RSB? Keeps the car on the road, RMM? Helps with launch times and torque, but not peak HP, Springs and shocks? keeps the car on the road.

So over all, 15+ 15 + 10 + 5 (for the NGKs) = 45 WHP, and that's with some generous assumptions.
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There is no problem, just stating what I did, and that I was under the assumption that it would put out closer to stock rated numbers is all. That and the fact that a stock car (ST in this case) which is rated lower than mine from factory responds better to ots tunes and puts out better numbers than ours. I'm not complaining at all. just an observation and "general discussion"
 
Awafrican said:
You'll get much more power out of a pro tune or even a freektune ots+ map. Cobb maps are a good "safe" starting point, but not nearly as good a one that's custom for you
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Hmmm...maybe that's why Cobb's own help file refers to the OTS maps as "base maps" (see attachment)

Attachment source: https://cobbtuning.atlassian.net/wiki/display/PRS/MAZDASPEED+Tuning+Guide

It looks like Cobb recently redid their ATR manual, and actually I have to say I really like the new updated version so far. Far better than the old one.

I see a lot of misunderstanding about these OTS maps on the forums all the time. The OTS maps are not performance maps. They are designed to be a starting point for further tuning. I would argue, some of the tables aren't even a good starting point on most cars.

edit: And with regards to the OP, I always tell people, the OTS maps are a great way to make sure that your car doesn't gain anything from your mods. If you look at the differences between the OTS maps, as the maps add flow mods, Cobb decreases WGDC while keeping boost and ignition timing targets roughly the same, such that the Stage 3 map is really going to give you roughly the same loads and ignition timing as the Stage 1 maps...ie the same power.
 

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