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Old 10-31-2021, 07:02 PM
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Once you do a TPS set and save that to all 4 tunes, you can make changes you wish to individual tunes and save those changes individually. Maybe experiment with tune 1.
If it's a change that drives terrible, you can use the knob on the handheld and switch to tune 2-3-4 to get back home as they are all the same at this point.

In other words if you are experimenting with changes, just save it in the default tune and leave 2-3-4 alone until you nail something down you're happy with. That way you'll always have the base tunes to fall back on. Once you find what you like for converter lockup, you can either save that to all 4 tunes or maybe make one tune a race tune with lockup in 3rd, or no lockup, or.....the choices are endless which is what makes these electronic transmissions awesome. The online videos they have are also very helpful, and hitting F1 on the laptop will also give you descriptions of any given table you're on.

I really can't make suggestions on lockup speeds without being there because every car seems to be a little different on what it's going to like but you'll get it figured out pretty quickly.

Here's how I attacked it. What I've done is work on part throttle stuff first, and I save that to all 4 tunes. Takes a bit of time to get part throttle shift points up and down, and shift pressures whether harsh or soft, exactly where you would like them to be. I also do the same with part throttle converter lockup so it's working nicely for light cruise speeds, around town, etc.... Save all that to all 4 tunes. That's all simply just going to take some seat time.

When I start working on the more aggressive stuff like WOT shift points, or whether I want the converter to lock at full throttle at say 5000 rpm in 3rd gear and stuff like that, I start saving that to individual tunes. If I want the car to shift at 5800, I save that in a tune. If I want 6500 I save that in another tune. I may or may not have the converter lockup in 3rd, or use that in another tune....etc....
so when I'm at the track I have this stuff set and just hit the knob on the handheld and switch tunes. There are a lot of options.

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