There's not really an Achilles heel of these motors, which is pretty great. But there's no oil pump gear issues like the Fords. Most of our cars are still on the factory transmission and diff and axles and motor, so we push the factory stuff pretty hard before we need to change it. As far as parts go, we really don't do much on the cars, everything works very well from factory. Especially on the newer Chryslers, stuff gets really complicated. We see shops that say ‘Yeah, I do tunes with GM, I can do your Chrysler,’ and they can't. What should someone know about tuning Mopars specifically? We can do a tune and you'll pick up power from the tune, but those parts themselves, unlike a GM, will not add power to the factory stuff that's already super efficient. Those parts won't add power to a 6.4 engine, they will add sound. A cold-air intake, headers and exhaust are the go-to starters. Not someone that just tunes on the Internet, someone who dials the cars in, knows what works knows what doesn't. And a lot of tuners have their own formula – and when I say tuner I mean someone that also does work to the cars. So having a goal and then finding a tuner who can help you with that goal is proper way to start.Įxactly. People will throw parts on their cars that the Internet said to, then go to a tuner who does things a different way, and like ‘No we don't like to use these injectors, we don't like these parts.’ You have to find someone familiar with the parts that are on your car or that you're planning to put on your car. The first thing is what people often skip, and that's to find a tuner or a shop. What’s the best way to start a Mopar tune? Probably 80% of the people who come in simply want more power with no particular ET goal. The interview has been edited for clarity and concision.ĭo people who come to OST generally know what they want? This third and last interview is with Micah Doban at OST Dyno in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, a family business with more than 40 years of Mopar expertise specializing in Gen III Hemis, but tuning everything from land-speed cars and drag racers to Jeeps The first interview in this three-part series was with Blake Leonard at Top Speed Cincy in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second with Brandon Alsept at BA Motorsports in Milford, Ohio. So I called three tuners, one focused on GM, one on Mopar, one on Ford, to find out what people should know about how to get the best power for their goals, and how to make sure they are able to use all that power. This got me thinking about the ways people ruin their quest for horsepower, either on the front end by not insisting on a clean install and paying the money for it, or on the back end with supplemental purchases like cheap tires or cheap gas. I tooled around on a Sunday drive, shaking my head that someone had spent five figures to get more power the right way, with a clean install, then wiped out the gains so thoroughly that the stock engine would likely have overwhelmed the tires. It was the perfect ride for parking in a Burger King parking lot on a Friday night. On my first test drive, I couldn't get any of that supercharged sweetness to the ground. Then the car's owner bolted on a set of great looking wheels wrapped in good looking but inexpensive rubber. The blower install had been done properly. He went to Wyotech and has factory GM training as well as fabrication.Not long ago, I wrote a story about a pony car tuned with a supercharger. Tim has over 16 years of automotive experience and specializes in Ford performance Steven Prody Meet the Team Justin Keithġ0 years of automotive shop experience and also the co-owner of Street Car Takeover Curtis SmithĬurtis Smith founder of Mustang Mods has years of sales experience and specializes in late model Ford Tim Vento Together we feel we can offer the best performance shop experience around. Justin also teamed up with Curtis who recently moved from Denver Colorado and is an expert in Gen 1,2 and 3 Coyote engines and Mustangs. He found a guy who specializes in each platform, Ford, GM and Dodge. Justin got together with some of Kansas City’s best and started Killer Performance. Our founder, Justin Keith has been the pioneer for turning brand new vehicles into 1000+hp machines. We have a true passion for modifying late model domestic vehicles. From our techs to our sales reps you will get the best aftermarket experience around. Killer Performance is built with a staff that has years of automotive experience.
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