[Jlephoto]

I just purchased a C&L CAI and SCT tuner from American Muscle (great customer service experience). How does their custom 93 performance tune compare to the Bama 93 Race tune or Tillman equivalent?

[05horse]

it dont.

hands down bama is WAY MORE intence.

i order my parts from AM and get their free tune for 87 so i can save money this summer!.


but for big time power. bama all the way ( or tillman, although i have not tried them ) either or

[sicstang]

i bought the SCT livewire and loved it. I felt it was one of the best upgrades that I got. Even before I got the CAI, and just had the tuner i could immediately feel a difference.

[JEFFAC1292]

I have a 87 AM tune and just got a 93 bama race tune and its sooooo much better. much more responsive, pulls harder in the 2000-3000rpm range and and way faster at WOT.

[Jlephoto]

Obviously I am a newbie.... what is WOT?

[Jlephoto]

So, you would recommend that I spend the 50.00 on a 93 Race tune from Bama verses the AM 93 performance tune correct?

[Silver J]

Originally Posted by Jlephoto

Obviously I am a newbie.... what is WOT?

WOT = wide open throttle (your foot pressing the accelerator all the way down)

[big8ter]

i got a tune from american muscle and tillman and i made a thread comparing the two and tillman won hands down and tillman tune took less than 24 hours to email it to me and american muscle takes 7+ days to email it

[silverelite]

It also depends what kind of tune it was. race for race and torque for torque. cant really compare race to torque etc

anyways...bama ftw!!111! a canned tune is is better than stock though... i recently got the 93 bama performance tune and love it.

[05horse]

race tune for upper end power


tq for lower end power

[JEFFAC1292]

Originally Posted by 05horse

race tune for upper end power


tq for lower end power

+1 on that statement

[silverelite]

Here are the differences between Race, Torque, and Performance, as taken from the FAQs section from Bamachips. To address the OPs original question of is it worth it and how much better it is, this is a general understanding as to why getting one of this tunes is better than a generic "custom" AM "performance" tune.



"The Torque and Performance programs differ in the range they are aimed at for making power. The Torque is more so a daily driver program that focuses in on the 1500-3500 rpm's band. In order to do so well in that range though it does give up a few HP up top and this is why I break it apart from my Performance adjustments.



The Performance program is aimed at more of a 3000rpm and up rpm band focusing in more on the top end horsepower and all out performance driving. This is a great track tune but also works well daily driven.


The Race tune will further enhance the drivability of your new Mustang. Using the highest grade of fuel available in your area I can write a tune that will bring the throttle response to life. Enough so that I wouldn't recommend it for daily driving use as it may try to jump out from a stop and possibly even spin the tires. This wouldn't be good if you were beside a police car. One of the true benefits of this tune is that it doesn't increase the timing or reduce the fuel so it can be used with only the premium grade fuel available in your area. Finally with the automatics I use an entirely new shifting curve and torque converter scheduling to further enhance the all out performance of the car.


All of my programs are safe to use for daily driving unless we agree on doing something otherwise."


Hope this helps!!

[Jlephoto]

I may see a Bamam 93 race tune in my very near future.

[05stangv6]

which one is better though the bama or the tillman. im looking to buy one soon and havent decided on which one. from what i read they are both good but i want to know which one is better

[terkar]

I have the 93 race from Bama-with c&l intake. I'm 57 years old and laid down a strip of rubber the other day without even trying. I'm an auto and when going wot the shifting is fast and hard--totally makes the car a true sports car! IMHO you can't go wrong with either!