The BMW M4 F82 platform is one of the best BMW has come up with in years. Â The 6 cylinder twin turbo engine packs a nice punch at 425 horsepower and 410 ft/lbs of torque. Â The VR Tuned plug and play tuning box kit is an excellent way to gain huge amounts of power without worrying about your much needed factory warranty. Â The multi channel micro processor box taps into the BMW powerplants cam shift sensor, manifold pressure sensor, and boost pressure sensor to deliver a massive gain of 80hp and 130nm of torque on 93+ octane. Â This awesome car was done here at our Gilbert, Arizona location as this box installs in about 10 minutes. Â Check out the photos and read more on the VR Tuned Tuning Box Kit for the BMW F8X M3 M4 here.
Here is another excellent example of the pure quality that Akrapovic brings to the exhaust world on this Porsche 991 Turbo S. Â This latest build we did at Vivid Racing is very similar to the black one here, but with only 800 miles on the clock, we did not want to dyno it yet. Â The car features Akrapovic complete titanium exhaust system with titanium high flow catalytic converters. Â The rear end is changed with the addition of Akrapovic oval tips in a new carbon fiber surround. Â In addition to the Akrapovic exhaust, the car also received a set of Fabspeed Headers, Cobb Tuning AccessPort, BMC Air Filter, and was lowered on a set of H&R Springs. Â Of course we are very partial to white from our Project 991 Turbo :)
Fairy Design of Japan has been hitting home runs with their Mercedes CLA widebody kit. Â Debuted last year, the inquiries keep flowing in to change the unique EVO like Mercedes into a stanced monster. Â This time Fairy Design connected with air suspension partners Airrex to really lay this Mercedes out. Â The 10 piece wide body kit features front and rear fenders that does require some cutting of the body as seen here, but allows you to run 10 inch wide wheels! Â This particular CLA has some amazing Work Wheels equipped in bronze. Â Having our own Project CLA45, we plan on adding this kit very soon as well. Â Enjoy the pics and make sure you view all the Fairy Design Products Here as well as Airrex Suspension Kits Here.
Our customer in Bahrain got his BMW M6 V10 5.0L engine roaring with a new VR Tuned ECU Flash. Â Having owned a V10 M5, these cars can be dogs down low and respond slow to throttle. Â The VR Tuned flash is all done via OBDII and really wakes these cars up. Â Changing the torque limiters, top speed, o2 sensor readings, as well as fuel and timing maps, the new tune gives the E63 M6 new life. Â This car was tested on a rear wheel drive dyno jet where it baselined at 486.20 hp. Â After the tune, its max gain took the car to 504.14 hp with torque going from 362.96 to 374.67. Â On a chart these gains are good for the V10, but the difference in overall driveability is more noticed in driving conditions. Â Check out the dyno sheet, image, and video below. Â Order your VR Tuned BMW M6 Tuning Here.
We have been on a recent rampage of Porsche 991 Turbo projects and this Porsche 991 Turbo S Cab is no different. Â This customer fell in love with our Project 991 Turbo that we did and wanted the same look and performance. Â Being his 2nd Porsche 991 Turbo with his first as a coupe, the cab with sexy red interior is going to turn out pretty awesome. Â The first round of mods is all about performance here. Â With a quick installation of the H&R Springs to give the car a nice stance once done, the rest will soon be added. Round 2 will come soon with Niche 2 piece Misano candy red 21 inch wheels, a Vorsteiner front and rear bumper, and a fresh matte or gloss white wrap from EAWraps. Â But first, lemme make some boost!
So our formula for these cars has been the same. Â VR Tuned Tuning Box Kit, Agency Power Titanium Exhaust, Agency Power Y-Pipe, Agency Power Intakes. Â The Tuning Box Kit is a plug and play device that works with the cars boost, manifold, and cam sensors to change the mapping of the vehicle giving it huge gains in torque and horsepower. Â Our Agency Power titanium exhaust original design has a beautiful tone while keeping the stock catalytic converters for emissions purposes. Â A new feature on this car is the brand new Agency Power quad titanium tips. Â The burnt blue tips are a perfect replacement to those rectangle jobbies and feature a nicely etched AP logo. Â Our Y-Pipe helps improve the air flow from the intercoolers to the throttle body with larger diameter piping and a better merge collector. Â Finally is the AP intakes giving more forced air with the high flow cylindrical cone filters that fit right under the air ducts for the rear decklid.
We have done 2 articles now comparing the modifications of the 991 Turbo and Turbo S with parts from Cobb Tuning, GIAC, Akrapovic, Sharkwerks, and Agency Power.  Our most indepth article showed the difference in how the Cobb Tuning compared to the GIAC flash, but then compared to our VR Tuned Tuning Box Kit here.  We then revalidated our findings with this other Porsche 991 Turbo S that we showcased about a week ago here.  This showed the consistency of the basic bolt-ons and tuning which included the Cobb AccessPort, Akrapovic exhaust, and BMC air filter.  So now how does this other Turbo S stack up with the VR Tuned Tuning Box.  Tests are always completed on our Mustang AWD Dyno using 91 octane here in Arizona.  Typical drivetrain loss is 20-25% and tests are usually run in 3rd gear.
Our completely stock 991 Turbo S baselined with 444 awhp and 431 ft/lbs of torque.  With all the parts installed and ran again under the same conditions, the peak numbers were 468 awhp and 545 ft/lbs.  No the car did not only make 24 horsepower.  There might be some differences in tests with fans on the intercoolers or radiators, but its a small negligable difference. It had massive gains with 75 awhp at 3700 rpm that climbed to about 90 awhp at 4280 rpm and then back to 75 awhp at around 4700 rpm.  The car continued with 50 awhp gain around 5100 rpm and slowly tapered off from 40 to 30 to 20 horsepower.  What is truly impressive is the torque.  With the new Y-Pipe and intakes, the throttle is much quicker and the turbos spool faster.  Right away at 3000 rpm we are making 50 ft/lbs more torque and it shoots up massively to a gain of about 120 ft/lbs at around 4000 rpm.  Much like the horsepower, it starts to fade off up top where it crosses paths at 5300 rpm while still gaining about 50 ft/lbs.  I would say the tapering is interesting, but is it?  Lets look at the other cars (graph) below.
Whether the Turbo or the Turbo S, the end gains are going to be the same as the turbochargers are the same but the Turbo S has a slightly more aggressive map stock. Â So our previous 4Â cars tested including 2 Cobb Accessports, 1 GIAC tune, and 1 VR Tuned Tuning Box were similar.
485 awhp/554 ft/lbs (Cobb with Akrapovic and Fabspeed Headers) READ HERE
474 awhp/482 ft/lbs (GIAC, Sharkwerks, High Flow Cats)Â READ HERE
474 awhp/536 ft/lbs (Cobb with AP Y-Pipe, AP Intake, Sharkwerks muffler bypass and high flow cats) READ HERE
495 awhp/548 ft/lbs which was our Project 991 Turbo with the only difference compared to this car was we had headers. Â READ HERE
Stay tuned for Stage 2 where we add the wheels and body kit with wrap. Â In the meantime, shop all our Porsche 991 Turbo Products Here.
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Our customer William just got done installing his VR Tuned ECU Tuning Box Kit for the Mercedes CLA 250 2.0L turbo and he is stoked on the performance increase! Â The Tuning Box plug and play functionality gives the CLA 250 almost 50 horsepower gain over stock while still improving driveability and is warranty safe. Â Plugging into the cars manifold, boost, and camshaft sensors, the Tuning Box micro processor takes over controlling the signals and giving the performance the CLA 250 craves for. Â In addition the tuning box, this car also has a HG Motorsports cold air intake which really helps the turbocharger breathe. Â Check out the pics and order your VR Tuned Tuning Box for the CLA250 Here.
