Colorado ZR2 Performance Tuning: Trifecta Performance: Better MPG?

In this video we tune the 2020 Chevy Colorado with a performance tune from trifecta performance. We will see if the tune gives performance that you can feel and we will see how many MPG we lose with the performance tune. Is it worth the money? Watch this video and find out.
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[@doberman1911]

Your video motivated me to take advantage of Trifecta’s Black Friday sale. Just download the Advantage + tune for my Colorado ZR2. Super impressed with the tune.

[@lawrencemolen7748]

Dustin I have followed you ever since I received my Zr2. In sport in nj I with tune I hit about 16 around town. About 19 in economy. But no matter what the tune made me.love thus truck even more!!!! Alaska alot more fun it looks then jersey for thus truck!!!!

[@DustinFaddis]

Thanks for following. We appreciate the support. That’s not bad 16mpg around town in a tuned truck. We do love it here in Alaska. There’s so much to do with this truck out here.

[@davidgroff3355]

Have my 2018 Colorado 3.6 turned, greatly improved

[@LimitlessOverland]

This content is awesome!!! Not too many people rolling ZR2's...its all that Taco life! Great quality stuff!

[@DustinFaddis]

Thanks, I really appreciate the feedback.

[@madcratebuilder]

Tune, ported TB, 4.10's, 33's intake/exhaust, fr and rr suspension. 24-25 hiway at 55-60, 20-22 at 65-75. In town it's 11-16 depending on my right foot. With the mods the truck is a blast to drive. I run in eco mode most of the time.

[@DustinFaddis]

Nice setup…. It odd tough not to throw the pedal to the floor now 😂

[@SK-GT]

Premium fuel or 87?

[@madcratebuilder]

@@SK-GT I run 87 most the time, 92 if I'm going to play off road.

[@thelifeoffuller]

I get great city mpg, but my highway is never more than 21-22 mpg? I have K&N polished intake. Soler Ported TB. Trifecta Tune. (Flowmaster 50 Muffler only). Do you think a cat back would give me better mpg? (I have RC 2in level kit too)

[@madcratebuilder]

@@thelifeoffuller I didn't see any change in mpg's with my cat back.

[@ride200mi]

2021 Canyon, love mine! It's everything you mentioned!!

[@DustinFaddis]

Yeah, we really like it. Thanks for watching

[@MysterEnomad]

Great video, the Information i was looking for.

[@DustinFaddis]

Glad to help. Thanks for watching

[@zr2dad5]

right on. i have the tune, 4.56 gears, 255/80r17 wildpeak at3w with a wraith exhaust. i have an unfortunate commute of 30 miles each way in the sf bay area. i can still squeak out a 21ish mpg. i never saw the v4 before the tune. i also have the tune for some 34X10.50/17 super swampers and get similar mpg. the power is a noticeable thing for each tune as well. it's awfully nice of your wife to let you drive the truck dustin.

[@DustinFaddis]

Nice setup, we’re really happy with the performance. She only lets me drive for the videos 😂

[@SchroederUSMC]

Thank you, Dustin. I recently commented on your new video considering possible mods such as a snorkel. I am now researching and thinking of getting the Trifecta tune for my ZR2 after your video. I wonder about your (and everyone else's) opinion on if you should get the mods or the Trifecta tune first. I already have the snorkel and 33's, but was considering others. My mpg has definitely taken a hit after the 33's (and snorkel), and would like to get some of it back rather than faster performance.

[@DustinFaddis]

I’d do the trifecta tune next. The only reason I would wait is if you’re planning bigger tires and gears.

[@justinhenderson2708]

Just purchased my tune a few hours ago. Can't wait to install it!

[@DustinFaddis]

Let us know what you think

[@justinhenderson2708]

@Dustin Faddis I installed it last night. Haven't gotten out to drive much with it yet. I'll get back to ya on it

[@Caiden]

@@justinhenderson2708 How’s it going?

[@ManBearPigCreative]

​@@justinhenderson2708 lets hear a 1 year review!

[@colorado-sam7638]

Put the tune on my ZR2 after upping tires to the 285/70r17 mickey thompson baja boss at's, E rated. Was kinda regretting that decision because truck was noticeably slower and felt sluggish everywhere. After the tune and the bigger tires, it felt substantially better than stock with stock tire size. Best upgrade for the money spent but this is how it should have been from the factory.

[@DustinFaddis]

I totally agree. It should have come from the factory like that. If it were up to me there would have been a factory supercharged version 😆

[@MountainHobbler]

Great content Dustin. I appreciate you sharing your mods I have followed suit with a few of them. I am wondering what your Warranty situation is and does this tune detectable by the dealership even if you revert back to stock?

[@DustinFaddis]

Thanks for the support. So, I can only speak from personal experience. My truck is still under warranty. I’ve had it in for one warranty issue. An oil cooler line busted. I’ve tuned every vehicle I’ve owned and I just return it to stock before taking it into the dealer. It’s never been an issue.

[@reflectivefocus9044]

Great question about the warranty

[@madcratebuilder]

The dealer is not going to dig deep at looking for evidence of a tune unless you have a catastrophic engine failure. I have had 1 warranty repair completed (Trans flush) with the tune installed and dealer didn't comment on it.

[@DustinFaddis]

@@madcratebuilder totally agree Steven

[@rustyshackelford4642]

I think this has sold me on getting this tune for my canyon

[@drinkswithdnr2970]

That’s what I was thinking 🤔

[@DustinFaddis]

I was surprised at how much it woke this thing up. The pedal delay is gone now. It’s pretty quick.

[@DustinFaddis]

@@drinkswithdnr2970 you won’t regret it

[@drinkswithdnr2970]

@@DustinFaddis ok, I might just pull the trigger

[@DustinFaddis]

@@drinkswithdnr2970 don’t wait like I did

[@miscellaneous5215]

Thanks for the video. I just go a 22 ZR2. Sounds worth the risk lol.

[@madcratebuilder]

I would drive a few thousand miles to be sure it's a solid truck before the tune just in case there is a problem after you tune.

[@arrowem]

WHOA!!! You got a 9 second ZR2!!! ;)

[@foreshee10]

1/8 mile lol

[@joalyincontroly4379]

28 extra horse and 41 extra lb-ft torque would be really nice in my ZR2. I wonder if they'll have this Trifecta tune available for the new 2023 Turbo 4 cylinder engine.. which will already have significantly more torque than my 2022. Would be so sweet to have a really overpowered/fast ZR2

[@DustinFaddis]

Just seeing what they did with this naturally aspirated v6 … I can’t wait to see what they’re going to do with the turbo motor

[@BluRadoZ71]

Damn would be nice to get that much power and fuel increase. I barely get 19 mpg and i drive on the highway 85% of the time. Does this void the warranty?

[@vepo2341]

Does the Trifecta tune works on Chevy Colorado with diesel engine too? Thank you

[@bryanwatkins6502]

I actually have 2 questions how do you return to stock and I received 4 download files how do I know which one to pick because I see you had 5 did you have to download all 5?

[@matthew197735]

i have a 2020 Colorado ZR2 V6 i get about 13-15 mpg, I've been looking for a tune for my truck but I'm also told that i might have to send my ecu in to unlock it before i can tune it. don't know how true that is but it was a big price difference, also does this also do anything to the speed limiter?

[@19freddy73]

Going to get one for my Canyon, did you choose AFM disabled in sport mode? I know you mentioned a bit about it in the vid. Thanks

[@DustinFaddis]

You’re going to love it. I chose to keep the AFM and I’m glad I did. I like having the power and the fuel economy increase.

[@norton.mediapnw]

I have a 2019 zr2 may consider this tune

[@gregsobek722]

What is the cost ? And why is your check engine light on ? Thanks for the video !

[@DustinFaddis]

There are 3 levels that you can purchase. I got the advantage plus because I changed my tire size. It was around $495 when I purchased. The check engine light was on because the engine wasn’t running. The check engine light isn’t on with this tune. Thanks for watching. Hope this helps.

[@drinkswithdnr2970]

The light wasn’t on when it was running. I had to pause and look at the video again to make sure

[@DustinFaddis]

@@drinkswithdnr2970 yeah I guess I should have paid attention or explained why the light was on. Or edited that out to avoid confusion

[@driftracing08]

I have a tune on mines and v4 mode is turned off and the avg mpg in stop and go traffic does not go below 19 mpg and on the factory tune the torque converter locks in the lower rpm and the torque converter staying locked decreases the gas mileage by a lot and that now when I'm coasting the rpms drop to idle speed instead of staying between 1500 to 2500 and has the power of a v6 mustang and v6 challenger and has no mods under the hood

[@DustinFaddis]

Nothing below 19? That’s impressive

[@driftracing08]

@@DustinFaddis Yes and it also got the 19 in city driving hauling some furniture and I filled up with e85 from half a tank and with that same tune it got 35 to 40 mpg but I working on it to get more power and mpg with the e85 since it got 35 to 40 mpg

[@DustinFaddis]

@@driftracing08 we’re lucky to get half of that if we’re driving down hill 😂

[@driftracing08]

@@DustinFaddis I have one of those laptop tuners and the tune I'm running now is to run on e85 and the fuel mileage is better then stock but not very high or that it can't calculate the mileage for e85 that I be seeing the fuel gauge be moving back up but the 0-60 is like 6 seconds that it has the power of a v6 mustang camaro and challenger

[@CbrF4i600cc]

You should get bnr tune also and try it on same vehicle and show results, which is better

[@DustinFaddis]

Good idea, I haven’t heard much about the bnr tune

[@mwaymire1190]

I added a K&N cool air intake last year and a Flowmaster FX exhaust on this past weekend. Now it sounds like a pissed off bumble bee🤣 I hooked up a Pedal Commander this morning but am not impressed. I have been looking at this tune for a while but was not sure which one to order of the 3 on the website. I do not have any other mods and I took the Pedal Commander off because I was not feeling comfortable with it. Any suggestions?

[@DustinFaddis]

Really the tubes are the same. They only thing that changes is the availability to do upgrades later. If you’re not changing wheel and tire size go with the cheapest

[@mwaymire1190]

@@DustinFaddis thank you!

[@davidgroff3355]

Have pedal commander AND tune sooooo responsive

[@timricks1149]

Been thinking a long time about getting this tune, but didn’t know if it was worth it. After watching this maybe I will. I already have a Mallet full exhaust on mine which is very expensive, but is well worth the money. After install I have been getting about 21.5 for about 2 years now and the power increase is very noticeable, about 11

[@timricks1149]

Horsepower and about 16 pound ft of torque. This tune would even build on those numbers maybe

[@drinkswithdnr2970]

The mallet exhaust sounds great

[@DustinFaddis]

Nice, I was looking at mallet but they had a huge wait when I was in the market and I got impatient haha. They sound awesome though. We’re really happy with the tune. We’re getting a little worse gas mileage now cause I’m taking off quick from every stop haha 😆

[@DustinFaddis]

@@timricks1149 nice, those are good numbers

[@DustinFaddis]

@@drinkswithdnr2970 yes it does

[@reflectivefocus9044]

I really need to tune my truck. I feel like I’m getting too used to the power and the pedal delay. I need a little more get up and go

[@drinkswithdnr2970]

I hate the pedal delay. It feels like it waits about 2 seconds before it takes off when I punch it

[@DustinFaddis]

Do it… you’ll be happy you did

[@rachelfaddis8151]

I love the way it drives now

[@DustinFaddis]

@@rachelfaddis8151 it’s so much better

[@HeathersHusband8387]

Which trifecta tune package did you get? And can you take the speed mph governor off??

[@DustinFaddis]

It removes the speed limiter. Just read into the packages. The only difference is if you want to change gear or tires sizes later

[@MenOfArms]

still experiencing shudder after trifecta?

[@ReichsMarschall85]

For your tune, did you leave AFM enabled even in sport mode?

[@DustinFaddis]

It’s actually still enabled.

[@chuckcarter7431]

If I already have the high output tune will that add more power

[@DustinFaddis]

Are you talking about a 2023? If so, I don’t believe there are new tunes for those yet

[@alitariq4068]

can i run this tune on my normal v6 2021 chevy colorado? it is not a zr2

[@DustinFaddis]

Yes you can run this tune in any v6 Colorado

[@rosskeiser6363]

Tune was great but after 9 months ended up getting a check engine light wiped the tune and took it to Chevy and the exhaust actuator valve was shot.

[@DustinFaddis]

😯 that’s crazy. That’s the first issue that I’ve heard from trifecta. I hope you’ve got it running good now

[@davidgroff3355]

Have mine for 3 years now, no problems

[@CbrF4i600cc]

What do you think about diablo tune?

[@DustinFaddis]

I’ve had Diablo tuners in the past but I like the fact that this is a custom tune and their support is great. You can’t beat it for the price in my opinion

[@mattschaefer2078]

What fuel do you use with the tune?

[@DustinFaddis]

I just use the standard 87 octane and it works great

[@flip97gt]

Maybe I missed it, but what octane were you using?

[@DustinFaddis]

I’m just using 87 octane. I wanted to compare using the same gas

[@flip97gt]

@@DustinFaddis wow! That's awesome! Thanks

[@DustinFaddis]

@@flip97gt I’ve used 91 octane now and didn’t really notice a difference

[@Disruptive_Engineering]

Quarter mile in 10.9? Something not right. There’s no way that this is a 10second truck from factory

[@thelifeoffuller]

It’s not 100% Accurate as is doesn’t account for light timing and the truck will roll around 5-10 mph before the app catches up. (It should add 2-3 seconds for delay) most likely around 12.5 trifecta/ 15.5 stock. Makes sense as 0-60 is about 0.7 seconds faster. The Hp/Trq is through the power band.

[@stoneycarter7789]

Does it remove the speed limiter ? my 2022 GMC Canyon tops out at a 100 MPH and I know its got way more. I have the 3.6 V6 I get 21 - 22 MPG now and i live in WV and we have nothing but hills hardly ever flat roads just down hills.

[@DustinFaddis]

Yes it does remove the speed limiter

[@coldsteel.and.courage]

Running regular or premium?

[@Caiden]

Premium I think because it was like $6 per gallon lol

[@DustinFaddis]

Just regular

[@totalglitch]

So does anyone have a stock truck with this tune? I'm looking for a diesel but the only ones left are the gas. I'm in Missouri and we have a lot of up and down hills on the freeway. Thanks

[@DustinFaddis]

Our truck is relatively stock. Just a front spacer, slightly bigger tires and a cat back exhaust.

[@totalglitch]

@@DustinFaddis ok I was not aware of that. So if you don't keep your foot in it what do you avg now?

[@DustinFaddis]

@@totalglitch with the 33” tires we average around 16 mpg. That’s a lot of stop and go around town. On the highway we get 18.5

[@Reedic20]

No way that’s a 10.9 1/4

[@jasun6859]

I didn't see any difference in change

[@josephstroup9548]

Yeah definitely not accurate 1/4 mile times 😂

[@DustinFaddis]

Of course it’s not but the app is fun to use

[@billybritt5334]

Damn my 2022 4by4 wt at 55 gets 31 you can shove truck