Trifecta Tune How To + FAQ | CTS Vsport

[@JetFuelOnly]

Oops, mistake in video. *Filmed May 2020* not 2019 obviously. Can’t believe I’m still writing 2019 on things

[@spyderbuddy]

I've got the trifecta Tune on my 2010 Camaro V6 Had it for 12 Years, Steve is a Great Guy. Added Headers 2 years ago and asked for an updated Tune, no problem asked and he resent a new Tune. He even said the car was running a little richer from the Headers. I have Cold air intake by Airaid Throttle body CNC'ed by RX Ported intake Manifold by Benji (Port Matched) BBK Headers and high flow Cats

[@CbrF4i600cc]

How to you chat with Steve? All I get is Michael

[@brandonhodnett5420]

Another great informative video man! Really appreciate your efforts. I’ve been on the fence about this tune since I got my VSport late last year but after watching your video I’m ready to go for it. Thanks again!!

[@user-cj7dv2kc6d]

Good job. I've been running trifecta since 2017 with the red cable and no problems at all.

[@sportgoofy1975]

You're my man when it comes to vsport issues and mods. Thanks for another great video.

[@nietcykablyat9998]

Will be installing trifecta tune advantage+ once i receive my 4.56 gears on the 2019 Colorado ZR2 I have. Currently on 33s but will reset tune once I'm mounted on 35s soon! Thanks for the tutorial!

[@RFlash-xc4lo]

Why would you waste money on performance upgrades and then put bigger heavier tires on it? Why do people with trucks add weight to their trucks then go looking for power mods!😅

[@Ryan_Toppi]

@@RFlash-xc4lo well they want bigger tires and with performance mods they can get back the power the lost and gain some by doing those mods. Not really hard to figure out.

[@DMAX-ed7pq]

Learned a lot from watching your videos bro. New 14’ vsport owner w/ 35k on the odometer. My turbos were rattling which is common on these cars. After discovering the bulletin that address the bad design, I dropped it off at the shop this week and just got the green light on both turbo replacements. I had two months left on my warranty! Really grateful for the knowledge you put out. Trifecta tune will be coming in the near future. Thanks for another informative video

[@JOHNWAYNE1920]

Where is this bulletin?

[@JetFuelOnly]

JOHNWAYNE1920 www.dropbox.com/s/101ejebtchocl6n/File%20May%2006%2C%2012%2054%2058%20PM?dl=0

[@DMAX-ed7pq]

Google PIP5319E. It’s a 3 page bulletin that describes troubleshooting along with recommended replacement parts if warranted. Date stamp is 3/23/18

[@superswamperful]

Well worth it for the tune man. It's a different car. Goes beast mode.

[@superswamperful]

Videos just keep coming. Knowledge is king!!! You must not be working right now. I forgot about the custom tune stuff for intake and exhaust with trifecta. I have to email them and see if I can get the tune changed. But I'm happy with what I got now. Question one of my front headlights just went out. Whats a good brand for a headlight and how much because I see a bunch with prices all over. Have you seen led's on this car yet or just xenon and ballast ones? Keep em coming man. I wait for new videos.

[@JetFuelOnly]

Haven’t seen anything on LEDs but haven’t been paying attention. Hope it’s just a bulb, otherwise it gets expensive! Thanks for watching as usual man!

[@superswamperful]

It's just a bulb. It turned red for awhile and just blew tonight.

[@cateague]

Hey Danial... great video as usual!!!! Even though I did my quad tips already, I still found your video very helpful and I picked up a few more pointers.

[@HooksBill]

The only part I would argue are the dyno numbers. If you take your vehicle to a reputable shop and have it dynoed before installing the trifecta tuning and then go back to that same shop and the same guy run it on the same dyno, it's safe to say the numbers will show any gains fairly accurately. That's not to say those numbers are a tell all, as you stated. I've been trying to find a video comparable in quality to yours to see what the pros are saying about the trifecta tune on a 2012 Impala LT. I read a lot in forums, but I also know a lot of younger people are looking to race their cars. I'm not a young guy, but I am looking to add more power to my vehicle. I'm especially interested in upgrading tcm without getting neck breaking shifts day in and day out. I just need it to be there when I get on it. Hope this didn't sound judgmental or "ok boomerish." Just need some transparent feedback from someone. If anyone has anything to add, I'd be grateful.

[@RFlash-xc4lo]

Haha stay in the slow lane grandpa!!!! We don't wunna see you get whiplash and hurt ur baby neck by going over 25mph!😅😅😅

[@p-funk2067]

@@RFlash-xc4lo LAME.

[@impala1330]

Thank you for your help, just ordered a tune for my impala, just waiting for the cord. Thanks again 👍

[@EdTheCrete]

Any issues with your tune ? And which one did you get?

[@wildstar43]

Good morning, I have a couple of questions for you. Do you know how many 02 sensors are on a CTS V Sport and locations? I know there are a couple that are connected to the cats but not sure about other locations. I can't remember if it is 2 or 4. I got a quote from one of the local shops and they mentioned $800+. This motivated me to do this myself. 😊

[@JetFuelOnly]

There are 4. They can all be seen from under the car. Two are up closer to the turbo outlets on the downpipes. Tight up there. The other two are post cat. Go to an exhaust shop and see what they will charge if you bring the sensors

[@wildstar43]

@@JetFuelOnly Ok thank you very much, I will definitely give that option a try. I did take a look earlier shortly before your response and found that there are 4. I will be shopping for the O2 sensors tonight. If I have time during next week I'll stop by an exhaust shop to get an estimate. I wanted to let you know that I did a while back see one of your other videos on spark plugs and coil installation. Step by step it is awesome and easy to follow. So thank you for sharing great automotive content with us. I will be doing this myself as well in a couple of weeks.

[@JOHNWAYNE1920]

On another note I had Trifecta give me a factory tune with turned up boost on tour mode and full tune on sport and track mode because the increased throttle response and aggressive shifts just wore on me for daily driving. It's fun when your in the mood to drive aggressive but every day it just gets annoying. Took multiple tries but they finally got it right after going back and forth and reporting results.

[@NRHTX1]

Wow, well detailed video. Thank you for your time

[@marcusant6895]

Great video. I'm actually looking at one for my Buick Regal turbo and found this video researching Trifecta in general. I know you said reliability is not an issue but I just want to clarify...are their any issues adding that much power to stock engine? I'm not an enthusiast per say, just interested in having more passing power and whatnot when I need it.

[@JetFuelOnly]

All engines are different when it comes to adding power but most turbo engines are ready to handle more. Trifecta is conservative so few confident. We have people who have tuned their car to make 2x as much extra power in the VSport over the trifecta tune and still doing fine.

[@marcusant6895]

@@JetFuelOnly Gotcha. Thanks for the quick response

[@seanscottusa]

Great video, thanks! Quick question, Danial: on the warning messages that pop up, do you dismiss them or just ignore them? Does it matter?

[@JetFuelOnly]

Ignore

[@seanscottusa]

@@JetFuelOnly Thanks!

[@anthonymacneil2279]

Great video, well detailed. Interestingly there's no video for 14 and up Silverado/Sierra

[@darrylhumbles7256]

Great videos. I've been following them for months and it's really informative. I'm really interested in maybe giving your views/guidance on the 2.0t CTS. I see almost nothing on that model. I have a 16 model and done a couple of basic mods(CAI, performance chip) and the response is noticable but would love to do more. Just need tips. Thanks Daniel.

[@JetFuelOnly]

Thanks for watching! Do you have the LTG tune from Trifecta? I know it’s not uncommon for the LTG TO hit high 300’s and I think I’ve seen 400s every now and then. But I think you may need to upgrade the turbo if I’m not mistaken. Haven’t been following too closely but the ATS LTG owners are strong. Follow the ATS Facebook groups if you don’t already.

[@Kaizen1885]

My brother owns a 2017 GMC Terrain SLE 2 with the 3.6 L engine it’s a fun suv but performance wise we can’t find anything to l give it more pep in its step til I found this I’m going to make custom cold air intake by gutting another terrain air intake from a junk yard placing a cold air intake in it then we wanted to put a custom exhaust to make it sound more deep and now I found trifecta and they do tunes for the GMC Terrain so I’m hoping that with all that my brother car will be able to keep up with my 2014 Honda Accord v6 that’ll be interesting and fun

[@omgpolosev]

ordered this while watching for my camaro 2014

[@JOHNWAYNE1920]

Wait for the Black Friday sale. $200 off.

[@jremeee2011]

Do they usually have sales that good on Black Friday?

[@unlovedcars9208]

Great video! How did 1/4 mile trap speed compare before and after Trifecta?

[@JetFuelOnly]

Unloved Cars check it out at time 16:34

[@biglou6484]

Hi daniel quick question how do you know the trifecta tune is fully calibrated ? Thank you awesome videos keep the cadi videos running please !!!

[@JetFuelOnly]

Like how do you know it’s in the car? Should see more than 16-17PSI and in park be able to rev past 3500RPM or so. Does that answer?

[@biglou6484]

@@JetFuelOnly didn’t install it yet but when installed is it already calibrated 100% cause you mentioned it may need days/weeks but it only took one run for you. (Just want to make sure i get everything before installing it) thank you !!

[@JetFuelOnly]

@@biglou6484 oh I see. When starts hitting peak boost (17-18psi). Before that it will only do 10-15. Full throttle runs can help it learn quicker

[@biglou6484]

@@JetFuelOnly just installed it WOW big difference !! No more turbo lag on start !!!

[@Dead-vx1vt]

How much performance upgrade am I looking at on a stock 2014 Cadillac xts luxury with just a muffler delete?

[@JetFuelOnly]

You’ll have to talk to Trifecta on that. Generally there’s not much power to be gained from a tune on your naturally aspirated engine

[@Dead-vx1vt]

@@JetFuelOnly okay thank you anyways I will contact them and see what happens! Thank you!

[@anthonymacneil2279]

There not as advertised for Silverado/GMC many GM sites agree. A few complaints comparison to pedal commander and no transmission change for the notorious 8 speed. Im happy i didn't bit the bullet and flushed $669 Canadian. It's Buyer beware

[@JetFuelOnly]

Maybe for your GMC but this tube is absolutely solid on the VSport. Pedal commander doesn’t even add actual horsepower. But some cars there little horsepower to be had. But there’s a reason 99% of modded VSports run this tune.

[@jacobmoore1331]

If I add bolt ons should I re tune? Or what?

[@JetFuelOnly]

You can log and send to trifecta but it won’t make much of a difference.

[@The1Karking]

Thanks 🤩

[@thomasbolton2121]

How does this work on non-turbo cars? I have a Cadillac xts with the 3.6 and i am wondering if this will do any good?

[@JetFuelOnly]

It will do a little but not nearly as much.

[@ZF1Motorsports]

Very good and useful vid 👍🏾

[@PapawsDadillacOEMplus]

You have since switched to a Schmidty tune if im not mistaken by his most recent post and now hold a record for fastest vsport?

[@JetFuelOnly]

Yup! He’s set a few new records.

[@gregorykozar3795]

, I have a 2020 Colorado Z71 V6 recently-installed the wind booster. I also have afe CDI. Is the Trifecta compatible with these two ?

[@JetFuelOnly]

Not sure what those are? Throttle enhancers?

[@gregorykozar3795]

Excuse me, I installed a AFE cold air intake and a Wind booster throttle enhancer.

[@JetFuelOnly]

I think they are ok to have together. Not sure if you need the throttle enhancer after trifecta as they increase throttle sensitivity anyway

[@johnpfw]

Cheers for this me ole mucker.

[@rafaelortega1864]

What is the difference between the Trifecta Advantage vs the Elite?

[@JetFuelOnly]

I’m not familiar with that, it doesn’t seem to be an option for the Vsport specifically

[@AnisMaknojia]

I'm having a little issue, I'm trying to enter the diagnostic mode in my car to flash/write a tune. But for some reason it's not letting me enter diagnostic mode. (Which is done by pressing and holding the start button but in this case it’s just powering on as usual without enter the diagnostic mode) Am I doing something wrong or is a internal issues? any help will be greatly appreciated.

[@JetFuelOnly]

Not pressing gas pedal right?

[@AnisMaknojia]

@@JetFuelOnly nope. Once I hold the start button will there be a sign or sounds that will suggest I’m in diagnostic mode. Or will it just start up as normal?

[@JetFuelOnly]

@@AnisMaknojia on the Cadillac the start button light is amber colored when it is an accessory mode, and it is green when in diagnostic mode. Actually it’s two different lights. Green on the right

[@AnisMaknojia]

@@JetFuelOnly cool. I’ll definitely look for that now. Maybe there’s nothing wrong with my car I just need to look for the light to be green …So even when the green light is on that the car will still start up normal with normal tone and screen.

[@JetFuelOnly]

@@AnisMaknojia yes. Pretty much no difference except more things get powered up internally I believe and it won’t shut off automatically after a bit

[@remeakolewis8026]

so u can check your engine light with it and and clear it???

[@JetFuelOnly]

yes

[@JetFuelOnly]

Yeah it will be fine. Your K&n and straight pipe probably don’t do too much to throw things off

[@colecothran2601]

i just bought the tune but i dont see the tune in downloads. all i see is the ez flash user guide and the ez flash software. im really confused and was wondering what i could do to get my tune

[@JetFuelOnly]

It should be listed right below those. If it’s not there you will need to contact Trifecta. I am not affiliated with them

[@colecothran2601]

@@JetFuelOnly do you usually get the tune as soon as you purchase it or does it take a few days for them to send it to you due to the mods i listed?

[@JetFuelOnly]

@@colecothran2601 I don’t honestly remember. I originally bought my tube in 2018 so it’s been awhile. If you have mods they will want some logs I’m sure.

[@reps7491]

I have a 09 cadillac cts 3.6 V6 can anyone tell me if this would work for my vehicle?

[@JetFuelOnly]

not this tune, check trifecta's website to see if you car is listed

[@jasonsutherland5069]

Just installed the tune. Installed fine but now my turbos are disabled in all drive modes. Any thoughts?

[@JetFuelOnly]

What? That’s odd. Reinstall the tune. Also contact trifecta support. They will help you

[@THE_CHOAS_ENGINE]

how do you disable turbos... you mean you're not showing any if at all boost and so you experience greatly reduced power after the tune yes?

[@jasonsutherland5069]

No, come find out the problem was my timing chains. When code p0014 (advanced timing issue) was present the computer basically put the car into a safe state and disabled the turbos. New chains installed and codes reset, the turbos were back.

[@JetFuelOnly]

@@jasonsutherland5069 good news!

[@THE_CHOAS_ENGINE]

@@jasonsutherland5069 how can a ECU disable turbos? They are powered by exhaust pressure. I'm confused.

[@macg2k199]

I want to know how to make the turbo sounds more

[@JetFuelOnly]

Intake and blow off valves will give you a little more sound. Also catless downpipes

[@rveg626]

I need a tune for 2016 ct6 3.0tt can you help ?

[@JetFuelOnly]

You can try Schmidty tuning. He does remote tunes and has world record power output for the VSport and ATS-Vs. I think he just started tuning 3.0TT. facebook.com/SchmidtyTuning/

[@rveg626]

Thank you 🤙🏽

[@davidhamlin7932]

What about a 2.0t CTS???

[@JetFuelOnly]

I think the 2.0 is same stuff as the ATS 2.0. Follow that group and you can make a bit more power for sure!

[@donstewart368]

I use a dest top computer not a lap top. I guess Im out of luck.

[@JetFuelOnly]

This doesn't have to happen often. It will take you a few minutes to move your computer to be within 6 feet of the car. :) You can do it!

[@jeremyjune7002]

Lmao

[@techniciana1843]

I bought the tune,screen shot all my info,vin,ecm data,and still...after 4 different tunes sent to me. 1st tune gave me service stibilittac system,air bag light,and the second tune they sent me set dtc engine light.pulled the codes and screenshots of all info and they sent me another tune.inall instances it had a g45 error.i cant wait around for a tune. Doing credit card dispute,and I'll send their crap back

[@JetFuelOnly]

Sorry to hear! First time I’ve heard of those kind of issues.

[@techniciana1843]

@@JetFuelOnly well ....the plot thickens...for giggles I opened the 7th tune sent to me...and when I launched it it had a prompt to select engines. On a chevy colorado there are only 3 options...and one was 2.0t,the other 3.6....that tells me that it was a tune for a camaro as it only has options for their powertrain a 2.0t 4 cyl,3.6 v6,the v8 and the zl1 v8. I requested a charge back...I know it says once you open their tune there are no tefunds... but if the tune you sent me is incorrect and in good faith have communicated 7 times with them with snapshots of my insurance card to verify the vin,snapshots of my vin plate to verify the insurance card was right and sent them a snapshot the door sticker with the vin on it. I really really want the tune to work....but either they had to layoff their tuners due to covid and have a couple guys writing a tune and dont know what they are doing. I mean it's a canned tune! You should just have to point and click under the right category and put it on the website. It's not like they are even emailing it to me. I sign in to their website to download and save the tune. Really disappointed. May have to explore options at a local tune shop to actually get a tune🤨

[@JetFuelOnly]

@@techniciana1843 man sorry to hear. That sucks

[@HustleHarder_]

rev limiter ?

[@JetFuelOnly]

Does not change RPM limit however in park you can rev it higher than stock allows

[@tmboertman27]

My computer fell asleep and now stuck at 43% how f*d am i

[@JetFuelOnly]

Try again.