How to tell if tuned
#1
How to tell if tuned
Hi everybody!
I bought an 07 HHR 2LT 2.4 manual a few months back. It was originally owned by a guy who worked at a Chevy dealership. The car came with a thick folder of service records so it wasn't neglected. It also has a flowmaster catback.
My question is:
How can I tell if it has a tune or not? It's not incredibly fast but not sluggish either. In 1st gear it peels out without too much effort on 215 wide Goodyear Assurance.
Thanks a lot in advance!
I bought an 07 HHR 2LT 2.4 manual a few months back. It was originally owned by a guy who worked at a Chevy dealership. The car came with a thick folder of service records so it wasn't neglected. It also has a flowmaster catback.
My question is:
How can I tell if it has a tune or not? It's not incredibly fast but not sluggish either. In 1st gear it peels out without too much effort on 215 wide Goodyear Assurance.
Thanks a lot in advance!
#3
Doubt you'll find any stickers. The OP has a 2.4 engine, so it would be an aftermarket tune if it had one.
The stickers (premium fuel required, etc.) were something you would get with the GM Stage 1 kit for the turbo SS HHR.
The chance of the OP having a tune on a 2.4 is pretty slim. Not too many tunes were ever done on the 2.2's and 2.4.
The stickers (premium fuel required, etc.) were something you would get with the GM Stage 1 kit for the turbo SS HHR.
The chance of the OP having a tune on a 2.4 is pretty slim. Not too many tunes were ever done on the 2.2's and 2.4.
#6
There are no stickers anywhere which doesn't surprise me.
I thought about something that could be a good indicator. I assume a tune would raise or delete the RPM limit. I could check that if it's still stock. Is it 6750 stock?
I thought about something that could be a good indicator. I assume a tune would raise or delete the RPM limit. I could check that if it's still stock. Is it 6750 stock?
#7
Can't go by that. It would depend on the particular tune and what changes were done to the files. The rev limiter could be set higher, lower, or same RPM. A limiter delete would be for an extreme tune.
#8
I did check it yesterday on my way home. It cuts at 6750.
Is there any tune that's worth getting now that the trifecta is not available? I searched but it seems like there is nothing out there. I don't know how to tune but I might just use my HHR to learn. Only if I had the time....
#9
You could take it to a GM shop for service. They are supposed to check with the Tech2 to see if renegade firmware is installed. First step in almost all performance related diagnostics.
#10
I think I'm gonna learn how to tune. I always wanted to.
I service my own cars. Don't trust the dealer. My equinox was the only car I took to the dealer because of warranty issues (which it had quite a few). I change the oil myself on it and they b'beep'ed about it heavily. It had an oil burning issue at 35K where it used over a quart of oil every 2000 miles which they said was normal (on a 2011 car!) and didn't want to deal with it because I had no records of oil change. The oil burning issue was a known problem that GM released a service bulletin for. So I called GM and went back to the dealer with a print-out of the bulletin. As I was arguing with the manager a big red window popped up on his computer. It was a message from GM. He asked me if I called them. I said yes and his tone changed immediately. They rebuilt my engine.
I service my own cars. Don't trust the dealer. My equinox was the only car I took to the dealer because of warranty issues (which it had quite a few). I change the oil myself on it and they b'beep'ed about it heavily. It had an oil burning issue at 35K where it used over a quart of oil every 2000 miles which they said was normal (on a 2011 car!) and didn't want to deal with it because I had no records of oil change. The oil burning issue was a known problem that GM released a service bulletin for. So I called GM and went back to the dealer with a print-out of the bulletin. As I was arguing with the manager a big red window popped up on his computer. It was a message from GM. He asked me if I called them. I said yes and his tone changed immediately. They rebuilt my engine.