I spent quite a few months researching tunes before deciding to try Trifecta's and being totally honest, I was sceptical about the available gains for the ATS-V. It was almost as if the price (quite a bit higher than some other options) was being justified by outlandish claims of increased HP.
But after a weeks worth of driving my V post tune, I have to say I couldn't be any happier. Actually, I'm ecstatic! The tune has totally changed the characteristics in Sport and Track modes, basically turning the car into a complete beast. Throttle response is massively improved, with almost instant response to increased power and turbo boost is consistently reaching unheard of rates of 20psi. Even with traction control on, I can accelerate with WOT at around 50mph and spin up the rear, which is sooo much fun!!!
Shift patterns are also greatly improved, with upshifts coming a little higher in the rev range and auto down shifting kicking in after less aggressive acceleration vs. stock. This all makes the car feel more aggressive, improves the average exhaust note and for me, makes the car far more fun to drive.
The guys at Trifecta have quite obviously invested a huge amount of time and research in creating a custom tune that is optimized for the ATS-V and deserve a HUGE pat on the back for the result. By comparison, you can spend 4 or 5 times the price of this tune on hardware mods and still not see the same benefits at the pedal. I highly recommend this tune as your first option for HP gains and improved drivability.
And if you want to calm things down and switch into Tour or Snow/Ice mode, stock settings are retained, so you can hand the car off to the wife and feel safe you are not handing over a missile (just kidding ladies!).
As far as the install goes, personally I found it a bit more challenging than I expected. Being a Mac user, I had to first install Parallels on my laptop (this enables you to run MicroSoft Windows 10 on your Mac. There is a free 30 day trial, so no cost to get the install done) and I think this is what slowed down the install time, which was well over an hour (It would have been good for Trifecta to have made it clear there is no Mac version at the point of purchase, but that's just a small gripe). The install also kept crashing when I had my laptop only on battery power and I had to plug it in to mains power for the USB port to have enough juice to power the cable for install.
And so to support...I have to say I was a little worried when the first install attempt failed at 5% and as a result my car was stuck in Park! Then when I realised there was no telephone support I was in a real panic. But major props to the Trifecta support team, as almost as soon as I hit "send" on my online support request, I received an informative, detailed diagnostic response. I spent the next hour going back and forwards with the support team until the install was completed and I even received a message before they left for the day making sure I was good to go.
In conclusion, I'm delighted with the tune, extremely impressed by Trifecta's support and can't wait for further development to include support for additional hardware mods to help increase the power and performance of my V even more. Hint, hint...50/50 or 100% vent to atmosphere BOV's, more air intake systems, etc.
2016--2019 Cadillac ATS-V - 3.6L Twin Turbo
in 3.6L Twin Turbo
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I spent quite a few months researching tunes before deciding to try Trifecta's and being totally honest, I was sceptical about the available gains for the ATS-V. It was almost as if the price (quite a bit higher than some other options) was being justified by outlandish claims of increased HP.
But after a weeks worth of driving my V post tune, I have to say I couldn't be any happier. Actually, I'm ecstatic! The tune has totally changed the characteristics in Sport and Track modes, basically turning the car into a complete beast. Throttle response is massively improved, with almost instant response to increased power and turbo boost is consistently reaching unheard of rates of 20psi. Even with traction control on, I can accelerate with WOT at around 50mph and spin up the rear, which is sooo much fun!!!
Shift patterns are also greatly improved, with upshifts coming a little higher in the rev range and auto down shifting kicking in after less aggressive acceleration vs. stock. This all makes the car feel more aggressive, improves the average exhaust note and for me, makes the car far more fun to drive.
The guys at Trifecta have quite obviously invested a huge amount of time and research in creating a custom tune that is optimized for the ATS-V and deserve a HUGE pat on the back for the result. By comparison, you can spend 4 or 5 times the price of this tune on hardware mods and still not see the same benefits at the pedal. I highly recommend this tune as your first option for HP gains and improved drivability.
And if you want to calm things down and switch into Tour or Snow/Ice mode, stock settings are retained, so you can hand the car off to the wife and feel safe you are not handing over a missile (just kidding ladies!).
As far as the install goes, personally I found it a bit more challenging than I expected. Being a Mac user, I had to first install Parallels on my laptop (this enables you to run MicroSoft Windows 10 on your Mac. There is a free 30 day trial, so no cost to get the install done) and I think this is what slowed down the install time, which was well over an hour (It would have been good for Trifecta to have made it clear there is no Mac version at the point of purchase, but that's just a small gripe). The install also kept crashing when I had my laptop only on battery power and I had to plug it in to mains power for the USB port to have enough juice to power the cable for install.
And so to support...I have to say I was a little worried when the first install attempt failed at 5% and as a result my car was stuck in Park! Then when I realised there was no telephone support I was in a real panic. But major props to the Trifecta support team, as almost as soon as I hit "send" on my online support request, I received an informative, detailed diagnostic response. I spent the next hour going back and forwards with the support team until the install was completed and I even received a message before they left for the day making sure I was good to go.
In conclusion, I'm delighted with the tune, extremely impressed by Trifecta's support and can't wait for further development to include support for additional hardware mods to help increase the power and performance of my V even more. Hint, hint...50/50 or 100% vent to atmosphere BOV's, more air intake systems, etc.
Keep up the good work guys!