# F1 tuning claims 30% hp increase, 40% tq increase, you believe it?

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [November 26, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f1-tuning-claims-30-hp-increase-40-tq-increase-you-believe-it/255754 "2010-11-26T17:51:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![love4boost](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/love4boost/32/6658_2.png) [@love4boost](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/love4boost)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/f1-tuning-claims-30-hp-increase-40-tq-increase-you-believe-it/255754/34 "2010-11-28T08:53:08Z")

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> [@bad ass mustang on ebay](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bad-ass-mustang-on-ebay/37550/4):
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> Not fake, he added exhaust and intake which are usually pretty substantial on a **TURBO** vehicle… the fuel and timing are probably barely touched, but they add boost pressure because it’s controlled by the ecu. I bet that exhaust and intake alone were worth close to 20whp on their own.
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> I am just saying, with an ECU as sensitive as a BMW DME that re-learns you will be hard pressed to find ANY (substantial) gains ESPECIALLY WITH A MAIL ORDER TUNE.
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> Save your money, bro… **mail order tunes are a joke**.

im gonna try it just to try it, cant find out 100% unless I actually do it so yea lol… And maybe they lied to me but from what they said nothing is mailed, they said they take out the ECU and work on it themselves. They said the tune should take 1 day which would leave no time for mail.

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