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Hey everyone,

Recently purchased a 2020 ST and have already thrown some parts on. See list Below:
CV Fab Intercooler
AFE CAI
Borla Atak Exhaust
SCT X4 - Running 93 Octane Tune

The results I've seen are great but wondering if how much more I can get with say a different tune and/or other bolt on parts. Any help is much appreciated!
 

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A custom ZFG tune and that thing will move a lot faster than the pre-uploaded SCT tunes. The SCT pre-uploaded tubes are very very conservative.
 

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Hey everyone,

Recently purchased a 2020 ST and have already thrown some parts on. See list Below:
CV Fab Intercooler
AFE CAI
Borla Atak Exhaust
SCT X4 - Running 93 Octane Tune

The results I've seen are great but wondering if how much more I can get with say a different tune and/or other bolt on parts. Any help is much appreciated!
Welcome to the forum
 

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Ditch the SCT…get a real tune from ZFG using an HP Tuners device.
 

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Hey everyone,

Recently purchased a 2020 ST and have already thrown some parts on. See list Below:
CV Fab Intercooler
AFE CAI
Borla Atak Exhaust
SCT X4 - Running 93 Octane Tune

The results I've seen are great but wondering if how much more I can get with say a different tune and/or other bolt on parts. Any help is much appreciated!
Congrats and welcome.

As others mentioned, go with a ZFG Tune.
 

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I appreciate the feedback y'all! So general consensus is the SCT doesn't open up the engine as much as it could. Went that route because of familiarity and how easy it is to apply and take off a tune. Is ZFG the same way using an HP tuner?
 

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I appreciate the feedback y'all! So general consensus is the SCT doesn't open up the engine as much as it could. Went that route because of familiarity and how easy it is to apply and take off a tune. Is ZFG the same way using an HP tuner?
ZFG does use HP tuners.
 

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Sorry I guess I should have phrased that better. Is it easy to apply and remove tunes using the HP tuner? With the SCT it takes hardly any time at all.
 

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Sorry I guess I should have phrased that better. Is it easy to apply and remove tunes using the HP tuner? With the SCT it takes hardly any time at all.
Very easy. Plug the dongle in the ODB port, open the TDN app on your phone and your tunes are right there.
 

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Very easy. Plug the dongle in the ODB port, open the TDN app on your phone and your tunes are right there.
That’s with the Bluetooth RTD…the MPVI is still a lot more stable with a wired connection.
 

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Thanks for the info! So I should go with the MPVI? Don't mind a wired connection if it'll be more stable. Anything else i should add to the list while I'm at it?
 

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