If you're reading this magazine, there's a good chance you're one of those people who just can't leave your car stock for very long. Even if you're not mechanically inclined, there's a good chance you've either installed aftermarket parts on your vehicle to enhance its performance, or you've paid someone else to do the work for you. And though installing performance parts on your car generally means popping the hood, breaking out the wrenches, and getting some dirt and grease on your hands, if you're lucky enough to own a contemporary Mopar, Diablosport offers a great way to make power without getting your hands dirty at all.
Giving your modern Mopar more power and features has never been easier. This month we'll install Diablosport's new Trinity tuner on staffer Scott Ross' '07 Charger for some impressive dyno results.
Since the 1980s, every vehicle manufacturer has used a computer to control engine functions such as ignition timing, and fuel injector pulse-width among other parameters. So it's no secret that changing the computer programming to give the engine a better fuel curve, and ignition timing, or "tuning" the vehicle, is an easy way to make more power. To show how easy it is to tune more power into a new Mopar, we decided to install a computer tuner on Associate Editor Scott Ross' '07 Dodge Charger police edition, and looked at the options. Our research led us to Diablosport's website. Liking the features and performance offered by the Trinity T-1000, we ordered one for the Charger.
Installing the Diablosport Trinity is an easy process, starting with plugging the unit into your computer and going to the Diablosport website to ensure you have the latest software and updates. After this quick procedure, we simply took the unit to the car, which we already had on the dyno, plugged it in to the OBD-2 diagnostic port under the driver's side dash, and followed the touch-screen prompts to install one of the pre-programmed performance tunes into the car's computer. Having filled the tank with premium, we installed the 93 octane program, netting some 15 additional peak horsepower and 15-20 additional lb/ft of torque across the board on the dyno. Additionally, the Trinity allows you to see and reset diagnostic fault codes, display engine parameter gauges on the screen, and even perform virtual drag tests and 0 to 60 and 0 to 100 time trials. Check out the dyno sheets below for the results, and be sure to look for drag strip testing in a future issue of Mopar Muscle magazine as well as videos of our dyno session on moparmusclemagazine.com.
