Coming from an STI, I had pretty high expectations from a tuner since the person who tuned that car was great. Before deciding on a tuner for my Focus I did a lot of research on the tuners available for this vehicle and settled on Stratified because I read they were very thorough with their tunes and wouldn't leave you hanging. I was not disappointed, I ordered my AP and tune sometime in the middle of June and about 6 iterations and a month and a half later, we were done. We actually went over my allotted time but Alex felt that my tune wasn't complete and requested more logs so that he wouldn't leave me with a half baked tune, so huge props for that.
As for the tune, I put every datalog I took into VirtualDyno to get a good idea on my progress. I'm not too sure on the accuracy of VD, but I used it mostly to quantify my progress. My car started at around 205hp and 280tq to the wheels, according to VD. Each iteration I saw more progress and better drivability. At the end of the tune, I am at 241hp and 330tq and the car pulls like a train all the way to redline. Boost comes on easily and power delivery is very linear and I notice no plateau in the powerband at all. Iv also noticed better MPG over stock, as well. I'm very satisfied with the final revision.
I can't wait until Fall when I'll have more parts and see what else they can get from these little engines.
As for the tune, I put every datalog I took into VirtualDyno to get a good idea on my progress. I'm not too sure on the accuracy of VD, but I used it mostly to quantify my progress. My car started at around 205hp and 280tq to the wheels, according to VD. Each iteration I saw more progress and better drivability. At the end of the tune, I am at 241hp and 330tq and the car pulls like a train all the way to redline. Boost comes on easily and power delivery is very linear and I notice no plateau in the powerband at all. Iv also noticed better MPG over stock, as well. I'm very satisfied with the final revision.
I can't wait until Fall when I'll have more parts and see what else they can get from these little engines.