Lidio DOES ROCK!!!

[YRUSLO]

Lidio came to Texas 12/09/05 and left my daily driver, work car, grocery getter, 04MM with new found life and a real blast to drive!! :burnout:

Recipe includes:

One stock 04 MM with under 250 rwhp. (alright to drive:( )

I added a trilogy s/c with k/n cold and 4:30 gears air at 12,000 miles and got 355rwhp. (a lot better to drive :) and had to add drag radials for traction)

At 20,000 miles I added a 3.0 pulley, Kooks long tubes and exhaust, Lidio larger heat exchanger, SCT 90mm mass air, focus pump, and Lidio custom tune netted 453rwhp and 456rwtq :awe: on Exxonmobil supreme pump gas. (a real blast to drive now!):D




Lidio not only dyno tunes; he spends countless time to drive the vehicle and datalog etc. The dyno numbers only tell a small part of what Lidio is good at. This guy pays attention to detail. We spent a lot of time driving and tweaking shift timing, firmness, torque modulation, spark etc. Drviability is excellent and gas mileage is better than expected.

From my experience and background, I believe Lidio is one of the BEST TUNERS out there today!

The Trilogy kit(eaton) gives a lot more low to mid range torque as compared to the centrifugal units and I therefore believe the best mod for the MM is the Trilogy kit with Lidio tuning!
Hats off to Lido Iacobelli and Jerry Barnes :beer:

[SergntMac]

Congrats on your new found power, kudos to Lidio as well.

Man-oh-man, I gotta move someplace warmer, it's hell having a supercharged Marauder lock-ed up for the winter months!

[Marauder2005]

If only some of these tuners were in Mass. :alone:

[DEFYANT]

Lidio came to Texas 12/09/05 and left my daily driver, work car, grocery getter, 04MM with new found life and a real blast to drive!! :burnout:

Recipe includes:

One stock 04 MM with under 250 rwhp. (alright to drive:( )

I added a trilogy s/c with k/n cold and 4:30 gears air at 12,000 miles and got 355rwhp. (a lot better to drive :) and had to add drag radials for traction)

At 20,000 miles I added a 3.0 pulley, Kooks long tubes and exhaust, Lidio larger heat exchanger, SCT 90mm mass air, focus pump, and Lidio custom tune netted 453rwhp and 456rwtq :awe: on Exxonmobil supreme pump gas. (a real blast to drive now!):D




Lidio not only dyno tunes; he spends countless time to drive the vehicle and datalog etc. The dyno numbers only tell a small part of what Lidio is good at. This guy pays attention to detail. We spent a lot of time driving and tweaking shift timing, firmness, torque modulation, spark etc. Drviability is excellent and gas mileage is better than expected.

From my experience and background, I believe Lidio is one of the BEST TUNERS out there today!

The Trilogy kit(eaton) gives a lot more low to mid range torque as compared to the centrifugal units and I therefore believe the best mod for the MM is the Trilogy kit with Lidio tuning!
Hats off to Lido Iacobelli and Jerry Barnes :beer:

This mirrors my experiance with Lidio at MVIII. Thanks again Lidio. Our cars are set up very similar. I am planning on the SCT 90mm mass air and focus fuel pumps also. I hope to have this done over the winter. Then another trip to see Lidio will be in order. :D

[merc6]

Congrats on your new found power, kudos to Lidio as well.

Man-oh-man, I gotta move someplace warmer, it's hell having a supercharged Marauder lock-ed up for the winter months!My MM loved san Antonio weather more than this va snow and snow tires.

[Eric91Z]

Nice setup. How safe is the stock motor with that setup? I would love to do that all at once when the time comes. Actually, I think I will do the Kooks/exhaust and 4.10 (instead of 4.30) gears ahead of time. I know in the long run I will want more than just the Trilogy. That is just the way I am...

And if it weren't for the snow, ice and snow tires, my Marauder LOVES this cold weather we are having here in Iowa. And I am only running the 91 Octane tune right now.

[YRUSLO]

Nice setup. How safe is the stock motor with that setup? I would love to do that all at once when the time comes. Actually, I think I will do the Kooks/exhaust and 4.10 (instead of 4.30) gears ahead of time. I know in the long run I will want more than just the Trilogy. That is just the way I am...

And if it weren't for the snow, ice and snow tires, my Marauder LOVES this cold weather we are having here in Iowa. And I am only running the 91 Octane tune right now.

I think the set up is very safe. IT'S ALL IN THE TUNE !!! I also have a tune called "bad gas" that will take out more timing if I here any pinging etc. Of course it is not as safe as a N/A engine. But then again, It's a lot more fun to drive!:D I have talked to many people who have blown their engines due to going to lean trying to find more power.

If there is ever a problem with the stock motor then I plan to send it to Lidio and have it rebuilt and stroked with forged internals.

[Eric91Z]

I think the set up is very safe. IT'S ALL IN THE TUNE !!! I also have a tune called "bad gas" that will take out more timing if I here any pinging etc. Of course it is not as safe as a N/A engine. But then again, It's a lot more fun to drive!:D I have talked to many people who have blown their engines due to going to lean trying to find more power.

If there is ever a problem with the stock motor then I plan to send it to Lidio and have it rebuilt and stroked with forged internals.


I agree in the tune information. I know any power adder that takes the car from N/A can take some of the reliability from that motor. But on the other hand, there is a number of people running the Trilogy with the stock configuration and seeing a number of miles so far (BillyGMan, TallBoy, etc). Just wondering, with the fuel delivery updates, smaller pulley, and new tune if it is still reliable, with good gas and smart driving. I assume it is getting to the edge, but I agree, if (when) it blows, it will go to Lidio for a real motor to handle it.

Again, nice setup and nice numbers. I can't wait for the day to get Trilogized. I already have the personalized plate picked out I will go with...

[DEFYANT]

I think the set up is very safe. IT'S ALL IN THE TUNE !!! I also have a tune called "bad gas" that will take out more timing if I here any pinging etc. Of course it is not as safe as a N/A engine. But then again, It's a lot more fun to drive!:D I have talked to many people who have blown their engines due to going to lean trying to find more power.

If there is ever a problem with the stock motor then I plan to send it to Lidio and have it rebuilt and stroked with forged internals.

YRUSLO, I like your thinking. A tune for bad gas is a good idea. I only by Sunoco 93, but you never know...

If and when my engine quits, I may have very similar plans.;)

[Smokie]

We spent a lot of time driving and tweaking shift timing, firmness, torque modulation, spark etc.

I have a question, do you have a stock transmission??? Do you have a quick and firm 1-2 shift at WOT??? Thanks and congratulations on your awesome power.

[bigslim]

It is so nice having this special tuner here in our own backyard. Lidio is truly a class act.

[bigslim]

Congrats on your new found power, kudos to Lidio as well.

Man-oh-man, I gotta move someplace warmer, it's hell having a supercharged Marauder lock-ed up for the winter months!
I know the feeling. I haven't been in mine for weeks now. Now they say more snow for Wednesday.

[YRUSLO]

I have a question, do you have a stock transmission??? Do you have a quick and firm 1-2 shift at WOT??? Thanks and congratulations on your awesome power.

Stock trans with a mod on the 1-2 accumulator. (Lidio mod)

yes the 1-2 shift is quick and firm as are the others. I had some special requests with shifting and shift firmness. With this 1-2 mod Lidio was able to "Nail" what I wanted in shift strategies.

[younga1]

Great:mad2: . I was in Houston and am in need of a tune. A chance to meet the man and didn't even know. What gives :confused: .

When Marauder celebrities like Lido go on tour, they should let us know.

[YRUSLO]

Great:mad2: . I was in Houston and am in need of a tune. A chance to meet the man and didn't even know. What gives :confused: .

When Marauder celebrities like Lido go on tour, they should let us know.



Sorry about that.:o

Maybe we could get some more interest in tuning down here and see if we could get him back in late Jan or early Feb???????? Anyone interested???????

(1)I'll be first to say I am I'm looking at finding a little more power and interested in his return.:burnout:

(2) I've got a 2004 F-150 looking for help with tune and ?????

I think Wchain and some others may be interested.........chime in and let the count begin ........

[GreekGod]

Lidio should only be allowed down south during December, January, February, and March in case we need him up here.

[MI2QWK4U]

I was trying to convince Lidio tonight at Dinner that he should make some road trips to tune cars for you guys. Set aside a few weekends during the Michigan winter to get down south, texas, california and florida. Anywhere you can get a few Marauders together to make it worth the trip. Its safe to say that Lidio is the most competant and resourceful tuner around with these mod motors and Marauders. Most notable tuners havent been around the 16 years Lidio has. Before you get your car tuned, ask the tuner what they were doing 16 years ago, probably something like selling womens shoes or something. Lid is the real deal. He wont do anything that will put your car at risk, doesnt matter how hard you beg or plead. Other tuners will push you tune even if it puts the engine at risk. Thats why when people ask me if im insane for running over 520 RWHP, I just put my faith in Lidio's tuning ability.

[Smokie]

Stock trans with a mod on the 1-2 accumulator. (Lidio mod)

yes the 1-2 shift is quick and firm as are the others. I had some special requests with shifting and shift firmness. With this 1-2 mod Lidio was able to "Nail" what I wanted in shift strategies.

I also have the 1-2 Lidio mod, not as lucky as you with results. Really looking forward to Lidio getting down to Florida...I really hope he can get my 1-2 shift where it should be. My 2-3 rocks!!! subtle like a slap in the face.

[Svashtar]

I was trying to convince Lidio tonight at Dinner that he should make some road trips to tune cars for you guys. Set aside a few weekends during the Michigan winter to get down south, texas, california and florida. Anywhere you can get a few Marauders together to make it worth the trip. Its safe to say that Lidio is the most competant and resourceful tuner around with these mod motors and Marauders. Most notable tuners havent been around the 16 years Lidio has. Before you get your car tuned, ask the tuner what they were doing 16 years ago, probably something like selling womens shoes or something. Lid is the real deal. He wont do anything that will put your car at risk, doesnt matter how hard you beg or plead. Other tuners will push you tune even if it puts the engine at risk. Thats why when people ask me if im insane for running over 520 RWHP, I just put my faith in Lidio's tuning ability.

If you can get Lidio anywhere near CA I'm in. Trying to find anyone out here who even knows what a Dyno tune is is a full time job.

As for the cold weather and not being able to drive your cars, be glad you live somewhere that you can be S/C'd and get it tuned! Lot's of warm weather here and no chance to use it.

Norm

[MENINBLK]

...on Exxonmobil supreme pump gas...

Stop burning that ExxonMobil.
You are sending your money to the Persians.

[Lidio]

Hey guys


I’m sorry that some of you might be upset that I didn’t go public with my visit to TX to help out YRUSLO. I respected his wishes as best as I could and wanted to cater to his needs and request. It’s not that I wanted to be unsociable… its just that I had a job to do and I wanted to do it as distraction free as possible. This was the first time I’ve gone out of town to help with a tune and I wanted to make sure nothing got over looked or would go wrong as soon as I left. I’m a very different tuner than most have seen or become used to. I don’t just vroom, vroom twice on the dyno and then say “OK where’s my money, see you later”.
I spend a lot of time with a lot more then just WOT on the dyno as YRUSLO has or will express.
This was my first real experience in flying in some where and doing my job as best as I could with only my laptop and a few other pieces of tuning equipment. I even brought my own wide-band because I simply don’t trust most other people’s stuff.

YRUSLO and I were in touch about a lot of details long before my visit to him. He took his Trilogy’d MM to a performance level that I don’t support unless I tune the car face to face, not with mail order guessing.
He had all his ducks in order, and once I got there, because he did everything as I requested and expected… the whole tuning effort went off without a hitch. We met his goal, and should be reliable as long as his locally available unleaded pump fuel stays at the quality that it was while I was there, and as long as his fuel pump or some thing doesn’t fail or something else that could cause an extreme lean condition.

Some of you will continue to question this level of power from a stock piston’d MM and I’m sorry if this comes off cocky, but it’s nothing new for my shop and countless customers to make over 500 RWHP with totally stock 4.6L non forged short blocks and last much longer then most would believe. It’s not luck, its running the right octane for that level of power and making sure the A/F and spark are truly correct, not a guess. When a supercharged 4.6L with only 8-10psi of boost breaks a piston, (which is usually what it is every time-even if you think its the connecting rod, its the piston broke first) I don’t care what anyone’s arguments are what so ever in any way shape or form--The tune was leaned on, or the octane wasn’t right for that level of boost and compression, or the octane wasn’t right because of the tuners over aggressive spark and fuel settings. There is a time and a place for a forged bottom end with out a doubt. But, the non-forged pistons in our MM’s and many other 4.6L’s hold up extremely well when they are not detonated.


Anyway, back to my trip to TX, all went well with the trip other than they had some unseasonably cold weather this past weekend. Didn’t really bother me, I’m from MI and I didn’t go down there to get a tan. There is already talk of me going to TX very soon again, if we can pool together at least four to six cars for a variety of tuning efforts. As I said though, I’m not sure how many I want to try to do in a two day visit. WOT tuning on the dyno for the most part doesn’t always take that long when the vehicle’s “set up” is thought out and ready in advance. The time consuming part is making sure the drivability and many other street light to street light tweaks are taking care of, especially if it’s an automatic. This is why I’m not sure if I should line up more then 4-6 true custom tunes and maybe a couple of others that might not be as radical. I guess we’ll have to see if this pans out in someway. The tentative dates I’m looking at would be the weekend of this coming January 21st if some of you Texans would consider this again. And, of course I’m beginning to obviously open up to doing this in other parts of the country as well only during Michigan’s winter months when my shop is slower and can do with out me for an extended week end or so.


Thanks guys

[Smokie]

. And, of course I’m beginning to obviously open up to doing this in other parts of the country as well only during Michigan’s winter months when my shop is slower and can do with out me for an extended week end or so.


Thanks guys

Do you have any plans to visit Florida in the near future? Thanks.:)

[DEW34]

Do you have any plans to visit Florida in the near future? Thanks.:) Smokie you took the words out of my mouth , their are more than a few folks here that would be intrested in that i know i am :burnout: mike

[YRUSLO]

Hey guys


I’m sorry that some of you might be upset that I didn’t go public with my visit to TX to help out YRUSLO. I respected his wishes as best as I could and wanted to cater to his needs and request. It’s not that I wanted to be unsociable… its just that I had a job to do and I wanted to do it as distraction free as possible. This was the first time I’ve gone out of town to help with a tune and I wanted to make sure nothing got over looked or would go wrong as soon as I left. I’m a very different tuner than most have seen or become used to. I don’t just vroom, vroom twice on the dyno and then say “OK where’s my money, see you later”.
I spend a lot of time with a lot more then just WOT on the dyno as YRUSLO has or will express.
This was my first real experience in flying in some where and doing my job as best as I could with only my laptop and a few other pieces of tuning equipment. I even brought my own wide-band because I simply don’t trust most other people’s stuff.

YRUSLO and I were in touch about a lot of details long before my visit to him. He took his Trilogy’d MM to a performance level that I don’t support unless I tune the car face to face, not with mail order guessing.
He had all his ducks in order, and once I got there, because he did everything as I requested and expected… the whole tuning effort went off without a hitch. We met his goal, and should be reliable as long as his locally available unleaded pump fuel stays at the quality that it was while I was there, and as long as his fuel pump or some thing doesn’t fail or something else that could cause an extreme lean condition.

Some of you will continue to question this level of power from a stock piston’d MM and I’m sorry if this comes off cocky, but it’s nothing new for my shop and countless customers to make over 500 RWHP with totally stock 4.6L non forged short blocks and last much longer then most would believe. It’s not luck, its running the right octane for that level of power and making sure the A/F and spark are truly correct, not a guess. When a supercharged 4.6L with only 8-10psi of boost breaks a piston, (which is usually what it is every time-even if you think its the connecting rod, its the piston broke first) I don’t care what anyone’s arguments are what so ever in any way shape or form--The tune was leaned on, or the octane wasn’t right for that level of boost and compression, or the octane wasn’t right because of the tuners over aggressive spark and fuel settings. There is a time and a place for a forged bottom end with out a doubt. But, the non-forged pistons in our MM’s and many other 4.6L’s hold up extremely well when they are not detonated.


Anyway, back to my trip to TX, all went well with the trip other than they had some unseasonably cold weather this past weekend. Didn’t really bother me, I’m from MI and I didn’t go down there to get a tan. There is already talk of me going to TX very soon again, if we can pool together at least four to six cars for a variety of tuning efforts. As I said though, I’m not sure how many I want to try to do in a two day visit. WOT tuning on the dyno for the most part doesn’t always take that long when the vehicle’s “set up” is thought out and ready in advance. The time consuming part is making sure the drivability and many other street light to street light tweaks are taking care of, especially if it’s an automatic. This is why I’m not sure if I should line up more then 4-6 true custom tunes and maybe a couple of others that might not be as radical. I guess we’ll have to see if this pans out in someway. The tentative dates I’m looking at would be the weekend of this coming January 21st if some of you Texans would consider this again. And, of course I’m beginning to obviously open up to doing this in other parts of the country as well only during Michigan’s winter months when my shop is slower and can do with out me for an extended week end or so.


Thanks guys

Thank's again Lidio! I did a 140+ blast past an IROC this morning and it was great! :D :burnout:


To add to what Lidio is saying regarding the tuning and preparation; We discussed where I wanted to be with the car several weeks ago. I made my main power adders changes prior to Lidio's visit. I made sure my maintenance was up to date including a fresh oil change and most of all a new fuel filter. I did not want to waste his time and tried to make a special effort that all the bases were covered prior to his arrival.

We probably logged a 200 miles or so easy on this car that weekend.

[YRUSLO]

Stop burning that ExxonMobil.
You are sending your money to the Persians.

Sorry MENINBLK, I don't go to STOP-N-Go for fuel ! I use only the best including Mobil One oils!

[dwasson]

It's been established that Lidio is at least a minor deity.