How did everyone learn to tune
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How did everyone learn to tune
I just got hptuners. I've been playing with it a litte, and sifting through the stickies here (which, by the way, are fantastic!! Kudos to everyone who put them together) and reading everything I can. All I have to say is DAMN!!! There is so much stuff to learn/modify!!! I'm just curious how everyone figured everything out. Did you jump in and start adjusting, or did you do tons of research first?
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This might be for a v6 but same thing... I think tuning is easy
http://www.turbov6camaro.com/tune.htm
http://www.turbov6camaro.com/tune.htm
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Search and read is about right on. Start with the basics like rev limiters and fans and things that I would consider "constants". Then go for a drive and take a nice long log of idle and part throttle and see what the car is doing. Take it from there, and search when you have questions.
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Originally Posted by fast377
I just got hptuners. I've been playing with it a litte, and sifting through the stickies here (which, by the way, are fantastic!! Kudos to everyone who put them together) and reading everything I can. All I have to say is DAMN!!! There is so much stuff to learn/modify!!! I'm just curious how everyone figured everything out. Did you jump in and start adjusting, or did you do tons of research first?
The biggest part to me is that you need to understand all of the working of the cars PCM and sensors. Once you understand how everything works together you will be better off to tune.
It took me about 2 weeks to get a full understanding of tuning concepts and how the cars computer works. Then the actual tuning took me about 2 weekends.
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Originally Posted by 01rallysport
I've been wanting to start learning this stuff as well. Looks like you have to be pretty patient and hope you don't screw up. lol
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Search, Read, Search, Read, Eat, Search, Read, Search, Read, Eat. It is a repeat process.
Once I thought I was comfortable enough to change things, I read more and ate.
Once I thought I was comfortable enough to change things, I read more and ate.
Something like that, then tuned, experminted, tested ect on my own car.
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I still haven't "learned" how to tune but rather am "learning". There is a point where after lots of reading of strings of letters that seem to be put together radomly, it starts to come into focus and make some sense. At first, all of the acronyms are extremely frutrating and overwhelming. Try and find or make a list and it will make it much easier to understand.
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Originally Posted by brad8266
The biggest part to me is that you need to understand all of the working of the cars PCM and sensors. Once you understand how everything works together you will be better off to tune.
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I would say abducted into it....saw friends tuning ...watched asked questions... annoyed LOTS of people. got tuning software annoyed MORE people.. now i'm here and every day I learn more stuff.... more DTC codes what could cause them to set.. .help friends on their cars... find their problems ... solve things... neverending...
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