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lt1edit or dynotune?

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Old 09-20-2007, 07:00 PM
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Default lt1edit or dynotune?

which one would be better?
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Tunercat IF YOU KNOW HOW TO USE IT or are willing to learn.
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well it's not really one or the other. A dynotune would still need to use something like lt1edit or tunercat to actually do the tune.
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ya i am talking about what would be better in the long run price wise
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It depends if you can learn to properly use a wideband O2 to tune your car. There is a large learning curve associated with tuning your own ****. If you get it dynotuned, it should be a pretty damn good tune, and cheaper that way if you never plan on doing anymore mods.
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Depends on who does the dyno tune, some tuners know what actually works on the track and others shoot for max on dyno numbers, not the same thing. A good tuner can use the dyno to his advantage, but understands the rollers are not the end goal.
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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr
Depends on who does the dyno tune, some tuners know what actually works on the track and others shoot for max on dyno numbers, not the same thing. A good tuner can use the dyno to his advantage, but understands the rollers are not the end goal.
perfectly stated. also a dyno jet and most mustang dynos , are used to tune WOT only. I don't see you riding around at 100% throttle all day long. A wise man told me to look for either a Dyna pack dyno or a mustang dyno with a eddy brake. Makes tuning faster and easier. i would go with tuner cat and a dual wideband setup. good luck to ya
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Exp of the user is a key ingrediant here which seems to me you do not have, and unless you pay someone to do ti for your, your not really saving. In my case I bought Tuner CATS which btw is really cheap compared to EDIT and I paid the normal per hour of dyno time, you need a dyno (with apprioriate sensors such as FP, and A/F) to verify results




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