who should i have it tuned by in houston or tune my self?
11-27-2013, 08:30 AM
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who should i have it tuned by in houston or tune my self? this is a two part question. i just bought a c5 vette with a cam, bbk 80mm tb, full exhaust with long tubes and some kind of air intake. the original owner didnt know much about cars, he just had money to have things built. the car smells like its running way rich, no check engine lights on, so i am guessing it has o2 sims for the rear. the problem is that sometimes it surges at an idle almost to the point of dying, and combine that with the fact it the fumes will almost knock you out while sitting in the car in traffic.
so should i have it tuned by a reputable shop in houston or do it my self? i do plan on making changes in the future so i would constantly have to have it retuned.
i was an auto tech for about ten years, worked at ford, toyota, porsche, and lexus so i am not new to working on cars at all. but i have never used hp tuners before so i dont know what the learning curve is going to be on it. but i do already have a aem wideband from my tuning my blow through carbed mustang.
if me tuning my self, what do you feel is the most user friendly tuner avaliable?
so should i have it tuned by a reputable shop in houston or do it my self? i do plan on making changes in the future so i would constantly have to have it retuned.
i was an auto tech for about ten years, worked at ford, toyota, porsche, and lexus so i am not new to working on cars at all. but i have never used hp tuners before so i dont know what the learning curve is going to be on it. but i do already have a aem wideband from my tuning my blow through carbed mustang.
if me tuning my self, what do you feel is the most user friendly tuner avaliable?
11-27-2013, 03:41 PM
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i live in danbury which is down by angleton, where are you two located? hopefully south houston or so, but with my luck you will be in spring or katy lol.
11-27-2013, 03:46 PM
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well that is pretty damn awesome. are you two guys familiar with hp tuners? is that the one i should buy? ill order it tonight if that is the case and i will gladly lean on you guys to learn the ropes, of course beer will be on me.
i live in danbury which is down by angleton, where are you two located? hopefully south houston or so, but with my luck you will be in spring or katy lol.
i live in danbury which is down by angleton, where are you two located? hopefully south houston or so, but with my luck you will be in spring or katy lol.
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11-27-2013, 04:02 PM
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roger that, will do. ill hit you with a pm when im ready. im low man on the totem pole here at work, so it wont be till after the first of the year due to me having to cover vacation. and i work shift work but i will gladly take you up on that offer. i use to work at the ford dealer in laporte so im good with that area. this is my lucky day, i never find someone to help me out like this, normally im the one helping.
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11-28-2013, 08:50 PM
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Pretty cool you are getting that kind of help (big reason why I like this forum).
But OP, you will soon learn how much of a learning curve there is to tuning. I would NOT suggest trying to tune your own car if you haven't used tuning software.
Take classes, read books, watch videos, etc. With tuning, you will always be learning, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
But OP, you will soon learn how much of a learning curve there is to tuning. I would NOT suggest trying to tune your own car if you haven't used tuning software.
Take classes, read books, watch videos, etc. With tuning, you will always be learning, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
11-29-2013, 10:35 PM
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Pretty cool you are getting that kind of help (big reason why I like this forum).
But OP, you will soon learn how much of a learning curve there is to tuning. I would NOT suggest trying to tune your own car if you haven't used tuning software.
Take classes, read books, watch videos, etc. With tuning, you will always be learning, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
But OP, you will soon learn how much of a learning curve there is to tuning. I would NOT suggest trying to tune your own car if you haven't used tuning software.
Take classes, read books, watch videos, etc. With tuning, you will always be learning, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
11-30-2013, 10:51 AM
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But OP, you will soon learn how much of a learning curve there is to tuning. I would NOT suggest trying to tune your own car if you haven't used tuning software.
Take classes, read books, watch videos, etc. With tuning, you will always be learning, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Take classes, read books, watch videos, etc. With tuning, you will always be learning, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Certainly agree with reading books, watching videos or taking classes depending on your budget.
12-01-2013, 08:58 AM
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WOT tuning is easier than part throttle. Most tuners can do WOT in a few hours. I don't blame them for not going into it deeper for part throttle since it's time consuming and not cost effective. I had mine tuned on a mustang dyno and have been fine tuning part throttle with hptuners. Just always keep the stock and last known good tune saved and I even email it to myself incase the laptop goes out.
12-01-2013, 09:23 AM
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WOT tuning is easier than part throttle. Most tuners can do WOT in a few hours. I don't blame them for not going into it deeper for part throttle since it's time consuming and not cost effective. I had mine tuned on a mustang dyno and have been fine tuning part throttle with hptuners. Just always keep the stock and last known good tune saved and I even email it to myself incase the laptop goes out.
12-01-2013, 12:59 PM
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WOT tuning is easier than part throttle. Most tuners can do WOT in a few hours. I don't blame them for not going into it deeper for part throttle since it's time consuming and not cost effective. I had mine tuned on a mustang dyno and have been fine tuning part throttle with hptuners. Just always keep the stock and last known good tune saved and I even email it to myself incase the laptop goes out.
12-02-2013, 02:18 PM
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all right, i ordered the pro from jw motoring i think. i found them on this site so i hope all is well with the transaction. it will be here this week but do to my work schedule it may be the end of December before i can try to meet up with you guys. ill keep ya posted