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where do you guys start to tune your boosted setup

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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 01:52 AM
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Where are you guys STARTING to tune your setup... meaning what method do you use to get the base- do you use:

the street, track, or dyno....

im starting to find that trying to start tunning on my local 8th mile tracks just aint a long enough stretch

and doing over a 100mhp on back roads doesnt sound fun to me

and i dont have any local dynos... so what are you guys starting with?


please remember this is only asking where you START to tune your setup...
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 01:55 AM
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can a mod (PSJ) edit the poll tittle to correct the spelling and then delete this post after its changed.

Thanks,

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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 02:24 AM
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I am lucky enough to have a dyno close by, but it's only 2wd, so we still have to tune the silvy ss and the escalade on the road. Your best bet is to have a friend who doesn't give a **** about his license drive while you tune. BTW, watch for deer. Even a 45mph encounter can be 3-4k worth of damage.
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 08:05 AM
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Its hard to tune a turbo setup on the dyno because it doesnt load it right (from what Ive heard). Im tuning mine on the road.
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Country Boy
Its hard to tune a turbo setup on the dyno because it doesnt load it right (from what Ive heard). Im tuning mine on the road.
With a mustang dyno you can tune it under a load. Also dynojet offers the eddy current option too.
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 08:55 AM
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I get it 90% on the road, then usually use a Mustang dyno to push it. Too difficult to tune on the road... pushing your luck with a car this fast.
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Old Oct 14, 2006 | 09:19 AM
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yeah im finding it a handful to try to tune on the road.... **** starts getting squirrly at the top of every gear with my 408 and d1sc...
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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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I recommend initial tuning on the street (driving normally) and finish up on the dyno. If the part throttle VE table values and spark tables are not right, then the car will add (or subtract) from the long term fuel trims and this will skew or totally mess up the WOT tuning.

I've spent about 2 weeks + 300 miles of driving to get the car part throttle tuned (till I had to go on deployment). Worlds better, but still not done. Once all the part throttle is set, then the dyno can be used to finish the WOT runs with the 2bar MAP option.
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