The truth about a tune after a cam install?
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well you could do what i did. I got a mail order tune from TSP to get me by till summer when i can get a dead on dyno tune.
They had a nice special going with there mail order tunes i don't know if its still going on or not though.
They had a nice special going with there mail order tunes i don't know if its still going on or not though.
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My guy here near Charlotte,NC is one of the best and he's one thepeople that builds the 90mm TB for alot of the sponsers. PM me if you want his #. He will be doing a head swap for me very soon.
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Nick Williams can do a excellent tune for you. He builds 90mm TB's for alot of the sponsers on here and is well known around the NC area as well as other states. We live near Charlotte so if your interested in a tune just PM me and I'll get you his #
You'll need a tune. I dropped a TR224 112 in my car and although it runs, it does stall at lights sometimes and runs rich (which will kill the 02's and the cats quickly).
Bottom line you need a tune to fully take advantage of your mods. Without it you're leaving HP on the table and CAN do damage to your car.
Car is in storage right now due to winter but a tune is set for March.
Bottom line you need a tune to fully take advantage of your mods. Without it you're leaving HP on the table and CAN do damage to your car.
Car is in storage right now due to winter but a tune is set for March.
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yeah it was around $400 from the guy in NC I talked to about a year ago, gotta see about taxes since the wife only approved the $300 for the cam install
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Originally Posted by john shea
I got a tune here in missouri for $200 dollars
fron a very respected tuner.
fron a very respected tuner.
If from shop, care to share which shop it is? I'd like to get a tune sometime next month.
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Originally Posted by john shea
I got a tune here in missouri for $200 dollars
fron a very respected tuner. I haven't raced it yet but
but there is a tremendous feeeling of more power.
fron a very respected tuner. I haven't raced it yet but
but there is a tremendous feeeling of more power.
who did your tune?
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Originally Posted by navymitch12
how much was the dude up in NC quoteing you, i am getting long tubes, tsp true dual and comp xer 224/224 .581 114 so i will prob need a tune. i was told to look at around 400$ for a good tune up in NC.
Go with the mail order tune. Most shops give you "like" a mail order tune anyway, and a dyno pull just to show how much HP your making.
If they dont give you several dyno readings, then they gave you the average tune that will make your car run really good. A true dyno tune , you will be on the dyno for several hours adding this and subtracting that to make your car perfect.
if you go to a shop and they give you one dyno pull reading, you probly got something close to a mail order tune unless your standing there at the dyno machine with them
Most of the shops have installed a ton of combos and keep a good book of tunes. They install your parts and cross reference your tune, then upload it. Your car will perform really nice. Half the proof will be how your car performs under 1700 RPMS and above 5000 RPMS.
If they dont give you several dyno readings, then they gave you the average tune that will make your car run really good. A true dyno tune , you will be on the dyno for several hours adding this and subtracting that to make your car perfect.
if you go to a shop and they give you one dyno pull reading, you probly got something close to a mail order tune unless your standing there at the dyno machine with them
Most of the shops have installed a ton of combos and keep a good book of tunes. They install your parts and cross reference your tune, then upload it. Your car will perform really nice. Half the proof will be how your car performs under 1700 RPMS and above 5000 RPMS.
OK when you guys refer to tuning, Can those pocket programmers correct a good enough tune for a cam swap and such? Or is it really needed to spend the 400-600 for a dyno and tune. I was jw cause I never really got the hypertech tunners etc if every gets their car tuned somewhere else.
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Originally Posted by crazy3rdgen
Then really what's their purpose / advantage of buying one??
Bottom line is that for a proper tune, you need more than a hand-held tuner, unless you have some sort of special gift... BUT, from my experience, it is well worth getting a DiabloSport Predator (I got mine from SLP) if you have a stock set up and want to tweak a lot more power out of it. Just look at the dyno results below.
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navymitch I am planning on going up there soon within the next 2 months because I am hearing too many "you better get it done right after your install" from people
