Dyno tune!
Thread Starter
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 10,023
Likes: 6
From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!
Dyno tune! Ok lets get this out of the way.
I have been Pounded by people who INSIST they have to get a dyno tune right after they get some work done to there car. Problem is there is only ONE guy (TJWong) who has a dyno and can do it right. It is a NICE Mustang Dyno. With out one tuning will need to be done. If you MUST have a dyno tune that covers more then WOT you need a Mustang Dyno that can steady state tune.
You do NOT do a full tune with a dynojet. You do FINAL tuning with it.
Unless you plan on spending thousands of dollars in dyno time you are getting nothing more then a WOT setting. A good share of it will be done with out the rollers even moving!
Now if you do not care about Drivability and only drive your car at WOT then you are set.
A good tune will have alot of work done before you even move the car. Then Drivability logging and tuning will be done slowly working your way up the scale. Once your car drives great and is hitting all the tables with the correct trim and no knock retard? It is then and ONLY then that you hit the Dyno jet. We have seen gains of 14RWHP and more with correct dyno tunning and spent about an hour per visit doing it. Usually the cost is $250-$300 for an hour of Dyno time,wideband and Operator. Worth every penny!
So tell me guys why would you waste money on a dyno till you are ready for one?
I have been Pounded by people who INSIST they have to get a dyno tune right after they get some work done to there car. Problem is there is only ONE guy (TJWong) who has a dyno and can do it right. It is a NICE Mustang Dyno. With out one tuning will need to be done. If you MUST have a dyno tune that covers more then WOT you need a Mustang Dyno that can steady state tune.
You do NOT do a full tune with a dynojet. You do FINAL tuning with it.
Unless you plan on spending thousands of dollars in dyno time you are getting nothing more then a WOT setting. A good share of it will be done with out the rollers even moving!
Now if you do not care about Drivability and only drive your car at WOT then you are set.
A good tune will have alot of work done before you even move the car. Then Drivability logging and tuning will be done slowly working your way up the scale. Once your car drives great and is hitting all the tables with the correct trim and no knock retard? It is then and ONLY then that you hit the Dyno jet. We have seen gains of 14RWHP and more with correct dyno tunning and spent about an hour per visit doing it. Usually the cost is $250-$300 for an hour of Dyno time,wideband and Operator. Worth every penny!
So tell me guys why would you waste money on a dyno till you are ready for one?
TECH Addict
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 2,662
Likes: 1
From: LaConner WA
Exactly. It took Mark and I 1/2 hr of tuning and tweaking to even leave his driveway. As far as I'm concerned the WOT tuning is about 5% of what a good tuning process consists of anyway. It's the other 95% that makes a car livable and worth driving IMO 
Hey Ellis you should buy and install a Mustang dyno ........
Hey Ellis you should buy and install a Mustang dyno ........
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 609
Likes: 0
From: Moxee
I agree My car drives great after mr groo finished it ...I wanted to go for dyno tune after that But i needed my car before it was taken for dyno 
Besides that I have have a healthy respect for my car and i really doubt that it sees the total performance that was put into my tune.meaning I never fully unleash the power available to me.
Besides that I have have a healthy respect for my car and i really doubt that it sees the total performance that was put into my tune.meaning I never fully unleash the power available to me.
Originally Posted by taufern
Carb connection has a mustang dyno as well.
Nate
Nate
But I agree with you Ellis. Plus you need to do all the other tuning BEFORE you even think about going WOT on these computer controlled cars. Since that is where all the base tables get created. Not to mention the driveability like Bill said.
Hey - check your phone messages sometime WILL YA?
Trending Topics
Originally Posted by WAHUSKER
Since when? All I've ever seen down there was a Dynojet.
The mustang is about 5 feet behind the dynojet, they're both in ground dynos. You actually drive over the mustang dyno to get strapped into the dynojet. LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo Thread Starter
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 10,023
Likes: 6
From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!
Yes yes both of those places have Mustang Dyno's
I stand by my Statement TJWong is the best on one
BTW how much did it cost you for that Dyno tune ? The prices I quote in this very thread are from Carb Conn
Seeing how I work a few block from them and we exchange Business often I could be wrong
I stand by my Statement TJWong is the best on one
BTW how much did it cost you for that Dyno tune ? The prices I quote in this very thread are from Carb Conn
Seeing how I work a few block from them and we exchange Business often I could be wrong
I'm looking forward to seeing how this whole tuning process works out. If only my exhaust would get here. ***walks off mumbling something about Stainless Works breaking their laser and putting them a month behind schedule*** 
TECH Addict
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 2,564
Likes: 0
From: Bellingham/Edmonds, WA
Originally Posted by TwoFast4Lv
Yes yes both of those places have Mustang Dyno's
BTW how much did it cost you for that Dyno tune ? The prices I quote in this very thread are from Carb Conn
Seeing how I work a few block from them and we exchange Business often I could be wrong
BTW how much did it cost you for that Dyno tune ? The prices I quote in this very thread are from Carb Conn
Seeing how I work a few block from them and we exchange Business often I could be wrong
It would be around 250-350 bucks though if i had the software just to give you an idea.
Nate
