DukesOfHazard

Hey guys, I was wondering how long it takes to tune a car with very few bolt ons. The reason I ask is there's a local guy here that a buddy of mine knows that usually charges $100 an hour to tune on a mustang dyno. Not sure what all this includes since he just told me a minute ago. All I have is a lid and an aftermarket catback. Not sure what catback it is, but I was wanting to get a baseline so that I could see the relativity to all the mods I plan on adding. I'm thinking he'll be able to get me a better deal than $100 an hour, but was just wondering. As far as I know I don't have any issues with the car, no lights or anything on in the dash.

soundengineer

iTrader: (16)

a good tuner with medium experience can tune your stock internals vehicle fairly quickly on a loaded dyno...such as most mustang dyno's are
an hour should be plenty of time..

BLK02WS6

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Most places charge $100/hr just for the dyno time - that does not include any tuning charges... like said above, an hour is plenty of time for a good tuner to be on the dyno with a bolt-on car...

DukesOfHazard

Awesome guys. I don't even have many bolt ons. Just a catback and lid and that's about it. I may be able to get a deal for less than 100 an hour since a guy I know has connections at that shop, but we'll see. My gas mileage has been sucking pretty horribly lately though (high 15's all city) when I used to get around 17. Only had the car since the end of October and haven't had a chance to do all of the tune up stuff (plugs, wires, etc.)

Bryceslu

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Definitly do all the tune up stuff and get the car running as best you can BEFORE the tune.

Phil'sC5vette

iTrader: (4)

depends on what im doing to a car, but it can take between 2 1/2 to 4 hours.

Also depends on the modifications and if it's a street tune or a dyno