Mail Order Tunes...All created Equal?
I need someone who is REALLY good!
My Engine is brand new, never been started....I have many internal and external mods.
I need it good enough I can break the engine in on the street.
My Engine is brand new, never been started....I have many internal and external mods.
I need it good enough I can break the engine in on the street.
Before you dyno it you should make sure it runs and put miles on it. Along with find any problems or issues that may have been overlooked.
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alot of money invested. I wouldnt take a short cut now..
*not saying mail order tunes are bad, but you know what i mean
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Verdad Gallardo The nearest Dyno close to me is 2 hrs away and not that good from what I hear. I need to go down south to LA for a good dyno tune (not the place to find issues)
The only reason i said it was a short cut is because there is a better option, like a dyno tune.. But like i said before, i dont think they are necessarily bad, but there is a better option than that out there aswell, thus i called it a short cut for that reason..
Ive gotten a mail order tune before from FROST when i had bolt ons a while back. thats why i recommended him to ya
Ive gotten a mail order tune before from FROST when i had bolt ons a while back. thats why i recommended him to ya
If that what your looking for then I would NOT recommend a mail order tune. You need to have someone there to data log it and check over everything to make sure the engine is running correctly. A mail order tune may get it to run and start but you still dont have any idea if its rich, lean, under/over timed etc... Anytime I startup a brand new setup I always data log it so I know if everything is working right.
If that what your looking for then I would NOT recommend a mail order tune. You need to have someone there to data log it and check over everything to make sure the engine is running correctly. A mail order tune may get it to run and start but you still dont have any idea if its rich, lean, under/over timed etc... Anytime I startup a brand new setup I always data log it so I know if everything is working right.
It depends on how radical your setup is and how good or experienced your tuner is. There is not a single tuner or shop out there who has 100% success on mai order tunes. Im sure there are a few who can nail most combo's 9 out 10 times. Without any way to data log you wont know either way. Just because it starts and idles doesnt mean its safe. On something with alot of mods I only recommend mail order tunes for checking leaks and loading it on a trailer.
If your interested i can do a video of how the car drives and acts with a mail order tune from frost , my mods are as follows cnc ported heads, custom cam, fast 92/92, larger injectors, 255 fuel pump,. It has never been touched before, stock computer on the car then sent it to frost and all my information, let me just say it drives perfect. Ill do a cold start video its like 27 degrees outside today ha.
Last edited by reeperz28; Nov 12, 2012 at 06:38 PM.
Thats pretty common setup, you could probably get by on a mail order tune. I recommend you contacting Frost or Patrick G, either one should be able to get you fired up with that combo.
