Tune After Turbo Install??
08-23-2013, 02:38 PM
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Tune After Turbo Install?? Hi guys, I am about to purchase a turbo kit, and install it at home. However, I was just thinking about the tuning that will be needed. Whats the best way to go about this? I dont want to drive the car with the turbo/new fuel system parts, but a mail order tune wont exactly be "just right"... Whats the best way to go about getting this done?
Is the car safe to drive without a tune until I can get to a place to do it? Might have to drive about 80-100 miles? Or will a mail order be all I need?!?
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Is the car safe to drive without a tune until I can get to a place to do it? Might have to drive about 80-100 miles? Or will a mail order be all I need?!?
Thanks.
08-23-2013, 04:30 PM
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You will be safe driving it without a tune as long as you keep the stock injectors, MAP, and MAF and don't go into boost. The LTFT's will account for any differences in fueling. You can drive it to the tuners and install the injectors in their shop or parking lot (and remove the MAF and swap MAP's if you're going SD) and then begin tuning.
08-23-2013, 05:34 PM
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If someone buys a mail order tune from us so they can drive to us we dont charge full price for the dyno tune. Have you asked your tuner if they do something like that? Not all do but its worth a shot to ask.
08-26-2013, 11:08 AM
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Dont take this the wrong way but you spent thousands on do a turbo install and now the one thing that will make your setup drivable and not blow you want to cheap out on.
If someone buys a mail order tune from us so they can drive to us we dont charge full price for the dyno tune. Have you asked your tuner if they do something like that? Not all do but its worth a shot to ask.
If someone buys a mail order tune from us so they can drive to us we dont charge full price for the dyno tune. Have you asked your tuner if they do something like that? Not all do but its worth a shot to ask.
The hell is that... i dont think F-bodys can pull trailers XD
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08-26-2013, 02:08 PM
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You will be safe driving it without a tune as long as you keep the stock injectors, MAP, and MAF and don't go into boost.
The car with stock injectors will drive fine at low throttle inputs as you won't really be building in boost by then, and with all the restriction from the manifolds and turbos, you won't be putting in anymore air than stock. Your trims should keep the car in check at that point.
Be sure to stay out of boost tho as at that point your tune will not know what to do with all that extra air.
08-26-2013, 05:52 PM
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Don't waste your money on a mail order tune. Leave the stock injectors in the car. Drive car and stay out of boost. When you get to the shop replace the stock injectors with the ones that you plan on using. This will take no longer than 30 minutes and save you money.
08-26-2013, 07:11 PM
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Another advantage to driving it with stock injectors is you can check for any leaks or issues. Worst thing is wasting a tuners time on the dyno with little issues you could have fixed at home. Just seriously don't get excited and go into boost
08-26-2013, 08:08 PM
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A uhaul is 58 buck for a day. I just did it when I finished my turbo build. These people aren't going to pay for your motor when/if it blows. Id spend the money on a trailer or even a tow tuck/carrier. JMO
08-26-2013, 10:06 PM
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With bigger fuel pump, rails, and aftermarket regulator even with stock injectors it may not run that good. Depending on how the turbo setup was done it may not have a maf or required a larger maf, a lot more factors than just injectors that would affect driving it.
I wouldn't drive it untuned any, why risk hurting thousands of dollars of parts over a couple hundred tune or couple hundred renting a truck and trailer.
I wouldn't drive it untuned any, why risk hurting thousands of dollars of parts over a couple hundred tune or couple hundred renting a truck and trailer.
