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Old Dec 22, 2020 | 04:33 PM
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Default Best at home LS tuning training?

I am thinking about learning to tune LS motors so I can tinker with my tune and maybe understand the motor more. Looking for inputs on options.

The Tuning School?
ERM Performance Tuning?
another?
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Old Dec 22, 2020 | 04:50 PM
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I learned most of my tuning knowledge from Kyle Crawford's Youtube channel "Goat Rope Garage". I have the Greg Banish video and it's not very intuitive for me at least compared to Kyle's 'free" tutorials. ChopperDoc a member here also has some great HP Tuner videos on Youtube.

Watch this video where Kyle talks about buying tuning courses.

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Greg Banish's @turbolx DVDs plus Dan Maslics ebook were an excellent combo for me.
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Originally Posted by ddnspider
Greg Banish's @turbolx DVDs plus Dan Maslics ebook were an excellent combo for me.
The Tuning School is Greg Banish's corrwct?
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Originally Posted by FCar2000TA
The Tuning School is Greg Banish's corrwct?
No. His is Calibrated Success.
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EDIT: Spider beat me to the punch lol

Originally Posted by FCar2000TA
The Tuning School is Greg Banish's corrwct?
The Tuning School is Bob Morreale. Banish is Calibrated Success.
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Originally Posted by RedXray
EDIT: Spider beat me to the punch lol


The Tuning School is Bob Morreale. Banish is Calibrated Success.
OOOOHHHHHH I had that wrong from the get-go. I ment Banish's company, not "The Tuning School".
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No. His is Calibrated Success.
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by FCar2000TA
OOOOHHHHHH I had that wrong from the get-go. I ment Banish's company, not "The Tuning School".
I have the Calibrated Success video from Banish and it didn't help me much. I shows a lot of steady state RPM work on a chassis dyno which I couldn't translate to the street. Maybe I'm just a retard but Goat Rope, Chopperdoc and Low Buck LS helped me a lot more and it's free. The Calibrated Success video I have is really old... maybe Banish had updated... still it's not for me.
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I think I am going to start with "Master EFI Tuner" book and "Goat Rope Garage" Youtube.
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Originally Posted by FCar2000TA
I think I am going to start with "Master EFI Tuner" book and "Goat Rope Garage" Youtube.
That is Dan Maslic's book. It filled in some of the blanks for me.
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ERM was great. Sadly we lost Ed awhile back. I don't know if his son is continuing or not. Ed put together some great tuning guides, but it was great to be able to email or talk to him and he did online sessions where he would work through a specific issue with you.
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Old Dec 28, 2020 | 05:25 PM
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Maslic also has a few online videos same as Chopper Doc and Goat Rope Garage. There is a series of four for idle tuning.


Note: IMO it's best to buy the latest version Maslic e-book on line of the digital file you download. You can print the manual yourself from the file as pdf documents or simply view the e book on your laptop/pc.

I don't think he sells the book anymore. Twenty bucks for the e- book is a bargain IMO.

Maslic also has tuning tips on his website. These will give you an idea of what is in the file you download

http://www.masterenginetuner.com/


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