Dyno Tuning vs. Doing it myself
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Dyno Tuning vs. Doing it myself I was originally going to have my car tuned on a dyno, but after learning about the new HPTuner software, I began to wonder if I could do it myself. Would I be able to properly tune my engine with HPTuner and just driving my car on the street, or do I need a dyno tune for best performance? How hard is it to properly tune a cammed LS1 using HPTuner and no dyno?
Originally Posted by Another_User
Heck with the dyno...my next big mod is probably going to be a wideband O2 system.
http://www.zeitronix.com/Products/zt2/zt2.htm might be of interest.
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Originally Posted by foff667
http://www.zeitronix.com/Products/zt2/zt2.htm might be of interest.
Originally Posted by Another_User
That is really sweet...hmmm...
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Originally Posted by foff667
thats lookin like its the one im gonna go with and will work with or without a laptop just for a few bucks more...i just cant wait till hp tuners integrates them so i can see what needs to be done/purchased.
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Dyno Tune Tho other advantage of a Dyno Tune is not only the Air/Fuel,but you will know exactly where your powerband is and where to shift.I tune a lot of cars and the customers were shifting at 6600 RPM when the power was going down at 6000.It is useless to spin the engine if you are not makeing power..
Originally Posted by moehorsepower
Tho other advantage of a Dyno Tune is not only the Air/Fuel,but you will know exactly where your powerband is and where to shift.I tune a lot of cars and the customers were shifting at 6600 RPM when the power was going down at 6000.It is useless to spin the engine if you are not makeing power..
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Originally Posted by foff667
worst statement of the year bar none...how are you going to be able to setup shift points on the dyno genius? Its generally a trial and error thing for most good tuners...usually they will have the customer take the car to the track where you'll usually be going wot and make some pulls while datalogging to see where its shifting, then adjust from there...you can only get a ballpark figure of where it WILL be shifting at on the dyno because generally your only in 3rd or 4th gear when you dyno depending on tranny A4/M6. In addition your statement where your customers were shifting at 6600 even after power, i assume your talking hp, was going down at 6000 is kinda screwed up since your shift points generally are made using tq since in reality hp is a fictional # made possible by your actual tq #...generally speaking you do want to shift a bit past your peak hp...my cam makes peak hp at 6300 yet according to most calcs out there i should shift at 7k...the only reason im not is because I fear loosing my motor, but thats where i should shift to get the best shift extension and keep myself in my powerband.
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