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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 03:04 AM
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Will EFI Live or HP Tuners give me an initial setting according to my mods to get me in the ballpark of what I need? I don't want to run real lean or rich on startup, and try to learn how to adjust my settings at the expense of my new motor or sensors. I am completely knew to this tuning thing so could ya provide some insight?
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 03:19 AM
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I don't think there are any settings for that, but I'm sure you could read your file and send it to someone with a list of mods and they might be able to set you up with a safe ballpark tune for your startup.

PS, i'm new at this too.. its alot of fun though.
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 03:22 AM
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Does the program help guide you in the right direction or do you just change a setting and hope it works?
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 03:36 AM
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Search and a lot of reading. Check out the sticky's at the top and continue to read. After you have read, read some more. You will constantly be learning. I have done this for over 3 years now and still learn new things.
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no, only experience and a solid set of data will give you a good start
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