Prof. Dyno tune or Hptuners?
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Prof. Dyno tune or Hptuners? I just finished doing a complete tranny overhaul and installing a vig 2800 stall converter on my 00' WS6 A4. I need to get it tuned as the shift points need to be changed. Would it be better to get it professionally dyno tuned or go have it run on the dyno and pick up hptuners and tune it myself? Dyno tuning is running anywhere from $400-$500 and hptuners is about $500 I have never used a tuner program before so it might be a good learning experience. What does everyone think?
I choose HPtuners
Do you like computers?
Do you like learning stuff you never even knew about?
Do you take pride in your work and enjoyment in personally improving the performance of your car?
Or do you just want it done and not have to spend the time messing with it?
Well, are you Person A, or Person B?
Do you like computers?
Do you like learning stuff you never even knew about?
Do you take pride in your work and enjoyment in personally improving the performance of your car?
Or do you just want it done and not have to spend the time messing with it?
Well, are you Person A, or Person B?
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Of course i would rather do it myself and gain any knowledge that I can, but being a newbie i didnt know if i would be able to accomplish the same type of results that someone who has alot of experience could achieve.
I say software...
there are a ton of writeups on how to tune
and as long as you follow directions well, then it should almost tune itself.
there are definately some areas that might take you longer tan other(like making a big cam idle properly, or getting the throttle cracker/follower tables right.....
but those can all be found in writeups to get it close enough also, and you can fiddle until you are happy...
wort case scenario...you have to save up a few more bucks and find somebody to help out and fix teh things you cant, but atleast you will get to do everything and not have to worry about a tuner telling you he's tuning your car and really only getting WOT on the dyno and some spark adjustment so it idles...
there are a ton of writeups on how to tune
and as long as you follow directions well, then it should almost tune itself.
there are definately some areas that might take you longer tan other(like making a big cam idle properly, or getting the throttle cracker/follower tables right.....
but those can all be found in writeups to get it close enough also, and you can fiddle until you are happy...
wort case scenario...you have to save up a few more bucks and find somebody to help out and fix teh things you cant, but atleast you will get to do everything and not have to worry about a tuner telling you he's tuning your car and really only getting WOT on the dyno and some spark adjustment so it idles...
