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Cost of a tune....

Old Oct 27, 2005 | 10:58 AM
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Default Cost of a tune....

How much would a full SD tune run? ballpark.

There are plenty of good tuners within driving distance...

SLP
Lingenfelter
LS1speed
FLP
among others in the chicago/illinois area....

But who stands out as GOOD SD tuners?

Thanks for some insight.
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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straightline seems to be the only non-ifr hackers in the area, so go there.
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Expect to pay $300 - $500 for a full tune covering idle, part throttle driving, and WOT tune on the dyno.
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Originally Posted by Ragtop 99
Expect to pay $300 - $500 for a full tune covering idle, part throttle driving, and WOT tune on the dyno.
Yes I realize that is the range for standard MAF based tunes...but SD tunes are more labor intensive and take longer.
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a _good_ MAF tune would require a MAF recalibration, which requires fully populating your VE table, which is probably the 'more labor intensive' part you mentioned. so in effect, MAF would take like 15 mins longer (on the street, i woudln't want to calibrate MAF on the dyno, no ram air affect).
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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90% of places don't do SD tunes.... I would call each local place (Speed Inc, Finishline, Straightline) and see what they'd want .....

I'm not aware of any shops that will provide a SD tune (most tune WOT and that's it) Straightline has a mustang dyno though... not sure if any of the others have a dynopac .... so straightline could do a SD tune on the dyno potentially...
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If they won't do the tune you want, I'm sure there are plenty of capable people who would be happy to help you do a SD tune and put the car on the dyno for $500 including the dyno time. If you're around here, PM me and I'll give you a couple names.
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