Personal Tunning vs. Dynotune
Personal Tunning vs. Dynotune Okay here goes...
I plan on installing a wideband O2 sensor in the next couple of weeks (along with a boost gauge) for an upcoming turbo project (probably STS). I have a laptop and was wondering the ability to tune with one of the full tuner suites vs. getting the car dyno-tuned. Is this recommended? Basically taking the time to run the car, pull numbers, adjust, again, again. I know this probably isn't the best way but figured its worth the question...
Any recommendations on tuning software...
Full Tuning Suites:
HP Tuners --Tuning and Scanning, Wideband Support via EIO. www.hptuners.com
EFI Live -- Tuning and Scanning, Wideband Support, www.efilive.com
TunerCat -- Tuning
LS1 Edit -- Tuning , limited scanning
I plan on installing a wideband O2 sensor in the next couple of weeks (along with a boost gauge) for an upcoming turbo project (probably STS). I have a laptop and was wondering the ability to tune with one of the full tuner suites vs. getting the car dyno-tuned. Is this recommended? Basically taking the time to run the car, pull numbers, adjust, again, again. I know this probably isn't the best way but figured its worth the question...
Any recommendations on tuning software...
Full Tuning Suites:
HP Tuners --Tuning and Scanning, Wideband Support via EIO. www.hptuners.com
EFI Live -- Tuning and Scanning, Wideband Support, www.efilive.com
TunerCat -- Tuning
LS1 Edit -- Tuning , limited scanning
im running a supercharger and a wideband O2, and I use Hptuners.
you can do 99% of your tuning that way, just have to be careful on the street.
make sure to get some sort of enhanced IO so you can log the wideband along with all the other data.
To me the dyno is just a tool to see what my end results are...
one thing to keep in mind, a few turbo setups dont put out full boost when on the dyno, compared to the street. something to do with engine load or something.
you can do 99% of your tuning that way, just have to be careful on the street.
make sure to get some sort of enhanced IO so you can log the wideband along with all the other data.
To me the dyno is just a tool to see what my end results are...
one thing to keep in mind, a few turbo setups dont put out full boost when on the dyno, compared to the street. something to do with engine load or something.
Originally Posted by blackmur
Okay here goes...
I plan on installing a wideband O2 sensor in the next couple of weeks (along with a boost gauge) for an upcoming turbo project (probably STS). I have a laptop and was wondering the ability to tune with one of the full tuner suites vs. getting the car dyno-tuned. Is this recommended? Basically taking the time to run the car, pull numbers, adjust, again, again. I know this probably isn't the best way but figured its worth the question...
Any recommendations on tuning software...
Full Tuning Suites:
HP Tuners --Tuning and Scanning, Wideband Support via EIO. www.hptuners.com
EFI Live -- Tuning and Scanning, Wideband Support, www.efilive.com
TunerCat -- Tuning
LS1 Edit -- Tuning , limited scanning
I plan on installing a wideband O2 sensor in the next couple of weeks (along with a boost gauge) for an upcoming turbo project (probably STS). I have a laptop and was wondering the ability to tune with one of the full tuner suites vs. getting the car dyno-tuned. Is this recommended? Basically taking the time to run the car, pull numbers, adjust, again, again. I know this probably isn't the best way but figured its worth the question...
Any recommendations on tuning software...
Full Tuning Suites:
HP Tuners --Tuning and Scanning, Wideband Support via EIO. www.hptuners.com
EFI Live -- Tuning and Scanning, Wideband Support, www.efilive.com
TunerCat -- Tuning
LS1 Edit -- Tuning , limited scanning
I would go with either EFILive or HP Tuners. These 2 are the most advanced out there right now.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/dynamometer-results-comparisons/502495-promised-trak-full-bolt-ons-90-90-a.html
430/400 cam only with a street tune...for the most part I think street tuning when possible is one of the better routes.
430/400 cam only with a street tune...for the most part I think street tuning when possible is one of the better routes.
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Originally Posted by slow
how about personal tuning, on a dyno?
That's my preference, but most people don't have that luxury.
Ryan
That's my preference, but most people don't have that luxury.
Ryan
Originally Posted by slow
how about personal tuning, on a dyno?
That's my preference, but most people don't have that luxury.
Ryan
That's my preference, but most people don't have that luxury.
Ryan
EFI Live has 3 different licenses
Personal
Commercial
Workshop
Personal and Commercial are almost the same except with commercial you can load different OS's to your PCM....
Workshop is the big badboy for tuning shops with dyno's
Originally Posted by slow
how about personal tuning, on a dyno?
That's my preference, but most people don't have that luxury.
Ryan
That's my preference, but most people don't have that luxury.
Ryan
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Quote, "one thing to keep in mind, a few turbo setups dont put out full boost when on the dyno, compared to the street. something to do with engine load or something."
That only applies to inertia only dynos, not dynos that have computerized load control based off of the vehicles weight and air drag.
That only applies to inertia only dynos, not dynos that have computerized load control based off of the vehicles weight and air drag.
Originally Posted by MeentSS02
I'd only do that with a Mustang dyno that didn't cost an arm and a leg...for now, tuning my car at a classified location will suffice
True.... I'm spoiled with having access to one
Ryan
Buy some software and learn to tune it yourself. You will end up with a much better result than a dyno tune. As said the dyno tune is not going to be that great except for WOT, and even that will not be exactly the same as on the street/track.
Originally Posted by foff667
with hptuners $649 pro package you get enough credits for your vehicle, a 3 bar tune and still have 4 credits to spare 
Originally Posted by foff667
I would say final tweeking on the dyno is fine, but its very hard to tune part throttle, shift points & even wot fueling on the dyno since they are loaded differently(for the most part) then when you are on the street.
This is true my friend when referring to an inertia based dyno. Most good load bearing dynos on the market today can simulate very specific road conditions remarkably well. Infact some of them offer real time torque reading while ignition advance is adjusted. With this ability you can find peak torque in each cell in the map. This is something not possible on the open road.
Chris Macellaro
