Getting professional Dynotune, what do I need to look for??
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Getting professional Dynotune, what do I need to look for?? I've got a '99 FRC corvette six speed with a blackwing air filter, ugraded valvetrain, long tube headers, highflow cats, and x-pipe with rear 02 sensors eliminated, and finally a compcams custom 228/230 .588/.591 on 113 LSA. Ok.....I'm getting the car dynotuned on thursday. I'm a rookie when it comes to this tuning stuff, what do I need to look for or ask about when I get it tuned? Are there things I should look for or ask about? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Shaun Farmer
Shaun Farmer
It is easy to tune for wide open throttle, the part throttle driveability is what takes the longest. Make sure they spend time getting the part throttle driveability to where you are happy with it. It should start and idle without any hiccups. Bob
Hey Shaun,
Your tuner will undoubtalby use a wideband O2 sensor to tune your car. Do you have a bung in place for him to put it in the exhaust stream? They can remove one of your front O2s and go that route. If at all possible if you could have a bung welded in, in spot where both banks could be read that would be optimal but not absoutely necessary. Ask what kind of software they are going to use? If either HP Tuners or EFI Live, do they have the respective Real Time Tuning options for either suite? You should get time on the dyno and time on the road for a complete tune. Drivability- cold startups, hot starts, etc. take time and heat cycles, be leary if they just want to get you in and out the door real quick. I am sure you have better luck than most considering you are in the state where the girls are the fairest and the guys are the squarest- I was born, raised, and went to the University of Nebraska. Where are you having it tuned? Good luck.
Your tuner will undoubtalby use a wideband O2 sensor to tune your car. Do you have a bung in place for him to put it in the exhaust stream? They can remove one of your front O2s and go that route. If at all possible if you could have a bung welded in, in spot where both banks could be read that would be optimal but not absoutely necessary. Ask what kind of software they are going to use? If either HP Tuners or EFI Live, do they have the respective Real Time Tuning options for either suite? You should get time on the dyno and time on the road for a complete tune. Drivability- cold startups, hot starts, etc. take time and heat cycles, be leary if they just want to get you in and out the door real quick. I am sure you have better luck than most considering you are in the state where the girls are the fairest and the guys are the squarest- I was born, raised, and went to the University of Nebraska. Where are you having it tuned? Good luck.
The best thing for you to do is make sure your vehicle is in tip top running condition, no vacuum leaks, A clean filter, good plugs, and anything else you can think might cause that tuner some grief. It takes up alot of time if that tuner has to trouble shoot other issues on the vehicle. It happens often.
