How hard is it to tune your own car?

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Nov 24, 2006 | 01:01 PM

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EFI Lives Flashscan is the ****! Definatley one of the best things I spent my money on.

Nov 24, 2006 | 01:45 PM

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Give it a try. As long as you have the right tools (for me EFIlive and an LM1) you can experiment and learn. Download the demo and play around with it.

And those package deals that Greenlight Motorsports is offering cant be beat.

With enough time and determination you can learn. A WB02 is an absolute must.

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Nov 24, 2006 | 07:53 PM

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Its not too hard to learn yourself, I would go for it. You can make your money back tuning other peoples cars too.

Nov 24, 2006 | 10:08 PM

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hptuners for the win. i was about as beginner as it gets and after a few months i feel quite confident in my abilities with it.

Nov 25, 2006 | 04:20 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by foff667

HPTuners uses the stock PCM for their RTT solution rather then having to swap in a hand built one...this saves time & money considering the hptuners RTT comes free with their custom operating systems, you can read more about it here http://www.hptuners.com/help/vcm_editor_rtt.htm personally I use it on every pcm I tune now, it make tuning for idle, part & wot a breeze.

Joff, does HP Tuners RTT now support his (and my) 98 PCMs? If not, do you know when they will release it for the 98s?

Thanks!

Galen

Nov 25, 2006 | 05:23 PM

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No they do not support RTT for 98's last I checked. Chris said it wasn't possible due to the limitation of the PCM.

Nov 25, 2006 | 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Black02SS

No they do not support RTT for 98's last I checked. Chris said it wasn't possible due to the limitation of the PCM.

correct, I don't think it will happen anytime soon on the 98's if at all.

Nov 25, 2006 | 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LS1Formulation

I've never heard a definitive answer on this question. I have a '98 M6 car and the closest tuner to where I live (that I know of) is 3 hours away. The trip, plus the $500 it costs to get a tune makes me think I should try tuning for myself. I went to school for automotive service and have a fairly extensive background in high performance, so I'm not completely clueless. I also know my way around a computer pretty well and already have a capable laptop to do it with. So, I'd like some opinions as to whether I should try this. Thanks!

I think I am going to tell my kid to do it for me.