View Poll Results: How much tuning experience did you have before you bought your standalone EMS?
Tuned several cars.
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Have seen it done.
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Read about it, looks easy.
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31.82%
It cannot be that hard, everyone is doing it.
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Tuning Experience???
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Tuning Experience???
Just curious how many people actually have tuning experience prior to buying a stand alone ECU and trying to tune it themselves.
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I had worked with my friend on his E6S a few years back on a blown camaro (that I put into the wall at Sac Raceway). I also had read a bit about IC motors and how EFI works and such before I even bought my FD.
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Jay! You put a camaro in to a wall!!! Sheesh! Umm, I can't answer that question as I haven't purchased an EMS, and know that it can't be that easy to tune! (Hey, I just don't know enough yet)
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Originally posted by RotoHead
Jay! You put a camaro in to a wall!!! Sheesh!
Jay! You put a camaro in to a wall!!! Sheesh!
His car was my first experience with tuning of any kind. Since then I have worked on numerous FDs and FCs tuning them.
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mine is the first haltech ive ever seen. there have been a couple of others, between the time i got the thing and the time it was running. so far its pretty simple, the tricks are not how to use the thing but numbers to tune to. my 20b runs really well but getting more than 10mpg is the trick.
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I was thinking between a turbo kit or the Haltech. I figured it would be the best idea to have control of the fueling since that seemed to be the trouble with tuning rotaries. I didn't have a clue when putting it in but with all of the help it wasn't too bad. I am glad I put it in because it offers so much flexability.
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Originally posted by grampa
The poll should have another entry:
- Tuned my own car.
PFC, wideband and datalogit map watch make it easy.
The poll should have another entry:
- Tuned my own car.
PFC, wideband and datalogit map watch make it easy.
Rev. Dr. Jay
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um, i have played around abit.
From what i can tell, fuel is pretty easy, just takes some time to get it perfect, and the right equipment
As for timming, i don't want to touch it.. i will probably use someone elses map and almost leave it alone..
From what i have heard from people who know thier ****, you tune until the engine blows up and then rebuild and back it off 3*
I guess most tuners do timming mostly by the sound of the engine. EGTs are to slow to acuratly tune by.
-Zach
From what i can tell, fuel is pretty easy, just takes some time to get it perfect, and the right equipment
As for timming, i don't want to touch it.. i will probably use someone elses map and almost leave it alone..
From what i have heard from people who know thier ****, you tune until the engine blows up and then rebuild and back it off 3*
I guess most tuners do timming mostly by the sound of the engine. EGTs are to slow to acuratly tune by.
-Zach
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From what i have heard from people who know thier ****, you tune until the engine blows up and then rebuild and back it off 3*
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Originally posted by grampa
The poll should have another entry:
- Tuned my own car.
PFC, wideband and datalogit map watch make it easy.
The poll should have another entry:
- Tuned my own car.
PFC, wideband and datalogit map watch make it easy.
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Got a dyno sheet to back up that statement? A time slip?
Got a dyno sheet to back up that statement? A time slip?
As for a time slip, sorry, straight line racing bores me as much as NASCAR. My prefered venue is road racing.
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No, I am not talking about FAST=one time run/dyno slip. About anyone can do that almost one time.
I am talking about a benchmark of sorts, to say how much HP you can make at say, 10 or 12psi.
You take a dyno run, and you datalog INJ duty, knock, boost, IGN, etc.
Then that becomes a benchmark that you can say shows you tuned a car.
I am talking about a benchmark of sorts, to say how much HP you can make at say, 10 or 12psi.
You take a dyno run, and you datalog INJ duty, knock, boost, IGN, etc.
Then that becomes a benchmark that you can say shows you tuned a car.
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