Cost Of A Tune - Does This Sound Right?

[4drfts]

its quite hard to get an estimate for a price of a tune because there is an endless continuim of tuning quality. at the end of the day your better going to a reputable tuner who you trust not to rip you off.

Also another point is that tuners save the calibrations of EVERY car they tune along with a full set of notes, so as much as youd like to believe your getting a tune from scratch, often tuners will find a previous calibration and start from there, which saves time and hopefully money.

I cant say ive heard of microtchs going out of tune, sounds strange. perhaps one option would be to save your calibration on your computer so you can reload it to the microtech everytime the car doesnt run right.

also its a good idea to run an O2 sensor, especially a wideband, so the computer can run closed loop, as its often more economical and smoother running when cruising

[bozodos]

N1GTR would you mind enlightening me on how that was possible?

And yeah had it been me (who wouldn't have gotten a Microtech in the first place), Id've gotten it tuned with an 02 sensor of some type. Apparently they can be tuned to be as economical without though, but I'm not sure.

Edited March 16, 2009 by bozodos

[bloodzkull]

its quite hard to get an estimate for a price of a tune because there is an endless continuim of tuning quality. at the end of the day your better going to a reputable tuner who you trust not to rip you off.

Also another point is that tuners save the calibrations of EVERY car they tune along with a full set of notes, so as much as youd like to believe your getting a tune from scratch, often tuners will find a previous calibration and start from there, which saves time and hopefully money.

I cant say ive heard of microtchs going out of tune, sounds strange. perhaps one option would be to save your calibration on your computer so you can reload it to the microtech everytime the car doesnt run right.

also its a good idea to run an O2 sensor, especially a wideband, so the computer can run closed loop, as its often more economical and smoother running when cruising

i know i was getting a tune from scratch. first gtr on a wolf v500 that my tuner/mechanic had done.

but you are correct. and in a lot of cases this is a very good idea. it's basically the same as having a base map like a power fc etc.

[femno]

Its not a good idea to tune with 02 sensor feedback on, as it will always give you varied results and the ECU will be constantly correcting etc, its nasty, if you know how to tune, you can get good economy and smooth cruise without closed loop.

[N1GTR]

N1GTR would you mind enlightening me on how that was possible?

And yeah had it been me (who wouldn't have gotten a Microtech in the first place), Id've gotten it tuned with an 02 sensor of some type. Apparently they can be tuned to be as economical without though, but I'm not sure.

If i could remember, i would

[mic0r]

I'm taking my 32 gts-t to Yavuz this week for a tune.

Basic mods: Intercooler, Apexi Intake, 3" Exhaust, SAFC2.

I'll report back when its all been done!

[bozodos]

Damn, i've been scouring here and the net on possible workarounds since the car probably won't be getting a retune for a while