Okay I want to learn how to tune!
10-26-2015, 09:51 PM
#1
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Okay I want to learn how to tune!
How do I learn? The tuning school and start reading up? I have my boosted C5 and I have a bolt on G8, but I would love to learn how to sone tuning on cars and start wrenching on my own also.
10-27-2015, 01:45 AM
#3
Melting Slicks
read read and read some more, but on the positive side, tuning for power is the easy part, that's just fuel and timing adjustments. it's drivibility that's the hair puller.
this week, I've probably logged 20hrs in trying to get my car to idle right and not stall. it still stalls, but I got it some somewhat idle descent lol
I have the Master EFI tuner book, by Dan Maslic, calibrated success dvd by Greg?, youtube helps too, can find some tutorials on there. Those can help you get the basic logic of what you're doing.
this week, I've probably logged 20hrs in trying to get my car to idle right and not stall. it still stalls, but I got it some somewhat idle descent lol
I have the Master EFI tuner book, by Dan Maslic, calibrated success dvd by Greg?, youtube helps too, can find some tutorials on there. Those can help you get the basic logic of what you're doing.
10-27-2015, 12:19 PM
#6
ISIS SUCKS FAT CHOAD
With that said, understanding why the "O.E.M.'s do what they do is way more important than going through the steps of making changes with in your calibration. As you go on, you will learn that even some who call themselves "pro Tuners" are ignorant and or Lazy / Stupid.
Ps.. Spend the money, Buy yourself a good quality Wideband. None of this LC-1 or AEM stuff. (ECM aka AFR 500 is a quality piece and in its base form can be had for a few hundred bucks)
The tuning school is a good place to start. They have their beginners and advanced HPT courses for GM vehicles. You will learn; you can bear it and sift through the massive amounts of BS, that everything you need and everything in those books that the tuning school offers can be found online for nothing more than your time and sanity.
Good luck and have fun!!
10-27-2015, 11:25 PM
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Time, patience, extra money for F ups and the willingness to learn!
All of which I do not have, so I just go to a pro and if he Fs up my junk, I just brake his knee caps! My tuner is still walking today! I guess I picked a pretty good one!
All of which I do not have, so I just go to a pro and if he Fs up my junk, I just brake his knee caps! My tuner is still walking today! I guess I picked a pretty good one!
10-28-2015, 12:26 AM
#8
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
I ll look into both I've never heard of Calibrated Success before.
Thanks and I can believe the drivability being the toughest part. Sounds like you keep busy working on it!!!
I ll search for that might be a good place to start.
Makes sense especially not doing it all day everyday like some folks.
I am looking into widebands now I need a new one. I ll have HP tuners at some point to be able to run both a pump and race gas tune, but at that point why not learn how to do it on my own 
I just want to put my computer science degree to work
read read and read some more, but on the positive side, tuning for power is the easy part, that's just fuel and timing adjustments. it's drivibility that's the hair puller.
this week, I've probably logged 20hrs in trying to get my car to idle right and not stall. it still stalls, but I got it some somewhat idle descent lol
I have the Master EFI tuner book, by Dan Maslic, calibrated success dvd by Greg?, youtube helps too, can find some tutorials on there. Those can help you get the basic logic of what you're doing.
this week, I've probably logged 20hrs in trying to get my car to idle right and not stall. it still stalls, but I got it some somewhat idle descent lol
I have the Master EFI tuner book, by Dan Maslic, calibrated success dvd by Greg?, youtube helps too, can find some tutorials on there. Those can help you get the basic logic of what you're doing.
^^^^^ This
With that said, understanding why the "O.E.M.'s do what they do is way more important than going through the steps of making changes with in your calibration. As you go on, you will learn that even some who call themselves "pro Tuners" are ignorant and or Lazy / Stupid.
Ps.. Spend the money, Buy yourself a good quality Wideband. None of this LC-1 or AEM stuff. (ECM aka AFR 500 is a quality piece and in its base form can be had for a few hundred bucks)
The tuning school is a good place to start. They have their beginners and advanced HPT courses for GM vehicles. You will learn; you can bear it and sift through the massive amounts of BS, that everything you need and everything in those books that the tuning school offers can be found online for nothing more than your time and sanity.
Good luck and have fun!!
With that said, understanding why the "O.E.M.'s do what they do is way more important than going through the steps of making changes with in your calibration. As you go on, you will learn that even some who call themselves "pro Tuners" are ignorant and or Lazy / Stupid.
Ps.. Spend the money, Buy yourself a good quality Wideband. None of this LC-1 or AEM stuff. (ECM aka AFR 500 is a quality piece and in its base form can be had for a few hundred bucks)
The tuning school is a good place to start. They have their beginners and advanced HPT courses for GM vehicles. You will learn; you can bear it and sift through the massive amounts of BS, that everything you need and everything in those books that the tuning school offers can be found online for nothing more than your time and sanity.
Good luck and have fun!!
I just want to put my computer science degree to work