how does mail order tuning work?

[dmw319]

http://www.texas-speed.com/9802fbody...tFld=9802fbody

like this one. im considering having it done. do i ship them my PCM and they tune it and send it back?

does anyone here want to tune my PCM and ill pay them instead? 275 seems crazy. i know that shenanigans was talking about doing it. so eric... whats up! im ready for a tune..

[Chet Mo and the Camaro]

me too!!! im waiting in line

[98Camaro3.8]

Originally posted by dmw319:
im considering having it done. do i ship them my PCM and they tune it and send it back?

Yes, that is how it's done.

But remember, it takes experience and testing to make a good tune. Not a knock against Eric at all, but TSP's done dyno tests and has been doing it for a while. [img]smile.gif[/img]


BTW...when you browse their site, make sure you select V6 F-Body, not 98-02 F-Body. ;)

[dmw319]

ok. any reason for that..?
http://www.texas-speed.com/v6fbody.a...GetFld=v6fbody

still.. 275 is steep. but yea, i think eric knows enough? i dont know. we shall see.

[L36Camaro]

I am trying to see if Eric will do some basic tuning for right now at Wednesdays meet, but I want to know if he will do it for sure because 60 miles is a long drive for nothing. Eric will you please tell me before the meet, because I really want to do this. Thanks!

[slick-metal]

I vouch for TSP...

with the basic mods, cam and exhaust...TSP tuned my friends Z28 and he hit high 11s N/A

[shenanigans]

haha they will do a better tune then I can...

I know some stuff but believe me I still have alot to learn. I won't get into fuel and timing changes(which is where most your power gains will be), since I am still learning on that besides you shouldn't really get into it too much without actually working on the car itself, with a wideband.

besides if you did do it dmw319, unless I get a pcm to send you, then you send me yours or something, you will have to take yours out and send it to me.

but I can do the simple things like remove torque management, recalibrate speedo, fan temps maybe a few other things like shift points but I am still very inexperienced in that because well, I have a 5-speed.

[ September 14, 2005, 09:17 AM: Message edited by: shenanigans ]

[shenanigans]

Originally posted by 98Camaro3.8:
Yes, that is how it's done.

But remember, it takes experience and testing to make a good tune. Not a knock against Eric at all, but TSP's done dyno tests and has been doing it for a while. [img]smile.gif[/img]

He speaks the truth...

like I said I am sticking to simple stuff, so the gains won't be as much. Because I always thought it was rediculous what was involved in doing something simple like a gear change, speedo recalibration.

[shenanigans]

Originally posted by L36Camaro:
I am trying to see if Eric will do some basic tuning for right now at Wednesdays meet, but I want to know if he will do it for sure because 60 miles is a long drive for nothing. Eric will you please tell me before the meet, because I really want to do this. Thanks!

I can sort of probably do it... I have to go to work today, so I cna try and do some things on another bin then just copy them over to yours if I have time or just do everything try and do everything tonight.

Or... just download your bin, then do some stuff then load it another day.

I can probably just do it at the meet, not going to do to much anyways.

[foff667]

from my experience with tsp...i was told I'd have to send in my computer, they would tune it & send it back to me...id have to hit a dyno with an a/f printout...then send them back the computer...they would make the final a/f & timing tweeks & send it back again...nothing short of a fiasco imo...not a big fan of mail tuning otherwise id offer it myself ;)

[shenanigans]

Originally posted by foff667:
from my experience with tsp...i was told I'd have to send in my computer, they would tune it & send it back to me...id have to hit a dyno with an a/f printout...then send them back the computer...they would make the final a/f & timing tweeks & send it back again...nothing short of a fiasco imo...not a big fan of mail tuning otherwise id offer it myself ;)

but I do agree with mail order "tweaking" ;)

[foff667]

your cheap enough you can have that market lol

[dmw319]

hmmm idk what i wana do lol. cuz i dont have any knowledge with HP tuners, but oh well. ill figure something out.

[shenanigans]

You'll get more from hptuners, but you would get the most from having it tuned locally and by someone that is decent, with access to a wideband, dyno, and track.

I am just tweaking a few simple things to make it better, big focus is on gear change. That is the main reason I picked up hptuners... I had plans to upgrade to better gears, but a big thing from keeping me from doing it was the added cost of speedo recal. But worth it for the deal I got on hptuners.

[foff667]

if you were closer to the shore in NC i would've offered to tune you next week since I'll be in Virginia beach [img]smile.gif[/img]