getting tune
#17
03-09-2011, 08:20 AM
I hope you're not mistaking an Uprev tune as a "tune-up", which are two different things.
Uprev will set you back about $600, plus the cost of dyno tuning (unless you e-tune).
A tune-up, as normally defined, will vary depending on your dealership or if you do things yourself.
Uprev will set you back about $600, plus the cost of dyno tuning (unless you e-tune).
A tune-up, as normally defined, will vary depending on your dealership or if you do things yourself.
#18
03-09-2011, 09:08 AM
no im not mistaking a tune up with a tune... the tuner near me is charging 650 for a custom dyno tune actually 5 custom dyno tunes
also buy your cars cash it saves alot of headache in the long run. everything i have is paid for so i have no overhead and i can play with what i want when i want. only probis i like to switch vehicles alot im on #38 right now and im just 30years old
also buy your cars cash it saves alot of headache in the long run. everything i have is paid for so i have no overhead and i can play with what i want when i want. only probis i like to switch vehicles alot im on #38 right now and im just 30years old
they are very addicting cars...
#22
03-09-2011, 09:01 PM
#24
03-19-2011, 02:48 PM
i got the tune today. the car responded very well. i gained a peak of 25whp for the auto awd thats not bad at all. way more than i expected. but more importantly the a/f was so rich we pulled out tons and the car is sipping fuel now. i avg. 19.2 mpg on the way to the shop. and 23.8 on the way home. im going to see what the next week gets me so i know better how much this improved my mpg's but its a good sign that its working better.
#26
03-19-2011, 03:01 PM
#27
03-19-2011, 04:07 PM
i got the tune today. the car responded very well. i gained a peak of 25whp for the auto awd thats not bad at all. way more than i expected. but more importantly the a/f was so rich we pulled out tons and the car is sipping fuel now. i avg. 19.2 mpg on the way to the shop. and 23.8 on the way home. im going to see what the next week gets me so i know better how much this improved my mpg's but its a good sign that its working better.
When you said you wanted to get a tune to improve gas mileage, I didn't expect you would realize much if any there (certainly NOT 8 or 9 mpg) , as they already factory tune them with a distinct bias toward economy and emissions. Additionally, and as has been said previously, it would also be expected that any economy gains would most like have a performance price as well. Conversely, if you were tuning for power, I could see gaining proportionately more there due to the bias of the original factory tune, but then ONLY at the sacrifice of some economy.
Call me a doubter, but until I see some serious proof of these fantastic results you're reporting here, that you indeed got both power and economy simultaneously, I remain unconvinced.
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#29
03-19-2011, 06:56 PM
Registered User
Frankly, this defies conventional wisdom regarding these cars. I'm not calling BS, but seriously, if there was another 25whp and better gas mileage available from these engine, I cannot for the life of me imagine that the manufacturer wouldn't have tweaked it out for themselves.
When you said you wanted to get a tune to improve gas mileage, I didn't expect you would realize much if any there (certainly NOT 8 or 9 mpg) , as they already factory tune them with a distinct bias toward economy and emissions. Additionally, and as has been said previously, it would also be expected that any economy gains would most like have a performance price as well. Conversely, if you were tuning for power, I could see gaining proportionately more there due to the bias of the original factory tune, but then ONLY at the sacrifice of some economy.
Call me a doubter, but until I see some serious proof of these fantastic results you're reporting here, that you indeed got both power and economy simultaneously, I remain unconvinced.
.02
When you said you wanted to get a tune to improve gas mileage, I didn't expect you would realize much if any there (certainly NOT 8 or 9 mpg) , as they already factory tune them with a distinct bias toward economy and emissions. Additionally, and as has been said previously, it would also be expected that any economy gains would most like have a performance price as well. Conversely, if you were tuning for power, I could see gaining proportionately more there due to the bias of the original factory tune, but then ONLY at the sacrifice of some economy.
Call me a doubter, but until I see some serious proof of these fantastic results you're reporting here, that you indeed got both power and economy simultaneously, I remain unconvinced.
.02
I've seen cars with exhaust and HFC's getting those types of gains, but not on a stock car (at least not one I can remember).
If getting 25WHP was as simple as a $500 tune, we'd ALL have done that by now.