Is the UTEC user friendly or should i pay a pro to do this?

 

If you truly know what your doing and have A/F gauge and bung - you can do it yourself...ANY doubt and have a pro do it and watch closely and learn.

...Rick

 

Does anyone know of anyone that can tune my car in the chicagoland area or of a way to find someone to tune my car.

 

what's a bung?

 

A bung is an additional O2 nut for screwing in wideband and other sensors for tuning abilities and monitoring.

 

Not knowing the chicagoland area, I'd check the listings of dealers on the TurboXS website. Call a few in the area and see if they do tuning also or can make any recommendations for local tuners.

http://www.turboxs.com/dealers.htm

 

I found someone that can do the tuning in my area. Do u guys think. I have a 2003 g 6mt and i am planning on getting a MRev2, K&N CAI or Stillen, NGk Iridium plugs. Then in the spring i am getting headers and High Flow cats. Should i wait for the tune until i put in the headers and HFC or do it now and then later?

 

Tuning the UTEC is really easy.. I wish there was a tuning section here like there is @ my350z.. Anyways, if you want to go the UTEC route, you will have the purchase the UTEC along with the wideband tuner.. It will cost you around $1100 for everything.. YOU WILL have to drill/ weld a bung in your test pipe/ HFC in order to read A/F ratios.. If you do go this route, I can help you with the install and the tune.. I know I am across the Country from you but email, pm's and AOL IM is a cheap way to help peeps out.. you can also hit up the tuning section of my350z and check out all the posts I along with a bunch of other peeps have made regarding the UTEC.. Hit me up if need be..

 

Thanks. When i get ready to do that, i will check the z site and if that does not work, i will definitely contact u.

 

what is the advantage of a tune? Would I benifit from a tune if I had an HKS Hi-power exhaust on a stock rev up engine? Or the HKS with MREV2 and 5/16 spacer?

-thanks- o and how much is this utec system?

 

Generally, the advantage is more power due to the fact that once combinations of mods are put on a car, the car needs to be adjusted to get the most HP. The car are detuned to a degree, so you can get that power back with a good tune.

A UTEC runs about $1,000-$1,400 depending on accessories/options you get with it, and where you buy it.

The more mods, the better and bigger the benefit. A simple catback installation does not warrant a tune. Intake, CATS and catback...sure. A stock G can get up to about 15HP off a tune though.

Rick

 

So if im going to go with a catback exhaust I can get a tune and get some mor horespower? Is this something that is done at a shop? what is the cost generally?

 

As Rick stated, its not really needed simply for a catback exhaust system, but if you get test pipes, or high flow cats ALONG with he catback exhaust then it would be a good idea..

Ideally, go with full exhaust system (including test pipes) and do some motor work too.. MREV2 and a spacer along with a CAI will yeild some nice gains after the tune.

IMHO, if you just get the catback you wont yeild much with a tune..

Tuning the UTEC costs anywhere around $300-$500. It is very user friendly too so users are able to tune them easily, free