Custom Tuning

[06SRT10]

I think Chris is in Calif. & Torrie is in Fla. Neither is close to you.

 

[Ironhead]

His ET's suggest he is getting maximum power out of his combination.

Dyno tuning is not to get more HP per say .Its to adjust your air/fuel setup after mods ,gains in HP is a nice bonus but not always the case,its to make sure you are safe and give a base line on mods installed .:damnmate:

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

You might not have any problems but u could be leaving power on the table..

I watched 5-6 trucks get dyno tuned one afternoon and none of them gained a significant amount of power over the mail order tunes they had.

Dyno tuning is not to get more HP per say .Its to adjust your air/fuel setup after mods ,gains in HP is a nice bonus but not always the case,its to make sure you are safe and give a base line on mods installed .:damnmate:

On a heads/cam combo or something that hasnt been tried yet I agree a dyno tune is a must. But with minimal bolt ons I feel its just w waste of cash, my truck has been on a dyno with Air/Fuel readings and they were right where they should be, nice and safe.

 

[Ironhead]

I watched 5-6 trucks get dyno tuned one afternoon and none of them gained a significant amount of power over the mail order tunes they had.



On a heads/cam combo or something that hasnt been tried yet I agree a dyno tune is a must. But with minimal bolt ons I feel its just w waste of cash, my truck has been on a dyno with Air/Fuel readings and they were right where they should be, nice and safe.

There is also a fine line between just saying YOU think its a waste and you just being cheap lol

 

[caveman]

There is also a fine line between just saying YOU think its a waste and you just being cheap lol

My two quickest times were on the stock PCM, no tune. I have a custom dyno tune that pings in the dead of summer, under WOT. I'm currently running a MP PCM, and I honestly can't say I notice any difference from the OEM unit.

You've had multiple trucks, with multiple power combinations, so you have experience I don't. How much power do you normally gain with a custom dyno tune vs a baseline email tune?

 

[Ironhead]

My two quickest times were on the stock PCM, no tune. I have a custom dyno tune that pings in the dead of summer, under WOT. I'm currently running a MP PCM, and I honestly can't say I notice any difference from the OEM unit.

You've had multiple trucks, with multiple power combinations, so you have experience I don't. How much power do you normally gain with a custom dyno tune vs a baseline email tune?

When the sct first came out it was a known fact that on an R/C the can tunes gave you NO HP gains at all ,the Q/C gain HP from turning the TQ management off .When I deleted cats and installed long tubes I gained the most on bolt on mods .Dyno had to tweak Air/Fuel because it did lean it a tad .Tickled over 13 in one spot .Torrie put it on 12.5 straight down the line .I actually lost about ten when he put it back to 12.5 but It was safe .
The rest of the times I did it after I put a set of stock ported heads and a compition cams 270 hr in my black 05 . I had some pains getting it tuned right with the 270 hr .Once thing got tuned and worked out it ran good and ran safe .And when I put two different cams and strikers on my CE .

So stock truck with just intake and catback .Don't waste the money on a dyno tune,or a can tune .
Catback with cats removed and other higher up mods ,I would seriously think about it or at least go get three or four pulls on a dyno just to check it .

And caveman ,
Fact is a FASTER truck does not mean a Faster truck .Its all about making rubber stick ,plain and simple .

 

[mjd91]

Buy the SCT DCX tuner 1st. Find a local shop dyno shop. Figure out who you want to tune your truck. The dyno shop will send your tuner the run file, the tuner then tweaks the file and sends it back via email. You need the SCT Live Load Program from the SCT website to take the tweaked file and upload from your computer to your programmer. After that you upload with the programmer to the truck. You will have to pay for a programmer, dyno time, then a tuner. No need to drive anywhere but local. Just make sure it's a good dyno shop.

If someone else has done this a different way please chime in, don't want to feel like I am giving one sided advice.

There is another way that I've done. Get your canned tune, make some WOT pulls on the road, and record your A/F at 500rpm increments from 2k-6k.
Email those numbers to your tuner and have them tweak it until its just right.

 

[ICPREY]

^^This. I would buy the SCT handheld programmer from the tuner you're interested in going with that way he's more inclined to help tweek the canned tune.

 

[BlackMamba50]

I gotta do the remote dyno tune with Torrie & SCT live load. I've put 300 break in miles on my Striker/Cam build and she feels good. Can't wait to get tuned and see what kinda numbers I make up here in the low air Mile High City.

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

When the sct first came out it was a known fact that on an R/C the can tunes gave you NO HP gains at all ,the Q/C gain HP from turning the TQ management off .When I deleted cats and installed long tubes I gained the most on bolt on mods .Dyno had to tweak Air/Fuel because it did lean it a tad .Tickled over 13 in one spot .Torrie put it on 12.5 straight down the line .I actually lost about ten when he put it back to 12.5 but It was safe .
The rest of the times I did it after I put a set of stock ported heads and a compition cams 270 hr in my black 05 . I had some pains getting it tuned right with the 270 hr .Once thing got tuned and worked out it ran good and ran safe .And when I put two different cams and strikers on my CE .

So stock truck with just intake and catback .Don't waste the money on a dyno tune,or a can tune .
Catback with cats removed and other higher up mods ,I would seriously think about it or at least go get three or four pulls on a dyno just to check it .

And caveman ,
Fact is a FASTER truck does not mean a Faster truck .Its all about making rubber stick ,plain and simple .

That's what I been sayin....and any time you're ready to find out how fast your truck is just let me know:chain:

 

[Ironhead]

That's what I been sayin....and any time you're ready to find out how fast your truck is just let me know:chain:

I already know how fast mine is,I was just at Sealy track three weeks or so ago ,I don't need you and your broke down wore out truck telling me anything ,your just mad because mine is prettier than yours.And with my new Roe all aluminum huge radiator ,its COOLER than yours ,Literally

 

[Ironhead]

That's what I been sayin....and any time you're ready to find out how fast your truck is just let me know:chain:

Wait a minute did you just get mad at me for agreeing with you,Damn that's messed up

 

[VPRPWRD]

I think he just wants to race.

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

I already know how fast mine is,I was just at Sealy track three weeks or so ago ,I don't need you and your broke down wore out truck telling me anything ,your just mad because mine is prettier than yours.And with my new Roe all aluminum huge radiator ,its COOLER than yours ,Literally

Oh really did you run an 11.5 on street tires with extra stuff in the bed too?

Wait a minute did you just get mad at me for agreeing with you,Damn that's messed up

You seem to be the angry one, busting out the insults and all....

 

[Ironhead]

You seem to be the angry one, busting out the insults and all....

Nuttin but lovin for ya cuz

 

[Ironhead]

Oh really did you run an 11.5 on street tires with extra stuff in the bed too?

Actually had a best in the ce since torrie tuned the roe cam ,pulled an 11.72 with my street tires and craftsman aluminum jack in the bed .
My problem is I cant seem to make myself power shift from 1st to 2nd ,I always lift off gas peddle And I cant get traction if I launch over 3600 rpm ,my drag radials are in rough shape though and need to be replaced :dontknow:

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

Street tires and hooking at that kinda rpm? What's the break down on the time slip? Must've been a ton of mph

 

[Ironhead]

Street tires and hooking at that kinda rpm? What's the break down on the time slip? Must've been a ton of mph

No I had my ragged out drag radials on they are getting hard as a rock .Cant launch for crap on street tires in Sealy .I even took my wife's 4 banger chevy cobalt there ,that little pig did a 17.4 lol

 

[Ironhead]

Next time I go I am going to bring 2 or 3 bags of 55lbs Oil Dry from work and put in bed of truck just for shits and giggles And I have a JMB battery relocation kit ,I just have not done it yet .

 

[ARRESTmeRed04]

Next time I go I am going to bring 2 or 3 bags of 55lbs Oil Dry from work and put in bed of truck just for shits and giggles And I have a JMB battery relocation kit ,I just have not done it yet .

New tires would probably be more effective