How much does custom tuning cost
02-11-2003, 07:02 PM
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Striaght up truth
Go here http://www.pcmforless.com they are AWESOME, and work is supurb.
DO you have access to a laptop?? If so you can for like 75$ or so have your programs emailed to you and have unlimited updates. All you need is a AKM cable
http://www.akmcables.com/ for the cable
http://www.akmcables.com/dss.htm for the datamaster program for diagnostic software, and you can get free scan for free.
Cost isnt much, but even for a few hundered buck the data and tuning is invaluable
DO you have access to a laptop?? If so you can for like 75$ or so have your programs emailed to you and have unlimited updates. All you need is a AKM cable
http://www.akmcables.com/ for the cable
http://www.akmcables.com/dss.htm for the datamaster program for diagnostic software, and you can get free scan for free.
Cost isnt much, but even for a few hundered buck the data and tuning is invaluable
02-11-2003, 07:12 PM
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yeah my buddy has a laptop. I'm going to buy a cable and use his computer with a free scan program. I don't plan on doing any programing myself because I don't plan on buying any programs that allow me to edit or a laptop of my own. I just want to use it for scanning purposes. I'm assuming I have to buy a program in order to get updates, right?
02-11-2003, 07:32 PM
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Originally posted by JDMZ28
yeah my buddy has a laptop. I'm going to buy a cable and use his computer with a free scan program. I don't plan on doing any programing myself because I don't plan on buying any programs that allow me to edit or a laptop of my own. I just want to use it for scanning purposes. I'm assuming I have to buy a program in order to get updates, right?
yeah my buddy has a laptop. I'm going to buy a cable and use his computer with a free scan program. I don't plan on doing any programing myself because I don't plan on buying any programs that allow me to edit or a laptop of my own. I just want to use it for scanning purposes. I'm assuming I have to buy a program in order to get updates, right?
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02-11-2003, 07:38 PM
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Yeah I think I'm going to go with the pcmforless tuning. All I really want is my speedo calibrated and my fans to come on sooner but if I can get my computer tuned at the same time I'm all for it. Thanks guys.
See ya later man.
02-12-2003, 12:37 AM
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Damn 600 bucks for all of you guys paying that much. I got mine done for 150 bucks and every retune is free with dave www.lt1dave.com DONT DO IT YOURSELF. it is more complicated then you may think. It can take a couple hours even for an experienced tunner becasue for everycar its different. They go into all the tables and adjust everything to fit your car perfect. It is well worth it. You can expect gains of up to 20 hp even on a lightly modded car. damn 600 bucks i feel bad for you guys
although i guess it could cost more if you have OBDII
although i guess it could cost more if you have OBDII
02-12-2003, 03:08 AM
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Well considering the XE cams are customs grinds & look at their prices, if you go with same material for the cam it's probably $20-$30 or so more, than there is Billet cams etc... 
but their expensive custom or not.
but their expensive custom or not.
02-12-2003, 09:16 AM
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I don't know for sure, but it appears that LT1Dave is a mail order tuner. We're referring to actual on-Dyno tuning done with a wideband O2 and all that good stuff. If you can get that done for $150, please let us know where. And as far as doing it myself, I don't have the first clue on how to adjust settings for optimal performance, and I'm sure many others can relate to that.
