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Re: ECU Tuned for $2k.... worth it?

Postby LIBIDO » Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:34 pm

BlackGT wrote:
Mo_GT wrote:
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He showed me the dyno's too and at the wheel.. an extra 10kW... damn.. before and after..


Damn! I'd be asking for my 2k back...


Who cares what the DYNO reads so long as your car feels better to drive and is more responsive :wink:


well in that case, could of just spent 400 odd dollars on the sprint booster!!
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Postby viriix » Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:31 pm

If it makes you feel better I could always photoshop the dyno graphs xD
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Re: ECU Tuned for $2k.... worth it?

Postby sleepergtb » Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:59 pm

BlackGT wrote:
Mo_GT wrote:
Trieu wrote:

Who cares what the DYNO reads so long as your car feels better to drive and is more responsive :wink:


The dyno is more about getting the tune right including on most of our cars things such as boost, with the kw and torque being the result.

I agree 100% you can not beat the seat of the pants dyno :D
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Re: ECU Tuned for $2k.... worth it?

Postby Mo_GT » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:11 am

BlackGT wrote:
Mo_GT wrote:
Trieu wrote:

He showed me the dyno's too and at the wheel.. an extra 10kW... damn.. before and after..


Damn! I'd be asking for my 2k back...


Who cares what the DYNO reads so long as your car feels better to drive and is more responsive :wink:


well, if i was paying $2000 for a tune, i'd want to make sure it was done right and the only way to see that is on a dyno chart.

"feeling better to drive" is subjective. Just like feeling cold, feeling rich, feeling hungry. There's no measure.

Thats like me saying to a tuner: "please make my car feel better to drive and i'll make you feel like you made some money". Would that work?
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Re: ECU Tuned for $2k.... worth it?

Postby BlackGT » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:07 pm

Mo_GT wrote:
BlackGT wrote:
Mo_GT wrote:
Trieu wrote:

He showed me the dyno's too and at the wheel.. an extra 10kW... damn.. before and after..


Damn! I'd be asking for my 2k back...


Who cares what the DYNO reads so long as your car feels better to drive and is more responsive :wink:


well, if i was paying $2000 for a tune, i'd want to make sure it was done right and the only way to see that is on a dyno chart.

"feeling better to drive" is subjective. Just like feeling cold, feeling rich, feeling hungry. There's no measure.

Thats like me saying to a tuner: "please make my car feel better to drive and i'll make you feel like you made some money". Would that work?


The DYNO did read better, but they are just numbers and I wanted to feel it rather than looking at a readout but I understand where your coming from.
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Postby Akwoo » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:06 pm

yeah i agree with others here, 2k is a rip off. I can get it done for you for around $1500 and I know that my tuner has gotten more like 20kw out of the last GT they tuned.
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