Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
03-12-2008, 10:45 PM
#11
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
ORIGINAL: speedstang06
+1
I'd say 90% of the s197 owners seem to tune their engines too, so I would doubt that it hurts it, its all in the way you care for it/drive it.
ORIGINAL: vphokie
I'm no genius on this topic....but to me, it would seem that it's not so much the tune that affects the wear, but how you drive the car. Stock tune or 93 tune, if you drive it hard, then the engine and accessories will get more wear. I don't think that a tune would really hurt your "life expectancy" of your engine. But that's just me hypothesizing.
I'm no genius on this topic....but to me, it would seem that it's not so much the tune that affects the wear, but how you drive the car. Stock tune or 93 tune, if you drive it hard, then the engine and accessories will get more wear. I don't think that a tune would really hurt your "life expectancy" of your engine. But that's just me hypothesizing.
I'd say 90% of the s197 owners seem to tune their engines too, so I would doubt that it hurts it, its all in the way you care for it/drive it.
03-12-2008, 10:51 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
ORIGINAL: Burnsy
Those are quite bold statements, and I happen to know they are wrong.
ORIGINAL: Legion5
I actually know the exact answer to your question but I'm not going to give it because you don't need to know that as your post is a concern about tuners causing a negative faster engine wear, and the answer which addresses this then is tunes are never a bad thing.
You'll probably save 6 fold on gas from a tune versus the cost of extra maintenance at 150k miles.
I actually know the exact answer to your question but I'm not going to give it because you don't need to know that as your post is a concern about tuners causing a negative faster engine wear, and the answer which addresses this then is tunes are never a bad thing.
You'll probably save 6 fold on gas from a tune versus the cost of extra maintenance at 150k miles.
Those are quite bold statements, and I happen to know they are wrong.
03-12-2008, 10:58 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
That statement is bogus man! That's like saying "I happen to know where golden treasure is"
ORIGINAL: Burnsy
Those are quite bold statements, and I happen to know they are wrong.
ORIGINAL: Legion5
I actually know the exact answer to your question but I'm not going to give it because you don't need to know that as your post is a concern about tuners causing a negative faster engine wear, and the answer which addresses this then is tunes are never a bad thing.
You'll probably save 6 fold on gas from a tune versus the cost of extra maintenance at 150k miles.
I actually know the exact answer to your question but I'm not going to give it because you don't need to know that as your post is a concern about tuners causing a negative faster engine wear, and the answer which addresses this then is tunes are never a bad thing.
You'll probably save 6 fold on gas from a tune versus the cost of extra maintenance at 150k miles.
Those are quite bold statements, and I happen to know they are wrong.
03-12-2008, 11:01 PM
#15
RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
ORIGINAL: LX200
Probably 10% of owners mod their cars. Don't let the board fool ya... most Mustang owners don't change a thing. I personally know 5 owners, 2 GT's and 3 V6's, and the most any has done is the wheels. 3 have done nothing. None have tuned the car.
ORIGINAL: speedstang06
+1
I'd say 90% of the s197 owners seem to tune their engines too, so I would doubt that it hurts it, its all in the way you care for it/drive it.
ORIGINAL: vphokie
I'm no genius on this topic....but to me, it would seem that it's not so much the tune that affects the wear, but how you drive the car. Stock tune or 93 tune, if you drive it hard, then the engine and accessories will get more wear. I don't think that a tune would really hurt your "life expectancy" of your engine. But that's just me hypothesizing.
I'm no genius on this topic....but to me, it would seem that it's not so much the tune that affects the wear, but how you drive the car. Stock tune or 93 tune, if you drive it hard, then the engine and accessories will get more wear. I don't think that a tune would really hurt your "life expectancy" of your engine. But that's just me hypothesizing.
I'd say 90% of the s197 owners seem to tune their engines too, so I would doubt that it hurts it, its all in the way you care for it/drive it.
03-12-2008, 11:02 PM
#16
RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
ORIGINAL: blueherd02gt
That statement is bogus man! That's like saying "I happen to know where golden treasure is"
That statement is bogus man! That's like saying "I happen to know where golden treasure is"
ORIGINAL: Burnsy
Those are quite bold statements, and I happen to know they are wrong.
ORIGINAL: Legion5
I actually know the exact answer to your question but I'm not going to give it because you don't need to know that as your post is a concern about tuners causing a negative faster engine wear, and the answer which addresses this then is tunes are never a bad thing.
You'll probably save 6 fold on gas from a tune versus the cost of extra maintenance at 150k miles.
I actually know the exact answer to your question but I'm not going to give it because you don't need to know that as your post is a concern about tuners causing a negative faster engine wear, and the answer which addresses this then is tunes are never a bad thing.
You'll probably save 6 fold on gas from a tune versus the cost of extra maintenance at 150k miles.
Those are quite bold statements, and I happen to know they are wrong.
03-12-2008, 11:42 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
People need to understand that making an engine EFFICIENT does not hurt engine life. Its how the engine was built and you're simply using what was built into it.
Now, if you put on underdrive pulleys then ok, it might hurt engine life from faster revs or less dampening.
Or maybe you get bored out heads then the extra power may wear out the whole engine faster.
Or you put on a supercharger so the mass amount of extra power may wear the engine out faster
But, simply tuning the actual block to get the built-in block/heads power out of it will not wear it down at all. The only wear is the extra fast RPMs you'll be driving at for fun.
Now, if you put on underdrive pulleys then ok, it might hurt engine life from faster revs or less dampening.
Or maybe you get bored out heads then the extra power may wear out the whole engine faster.
Or you put on a supercharger so the mass amount of extra power may wear the engine out faster
But, simply tuning the actual block to get the built-in block/heads power out of it will not wear it down at all. The only wear is the extra fast RPMs you'll be driving at for fun.
03-12-2008, 11:58 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
ORIGINAL: howarmat
I call BS on this too.....there is no way to tell, you can only guess......every engine is different and every person drives differently
ORIGINAL: blueherd02gt
That statement is bogus man! That's like saying "I happen to know where golden treasure is"
That statement is bogus man! That's like saying "I happen to know where golden treasure is"
ORIGINAL: Burnsy
Those are quite bold statements, and I happen to know they are wrong.
ORIGINAL: Legion5
I actually know the exact answer to your question but I'm not going to give it because you don't need to know that as your post is a concern about tuners causing a negative faster engine wear, and the answer which addresses this then is tunes are never a bad thing.
You'll probably save 6 fold on gas from a tune versus the cost of extra maintenance at 150k miles.
I actually know the exact answer to your question but I'm not going to give it because you don't need to know that as your post is a concern about tuners causing a negative faster engine wear, and the answer which addresses this then is tunes are never a bad thing.
You'll probably save 6 fold on gas from a tune versus the cost of extra maintenance at 150k miles.
Those are quite bold statements, and I happen to know they are wrong.
It's in the same category as "Frankly ... ", invariably followed by invented facts or manipulative "opinion".