Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
03-12-2008, 10:27 PM
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Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
Okay I feel stupid about asking this question but i thought i'd ask. If you tune your car lets say with Diablosport or SCT (common tuner companies for 2005+ Mustang) overtime does it wear out the engine components thus reducing the life of the car overall? or does tuning optimize the car efficiently for the better?
03-12-2008, 10:33 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
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.
03-12-2008, 10:39 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
I know tuners give power efficiently for a reason, but is there anybody from 2005 that tuned there engine right away and noticed any problems now with there engine? I just wonder if the components in the engine will just breakdown after a few years. I guess the way you drive has a big impact on engine wear.
03-12-2008, 10:39 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
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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 (on this forum)seem to tune their engines, so I would doubt that it hurts it, its all in the way you care for it/drive it.
03-12-2008, 10:42 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
LOL funny post... a tuner will help the engine by correcting the air fuel ratio etc and give better gas mileage... The only wearing out is the fact that you'll drive it harder because its a faster car with a tuner.
03-12-2008, 10:43 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
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Okay I feel stupid about asking this question but i thought i'd ask. If you tune your car lets say with Diablosport or SCT (common tuner companies for 2005+ Mustang) overtime does it wear out the engine components thus reducing the life of the car overall? or does tuning optimize the car efficiently for the better?
Okay I feel stupid about asking this question but i thought i'd ask. If you tune your car lets say with Diablosport or SCT (common tuner companies for 2005+ Mustang) overtime does it wear out the engine components thus reducing the life of the car overall? or does tuning optimize the car efficiently for the better?
For example the engine would most likley acheive the same level of additional wear if you added an extra spare tire and made it lug 35 more lbs around for it's lifespan day in and day out.
I actually know the exact answer to your question on efficiency vs danger 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.
03-12-2008, 10:43 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
yes, without a doubt performance mods will wear out the engine faster. Maybe not by much, but it is all about the forces acting on things, the stresses etc. More of them = wearing out faster.
03-12-2008, 10:44 PM
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RE: Using a Tuner wears out the engine faster?
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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.