how would i make my own tuner

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05-30-2006, 07:01 PM

travisl1213

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how would i make my own tuner

theres alot of talk about hand held tuners, and i want to use my laptop for it. is there a software that i can buy and install on my cpu and it will do the same as a tuner and maybe more. my laptop is small and i could just plug it in my car when i want to change somthing. does anyone know where to get this kind of stuff, i would also need a cable to plug in. i know there has to be someway because u see it in movies alot, and yes i know there just movies but most of the times, u can do simialr things in real life

05-30-2006, 07:56 PM

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RE: how would i make my own tuner

Well. Yes and no. You could get tuning software which will probably be 4 or 5 times the price of a handheld tuner and install it on your laptop. But without a wideband air to fuel meter and a safe way to rev the car with a load(dyno) you are going to be wasting money. As far as the handhelds, they can be plugged into your laptop, and log certain types of data. Basically, that's why there are 2 real world options on tuning. Handheld tuners and dyno tunes. If you want the best, get you a Diablo or SCT and go to the nearest shop and get a custom tune.

05-30-2006, 08:29 PM

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RE: how would i make my own tuner

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theres alot of talk about hand held tuners, and i want to use my laptop for it. is there a software that i can buy and install on my cpu and it will do the same as a tuner and maybe more. my laptop is small and i could just plug it in my car when i want to change somthing. does anyone know where to get this kind of stuff, i would also need a cable to plug in. i know there has to be someway because u see it in movies alot, and yes i know there just movies but most of the times, u can do simialr things in real life

Unless you plan on big horsepower it will be major overkill.

I have never seen a program for sale on the internet or IRL, so I dunno where you would even start, and you would need a basline program to start tuning with unless you can set it all up.

Just get a handheld. They are cheaper, the work is done for you, and its not like you need to be changing things on the fly anyway.

05-30-2006, 08:30 PM

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RE: how would i make my own tuner

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ORIGINAL: IWinULose

Well. Yes and no. You could get tuning software which will probably be 4 or 5 times the price of a handheld tuner and install it on your laptop. But without a wideband air to fuel meter and a safe way to rev the car with a load(dyno) you are going to be wasting money. As far as the handhelds, they can be plugged into your laptop, and log certain types of data. Basically, that's why there are 2 real world options on tuning. Handheld tuners and dyno tunes. If you want the best, get you a Diablo or SCT and go to the nearest shop and get a custom tune.

ditto

the reason why they sell handheld tuners is cause its a faster and cost effective way to "tune" the car. to get a good tune, you need a way to get the tune on the car, a human to tune it with software, and a dyno to test and retune.
with the tuner, someone already used the software and dyno to find the best stable tune and put it in a box so all you have to do is load it up.