might be gettin anderson to tune car
06-29-2007, 11:26 PM
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RE: might be gettin anderson to tune car
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
generally speaking.... if you have to ask what tuner to use,,, you have no business using one.
get a professional tune
generally speaking.... if you have to ask what tuner to use,,, you have no business using one.
get a professional tune
The unfortunate reality is that people want to buy a tuner and then immediately go outside and hook it up. They're ready to plug it in and start changing random settings when they don't even know what an injector high / low slope is. Then they get outside to the car and 15 minutes later they're online asking where the computer is located. [8D]
Personally, I think there's nothing wrong with wanting to learn to tune it yourself. But this isn't a playstation game that you cna just plug in and figure out without reading the manual. If you have absolutely no clue, then it's going to take a fair amount of time before you can even do simple stuff. But if you follow directions, tey spell out exactly what you need to do for the basics. And you can slowly learn from there. the resources are out there for those patient enough to learn.
06-29-2007, 11:52 PM
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RE: might be gettin anderson to tune car
ORIGINAL: samseed101
This guy here tuned his car with an Anderson PMS. From what I have heard, this is very common.
This other guy here has the same exact setup. Same engine, same gears, same mods. But he used a Tweecer RT to tune it instead instead.
Just something to think about.......
This guy here tuned his car with an Anderson PMS. From what I have heard, this is very common.
This other guy here has the same exact setup. Same engine, same gears, same mods. But he used a Tweecer RT to tune it instead instead.
Just something to think about.......
lol where do you come up with this stuff?
06-29-2007, 11:59 PM
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RE: might be gettin anderson to tune car
ORIGINAL: samseed101
Most of the time, that is the case. I always tell people that it is a steep learning curve and you have to have a good grasp of what you're doing before jumping into it. Read a lot of stuff, talk to a lot of people, and watch people actually doing it. I figure we aren't born knowing this stuff and we all have to learn somehow. And if someone is willing to have the patience and they're willing to put in the time, then they can figure it out. it's not rocket science, but it's no cakewalk either... at least not at first.
The unfortunate reality is that people want to buy a tuner and then immediately go outside and hook it up. They're ready to plug it in and start changing random settings when they don't even know what an injector high / low slope is. Then they get outside to the car and 15 minutes later they're online asking where the computer is located. [8D]
Personally, I think there's nothing wrong with wanting to learn to tune it yourself. But this isn't a playstation game that you cna just plug in and figure out without reading the manual. If you have absolutely no clue, then it's going to take a fair amount of time before you can even do simple stuff. But if you follow directions, tey spell out exactly what you need to do for the basics. And you can slowly learn from there. the resources are out there for those patient enough to learn.
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
generally speaking.... if you have to ask what tuner to use,,, you have no business using one.
get a professional tune
generally speaking.... if you have to ask what tuner to use,,, you have no business using one.
get a professional tune
The unfortunate reality is that people want to buy a tuner and then immediately go outside and hook it up. They're ready to plug it in and start changing random settings when they don't even know what an injector high / low slope is. Then they get outside to the car and 15 minutes later they're online asking where the computer is located. [8D]
Personally, I think there's nothing wrong with wanting to learn to tune it yourself. But this isn't a playstation game that you cna just plug in and figure out without reading the manual. If you have absolutely no clue, then it's going to take a fair amount of time before you can even do simple stuff. But if you follow directions, tey spell out exactly what you need to do for the basics. And you can slowly learn from there. the resources are out there for those patient enough to learn.
07-01-2007, 02:58 AM
#36
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RE: might be gettin anderson to tune car
Just my opinion, I want to learn how to tune myself. I'm desperatly needing a PMS, why a PMS becoz the guy that built my car recommends it and knows it like the back of his hand. I'm actually in the process now of getting it. Just waitng for it to come in. I got it for like $840.00, and of course I still have to pay for install and tune. I will ask him to show me how to tune though, I'd like to just see how it works.
With that said, I agree with AdderMK2, if you dont know what your doing, get a professional tuner to do it.
With that said, I agree with AdderMK2, if you dont know what your doing, get a professional tuner to do it.
07-01-2007, 03:20 AM
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RE: might be gettin anderson to tune car
ORIGINAL: CrazyCobraSpeed
why is it a piece of ****... i heard its really ez to use and its pretty effective.... the price isnt great but the learn curve on other stuff makes me shy away
yea i already have a lab top newayz... i dont like hte learning curve i been hearing about... i dont mind have a labtop plugged in but u can keep the pms plugged in use the gauges it has on it... which saves u money on gauges... granted it doesnt look as good know...
i heard from a guy in town that speedy doesnt always do a good job and im afraid of messing something up... m friend said he knew some1... didnt give a name... but they tuned his car and something ****ed up and they wouldnt cover the cost.. said it was his fault cuz he didnt do the h/c/i rite... but he had a machanic help him out with the h/c/i so it was do correctly... i dunno im just not sure i wanna take the chance??? have u heard nethign about that?? ...
other think is when i but the s/c down the road i wanna be able to self too... i dont wanna have too keep taking to a tuner time and time again
im not goin to run enough hp on this car to make fast worth while.... but i do have a h/c/i with a shot of nitrous so a tuner could **** it up pretty good... thats not im my sig i know i just havent updated recently
basically im looking for somethign i can self tune with.... i dont wanna spend a ton... bascially a pms system with the cost of a tune is about my limit... which is about a grand.... which is a lil high i know.... i have a shot of nitrous and i plan on get a turbo or supercharger pretty so... like after i get suspension done and decide for sure what i want... with in a year.....
ORIGINAL: AdderMk2
stay away from the PMS... its a piece of ****...
get a dyno tune with an SCT bank chip
stay away from the PMS... its a piece of ****...
get a dyno tune with an SCT bank chip
ORIGINAL: samseed101
I hear that argument all the time and it never makes any sense. I can't believe people still try to use that as an argument for buying the PMS.
Okay, so lets say that you do buy a laptop and the price comes out to be exactly the same. Are you saying that that makes it equal? What can you do with the PMS besides tune the car? Absolutely nothing. What can you do with the laptop besides tune the car? Watch movies, Burn CDs, DVDs, play music, surf the web, any countless other things. It's a stupid argument. Why would you want to pay the exact same price and get less functionality?
ORIGINAL: 94IVGT
ive got the PMS and its great and the drive is worth it. its a two hours drive for me but they know theyre ****. im sure theyre is gonna be an argument over the PMS vs the Tweecer in here. they both can control the car unlimited changes and tunes. the pms has a controller with a digital screen the tweecer requires a laptop. price comes out to be about the same for the PMS or the Tweecer with a laptop. i would recommend the PMS. Rick can give you the full info on the PMS if youv got more questions on it or check out the makers page at www.efisystems.com
ive got the PMS and its great and the drive is worth it. its a two hours drive for me but they know theyre ****. im sure theyre is gonna be an argument over the PMS vs the Tweecer in here. they both can control the car unlimited changes and tunes. the pms has a controller with a digital screen the tweecer requires a laptop. price comes out to be about the same for the PMS or the Tweecer with a laptop. i would recommend the PMS. Rick can give you the full info on the PMS if youv got more questions on it or check out the makers page at www.efisystems.com
Okay, so lets say that you do buy a laptop and the price comes out to be exactly the same. Are you saying that that makes it equal? What can you do with the PMS besides tune the car? Absolutely nothing. What can you do with the laptop besides tune the car? Watch movies, Burn CDs, DVDs, play music, surf the web, any countless other things. It's a stupid argument. Why would you want to pay the exact same price and get less functionality?
ORIGINAL: Jasperstang308
tkae it speedys it'll be worth it. they do a good job for it being a small town.
tkae it speedys it'll be worth it. they do a good job for it being a small town.
other think is when i but the s/c down the road i wanna be able to self too... i dont wanna have too keep taking to a tuner time and time again
ORIGINAL: turbostang21
+1....save up and buyaf.a.s.t or big stuff 3 system or buya sct chip/tune. it can hold 4 tunes and drive like stock otherwise. i have seen 900+rwhp cars drive stockish using the a9l and a sct chip
btwwith your mods the worst tuner in the world shouldn't have a problem giving you a good tune
ORIGINAL: luckythirteen13
the pms is great and very easy to use. you wont have any problems driving it 4 hours without a tune just stay off the gas peddle.
as far as the debait over which is better, there are too many factor to decide. its all personal preference. i have the pms but if i were to buy a stand alone id buy a FAST system. the pms, tweecer, megasquirt, AEM, etc, they are all garbage compared to the FAST system and BS3
the pms is great and very easy to use. you wont have any problems driving it 4 hours without a tune just stay off the gas peddle.
as far as the debait over which is better, there are too many factor to decide. its all personal preference. i have the pms but if i were to buy a stand alone id buy a FAST system. the pms, tweecer, megasquirt, AEM, etc, they are all garbage compared to the FAST system and BS3
btwwith your mods the worst tuner in the world shouldn't have a problem giving you a good tune
basically im looking for somethign i can self tune with.... i dont wanna spend a ton... bascially a pms system with the cost of a tune is about my limit... which is about a grand.... which is a lil high i know.... i have a shot of nitrous and i plan on get a turbo or supercharger pretty so... like after i get suspension done and decide for sure what i want... with in a year.....
almost everyone around here has had there car tuned by speedys never heard of them messing up anyones car.
the only incident that has been close is from a guy that had a supercharged car. he didn't upgrade his injectors like they recommened. he hotrodded the hell out of the car and blew it up. nowhere near there fault they gave him simple advice and he didn't listen
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