Any give tuning their own car a shot?

[robw_39]

Just bought a 2016 Mustang GT and was thinking of picking up HP tuners VCM Suite and teaching myself to tune...

My situation is a little different then most since a good friend of mine has a Dynojet Dyno and he has tuned other type cars and Polaris RZR' mostly the RZR's...

So I guess I wouldn't be doing it alone and have access to a Dyno lol but was just curious if others went the self tune route.

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[sldghmr]

This interests me.... I started to get into self tuning w/my 95 GT via SpeedBrain.... unfortunately there was not a big enough following and the company folded. There were only a few hundred put out I believe. I will look up HP tuners. I'd like to be able to tune a race car down the road.

 

[robw_39]

This interests me.... I started to get into self tuning w/my 95 GT via SpeedBrain.... unfortunately there was not a big enough following and the company folded. There were only a few hundred put out I believe. I will look up HP tuners. I'd like to be able to tune a race car down the road.

Yeah I would just like to have the knowhow and flexibility to tune my car as I add parts etc...

 

[Higgs Boson]

I started by tuning my own car and liked it a lot. I have tuned a whole bunch (300?) of cars now sort of on the side, mostly fixing crappy "pro tunes" with terrible driveability.

Taught myself (on an 850 HP Z06) and you should too. Join the HPT forum and read until your eyes fall out. Buy some basic tuning books and DVD courses or even attend some in person. Just don't quit learning.

 

[robw_39]

I started by tuning my own car and liked it a lot. I have tuned a whole bunch (300?) of cars now sort of on the side, mostly fixing crappy "pro tunes" with terrible driveability.

Taught myself (on an 850 HP Z06) and you should too. Join the HPT forum and read until your eyes fall out. Buy some basic tuning books and DVD courses or even attend some in person. Just don't quit learning.

Sounds like a good plan... I am definitely interested in learning... I haven't joined the HPT forums yet but have been doing some reading over there the past few days.

 

[Rhinogt]

Do it, you won't regret it!

 

[Plimmer]

Another HP Tuner here. No regrets, enjoy making changes and testing them out.

 

[sldghmr]

I started by tuning my own car and liked it a lot. I have tuned a whole bunch (300?) of cars now sort of on the side, mostly fixing crappy "pro tunes" with terrible driveability.

Taught myself (on an 850 HP Z06) and you should too. Join the HPT forum and read until your eyes fall out. Buy some basic tuning books and DVD courses or even attend some in person. Just don't quit learning.

:cheers:

 

[robw_39]

Another HP Tuner here. No regrets, enjoy making changes and testing them out.

Yeah I am going to order it soon and get started...

 

[Plimmer]

Not a perfect book but a good start if you are new to coyote tuning:
http://www.lasotaracing.com/MOHPCoyoteCookbook.html

 

[atekido]

Tuning yourself will always be superior once you learn it. Don't let anyone deter you or fool you that it takes some kind of magic touch. its simple math and once you start getting the hang of it you can do tunes that are vastly superior to "can" tunes that will NEVER be optimal. NTM when you tune yourself its nice to tune the car for driving under normal conditions instead of just WOT. you would be surprised at the gas mileage gains you can attain if you tune your car for normal driving as well.

 

[markmurfie]

I would compare buying a "canned tune" vs tuning your self to watching a movie and reading a book. Watching a movie is easy and you'll get the story. Reading a book takes more work but the story will be so much better.

Custom internet and dyno tunes really depend on the tuners ability to read the logs and make adjustments accordingly. Some tuners are excellent others are jokes. Even if you don't want to tune your car your self, being familiar with what the logs say can tell you if the tuner you are using is doing a good job or not.

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