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Before I put the Kenne Bell on my car I had a Diablo Sport Predator Hand Held Tuner... I loved the fact that I could 'play' with the settings in the ecu, like gears, timing, a/f, etc. At that point I didnt have a very good understanding of what I was dealing with, and now that I have been to the dyno and had my car tuned by a 'reputable shop' that apparently is gun shy, and did a ton of research on tuning (because i dont think my car was tuned right). I think that I could tackle tuning it my self with a little bit more research / training / instruction manual, and a little bit of help if i get into a bind. Right now my car has a SCT Switch Chip in it, and i am NOT happy with the tune. I want to be able to adjust the timing and a/f ratio and gear ratio at a minimum. This winter I will be switching from 4.10 to 3.73, putting a new clutch in the car (advice on this is welcome too, see sig for mods), and either, having the shop who tuned my car, load their tune into an x-cal 3, leaving it unlocked to the point where i can either add fuel or timing or take it away, and i plan on installing a wide band 02 sensor.
So, I am curious to what you guys think about sniper tuning software or me just going with an x-cal 3 with minor adjustments. Cost is some what of a factor, but my car isnt happy with the tune I have. I would like to be able to data log at idle, mid throttle, and wot, and have the ability to adjust a/f & timing and a minimum of 1000 increments of rpm. Granted I have only a general knowledge of tuning at this point, so i would like something that has a very good instruction manual, and support so I can make the car driveable at other than wot. The tune in my car now sucks, i believe the timing table jumps around too much which is sacrificing my driveability. It seems like the car bogs at low rpm's and out of no where 'bam' it breaks the tires loose at part throttle. It's sort of rediculous.
Like I said before, I am NO EXPERT at tuning, however I do understand A/F, and Timing, and some other things here and there. Any input would be appreciated.
Sorry for the long post, but I want to get my ducks in order before I blow more money on my ride. Also, I have a tendancy to get sort of picky about my car when a shop does work to it, because I have had 0 problems from what I have done, and the 2 things I paid a shop to get done, ended up with issues. Which are the tune and the gears. I could have done the gears myself but lacked the confidence at the time because the car was my DD. Now that its going to be garaged all winter (and i watched the shop install the gears) I have no doubt of my capabilities and will do the 3.73's myself with all new bearings. I will be doing the clutch myself, which involves dropping the k-member due to my l/t's. Now, i would just rather deal with the tune myself, so I can only blame myself for anything that goes wrong.
Any comments / advice is appreciated. Thank you.
Before I put the Kenne Bell on my car I had a Diablo Sport Predator Hand Held Tuner... I loved the fact that I could 'play' with the settings in the ecu, like gears, timing, a/f, etc. At that point I didnt have a very good understanding of what I was dealing with, and now that I have been to the dyno and had my car tuned by a 'reputable shop' that apparently is gun shy, and did a ton of research on tuning (because i dont think my car was tuned right). I think that I could tackle tuning it my self with a little bit more research / training / instruction manual, and a little bit of help if i get into a bind. Right now my car has a SCT Switch Chip in it, and i am NOT happy with the tune. I want to be able to adjust the timing and a/f ratio and gear ratio at a minimum. This winter I will be switching from 4.10 to 3.73, putting a new clutch in the car (advice on this is welcome too, see sig for mods), and either, having the shop who tuned my car, load their tune into an x-cal 3, leaving it unlocked to the point where i can either add fuel or timing or take it away, and i plan on installing a wide band 02 sensor.
So, I am curious to what you guys think about sniper tuning software or me just going with an x-cal 3 with minor adjustments. Cost is some what of a factor, but my car isnt happy with the tune I have. I would like to be able to data log at idle, mid throttle, and wot, and have the ability to adjust a/f & timing and a minimum of 1000 increments of rpm. Granted I have only a general knowledge of tuning at this point, so i would like something that has a very good instruction manual, and support so I can make the car driveable at other than wot. The tune in my car now sucks, i believe the timing table jumps around too much which is sacrificing my driveability. It seems like the car bogs at low rpm's and out of no where 'bam' it breaks the tires loose at part throttle. It's sort of rediculous.
Like I said before, I am NO EXPERT at tuning, however I do understand A/F, and Timing, and some other things here and there. Any input would be appreciated.
Sorry for the long post, but I want to get my ducks in order before I blow more money on my ride. Also, I have a tendancy to get sort of picky about my car when a shop does work to it, because I have had 0 problems from what I have done, and the 2 things I paid a shop to get done, ended up with issues. Which are the tune and the gears. I could have done the gears myself but lacked the confidence at the time because the car was my DD. Now that its going to be garaged all winter (and i watched the shop install the gears) I have no doubt of my capabilities and will do the 3.73's myself with all new bearings. I will be doing the clutch myself, which involves dropping the k-member due to my l/t's. Now, i would just rather deal with the tune myself, so I can only blame myself for anything that goes wrong.
Any comments / advice is appreciated. Thank you.
