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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 05:01 AM
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dyno or street tune

just installed a buschur 20g and 780 injectors. im looking for help deciding who and what kind of tunning process i should use. im very interested in the mellon package and have the tactrix cable and programs i need. but would a dyno tune net more hp and is it just as resonable as mellons price for injector scaling and tune. im in the norfolk area and im willing to travel alittle for a dyno tune.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 05:07 AM
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imo, you want your car tuned for power initially and then re-tuned for driveability. you can leave a dyno tune with great peak hp and have a car that's a pita to drive on the street, especially when at part throttle. my last tune with ivey was done on the dyno and then we went out on the street to see how the driveability was. sean's enough of a pro that it was spot on the first time, but that's not always the case with all tuners.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 05:45 AM
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^ im also tuned by ivey... car runs really good on the street..get dyno tuned at IVEY!!
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 06:37 AM
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street tune
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Mellon
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I agree, I got a conservatitve baseline on a dyno and have been making corrections on my own with ECUflash on the street/strip.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 08:51 AM
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street tuen 4ws FTW!
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Mellon
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A little biased there? LOL. From what I hear Mellon is a great tuner. But also keep in mind that most dyno tunes are perfected on the street. IMO it depends if you want a dyno number to show off. Other wise a street tune would be better over all because your car is in the same condition as when your driving it; air flow, heat, etc.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 09:02 AM
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On the street! Cause just like cssaddictm4 said, that is where you car is most of the time if it is your dd. It gets the correct air, temp and everything on the street.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Mellon
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I agree, you can't exactly replicate the conditions your car sees on the road with a dyno. On the other hand, with a dyno you can see the power change as you tune. That being said I agree with what someone above said, for best results I would dyno tune, and the street tune for the fine adjustments and driveability. If I had to choose one or the other I would choose street tune every time.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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I got mine road tuned. And I love it.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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go with a road tune. the car will be in those conditions a majority of the time...i am getting a road tune and than put it on the dyno to see what my gains were
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 11:04 AM
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+1 for street tune
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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street tune and then take it to the track to get the real numbers.
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 05:33 AM
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I got mine dyno tuned originally but will be using Mellon for a road tune in the near future. Look out Chris, here I come.
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Old Sep 25, 2008 | 07:12 AM
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looking forward to it Chem
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