i need a tune

ejtuner88 · Post by **ejtuner88** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:11 am

i have a '93 EX with the stock d16z6 motor w/ cold air intake, header, cat-delete, and a catback exhaust. does anyone know anybody besides adrenaline that could do a tune on my car for a decent price?

andyjt · Post by **andyjt** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:09 am

ejtuner88;109526 wrote:i have a '93 EX with the stock d16z6 motor w/ cold air intake, header, cat-delete, and a catback exhaust. does anyone know anybody besides adrenaline that could do a tune on my car for a decent price?

A tune would be a complete waste and youd probaly gain nothing noticable considering how close to stock you are. Maybe some more supporting mods ( cam, springs, intake manifold/tb) would be more advisable and be worth spending money on a tune. BTW Lowe performance, ( one of our sites sponsor's) does a really good job and reasonable on tuning options, when the time does arise.

Phate · Post by **Phate** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:40 am

andyjt;109542 wrote:A tune would be a complete waste and youd probaly gain nothing noticable considering how close to stock you are. Maybe some more supporting mods ( cam, springs, intake manifold/tb) would be more advisable and be worth spending money on a tune. BTW Lowe performance, ( one of our sites sponsor's) does a really good job and reasonable on tuning options, when the time does arise.

+1.

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stlrollin6 · Post by **stlrollin6** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 9:28 pm

lowe performance

LoweredTealEG · Post by **LoweredTealEG** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:59 pm

andyjt;109542 wrote:A tune would be a complete waste and youd probaly gain nothing noticable considering how close to stock you are. Maybe some more supporting mods ( cam, springs, intake manifold/tb) would be more advisable and be worth spending money on a tune. BTW Lowe performance, ( one of our sites sponsor's) does a really good job and reasonable on tuning options, when the time does arise.

I know a kid in cali that got his car tuned on a dyno for 150 bucks and it took about 45 mins. I'm pretty sure he gained about 10-11whp on his d16y8 motor.

MaSSaCrE · Post by **MaSSaCrE** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:08 pm

Probally not then again maybe but why bother.

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:35 am

LoweredTealEG;145107 wrote:I know a kid in cali that got his car tuned on a dyno for 150 bucks and it took about 45 mins. I'm pretty sure he gained about 10-11whp on his d16y8 motor.

on a y8 in a obd2 car this is more possible then a obd1 car.

meaning in a obd1 car ou will get the noticable increase in power without a tune because a obd1 computer allowes for changes from the base line within a certian % ( ie .. you will get the same gains without a tune as you would with a tune)

where the obd2 cars tollerances are ALOT tighter and do not allow for the same gains as you would get in a obd1 car thus why a tune would give a more noticable difference.

example
z6 car with said bolt ons with stock ecu and no tune would probley see a 10-15 hp gain on the dyno

BUT

y8 car with said bolt ons with a stock ecu would only see about a 5 hp gain on a dyno due to the tighter regulations of obd2

96civic cr-v · Post by **96civic cr-v** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:12 pm

well seeing how you cant tune obd2 ecus, you haveto have a obd1 ecu. call reeves raceing 1(573) 820-3198. tell him cook sent u there, he really good with tuning .

luvmyhondas · Post by **luvmyhondas** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:00 pm

you don't need a tune for the mods listed by the OP. the MOST you MIGHT want to do is bump the fuel pressure a few psi. If you were to chip a computer in that car all you will be able to do is tweak the timing and (maybe) compensate fuel for the slight increase in airflow. IMO the stock map has enough 'headroom' in the program to handle those minimal mods.

save your money for now, and if you get a cam/turbo/supercharger/headwork whatever...then get it tuned.