how long with a dyno tune take?

**bpopham22** · 03-19-2010, 05:30 PM

hey guys how long do u think a dyno tune will take on a car with Longtubes,borla catback,lid,bellow,SLP MAF,373 gears,fast 92mm combo,Im probably gonna go to nelson performance seeing how they are the closest to me and id love to get a full dyno done and its 300 for the tune plus 75 an hr for the dyno, i was just wondering if anyone has any ideas.

**cammed goat** · 03-19-2010, 05:36 PM

Well, depending on the software, the tune could take a few hours. I know when I had mine done, my tuner had to download the software (HPTuners) and delete the LS1Edit tune in my car. IIRC after my 4th pull it was 2 hours.

**bpopham22** · 03-19-2010, 05:42 PM

ok well i have my diablosport tuner so can i just reset it to stock and let these guys go at it?

**Y2KPewterSS** · 03-19-2010, 06:33 PM

2 hours is fairly common for a dyno tune.

**Lawnboy** · 03-19-2010, 10:07 PM

depends on the tunner, depends on after a base tune is down loaded how close it is to what your A/F will be , also your idle speed etc , expect to drop it off and not pick it up for a while or even till the next day.

**bryceslu** · 03-20-2010, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Lawnboy

depends on the tunner, depends on after a base tune is down loaded how close it is to what your A/F will be , also your idle speed etc , expect to drop it off and not pick it up for a while or even till the next day.

Drop it off! what! more like wait around and watch them tune it!

**Lawnboy** · 03-20-2010, 10:56 AM

yeah a lot of tunners dont like you standing around , they like there space, not looking over there shoulder, hey would you like your customers breathing down you neck

**Knight** · 03-20-2010, 12:52 PM

Labor - $50 an hour. If you watch - $70 an hour. If you worked on it first - leave your credit card.

**Lawnboy** · 03-20-2010, 05:46 PM

there u go LOL

**bpopham22** · 03-20-2010, 06:53 PM

yea i dont mind dropping it off i was just curious as to how long it would take. I was trying to get a estimate on how much it was gonna cost me

**97bluebird** · 03-20-2010, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Lawnboy

yeah a lot of tunners dont like you standing around , they like there space, not looking over there shoulder, hey would you like your customers breathing down you neck

Sorry, I'll stand there while they tune it. It's my car. I stand right there and watch when my car is getting new tires put on it. I don't care how nice the shop is or how careful the techs are. I still don't trust anyone with my car. Plus I think $300 is too high, at least it is for where I live.

**Knight** · 03-20-2010, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by 97bluebird

Sorry, I'll stand there while they tune it. It's my car. I stand right there and watch when my car is getting new tires put on it. I don't care how nice the shop is or how careful the techs are. I still don't trust anyone with my car. Plus I think $300 is too high, at least it is for where I live.

$300 too high? Try $600 where I live. $300 seems a little low to me. And most don't allow you to watch because you're not allowed in the garage - their insurance will not cover you if something happens. Most garages have signs posted that say this. Not that they wouldn't let you, but I wouldn't be suprised if they didn't.

**97bluebird** · 03-20-2010, 07:18 PM

I paid $150 for my tune, and I was there the whole time. All I got was a street tune. If I had gotten a dyno tune it would have been $100 more, but I had to make an appointment, which I really didn't have time to do.

**Lawnboy** · 03-20-2010, 07:19 PM

My tunner only charged me $300, hes at $400 now , $400-$500 is about right , some SD forced induction tunes cost more, $600 + because of the time thats involved to get it right.

**Knight** · 03-20-2010, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Lawnboy

My tunner only charged me $300, hes at $400 now , $400-$500 is about right , some SD forced induction tunes cost more, $600 + because of the time thats involved to get it right.

Yeah, I forgot I had that done. It was $600 for the sd tune - did a lot of other stuff too though. But now I'm in good with them and go there just to hang out and bs. Any little changes I make they tune for free.

**Lawnboy** · 03-20-2010, 07:27 PM

Yeah Me to, Vette Doctors

**Last of the Breed** · 03-25-2010, 09:43 AM

Originally Posted by 97bluebird

I paid $150 for my tune, and I was there the whole time. All I got was a street tune. If I had gotten a dyno tune it would have been $100 more, but I had to make an appointment, which I really didn't have time to do.

Who tuned your car? I live in Jefferson City, Mo. and will be needing a tune in a few months.

**Lawnboy** · 03-25-2010, 06:09 PM

$150 is very cheap for a tune, it dont sound right

**97bluebird** · 03-26-2010, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by Lawnboy

$150 is very cheap for a tune, it dont sound right

Well I belong to a local Fbody club and we get a discount. Yeah it's cheap but it's also good. I origianlly had gotten a tune from pcmsforless.com and my car ran but it wasn't good. It was good enough to get it started and moving, that was about it. I called them and they told me it had to be something else, not their tune. I took it down to Ryan and wow, totally different car. He makes a file of your tune so if you ever do any mods you can go back to him and he can adjust accordingly. He's a great guy, and very knowledgeable.

Last of the Breed, I will PM you his number.