12-18-2004, 01:08 PM
Unfortunately, with the way that SCT works, we can reuse tunes, but you're still obligated to buy the extra flasher(s) for each car you tune... The flashers are VIN locked (tho, I'd like to see that myself).. so I'm not sure what benefit there is to getting a group buy in order, and I'm not an authorized dealer of SCT (tho steeda.ca might be)
As in the 'we' part, I meant 'we' as in the global sense, that we've, as a society have reached a point where there's enough tuning knowledge to make a proper tune for the cars that will actually see some gains.
only problem is that it takes time and research.. which comes with more experience than I have to do it properly.
Ideally, I would love to have a work-horse car... one with a standalone that different components can be tried on, and with a standalone system that is similar to the EECV, and extra sensors to see what's really going on in the engine... a working 'lab car' as it were. It'd be easier to tune with the standalone to figure out all the parameters, and then translate that tune into re-flashes.
I'd hope that is what SCT and others are doing when they release a 'black box' solution for tuning with different configurations, rather than guestimating and mailing that out. Experience is good, but I'd like individual tunes that have been tested and proven extensively before selling any of my own tunes.
If I ever win the lottery, you bet that is what I'd be doing... would be a great learning experience, and everyone could benefit.
As it stands now, I don't mind helping out if I can... but I don't want to be considered THE expert in tuning.. .god, I scare myself when changing things... I'm good with the math and figuring it out, I just wish I had more experience than 1 car to draw from.
As in the 'we' part, I meant 'we' as in the global sense, that we've, as a society have reached a point where there's enough tuning knowledge to make a proper tune for the cars that will actually see some gains.
only problem is that it takes time and research.. which comes with more experience than I have to do it properly.
Ideally, I would love to have a work-horse car... one with a standalone that different components can be tried on, and with a standalone system that is similar to the EECV, and extra sensors to see what's really going on in the engine... a working 'lab car' as it were. It'd be easier to tune with the standalone to figure out all the parameters, and then translate that tune into re-flashes.
I'd hope that is what SCT and others are doing when they release a 'black box' solution for tuning with different configurations, rather than guestimating and mailing that out. Experience is good, but I'd like individual tunes that have been tested and proven extensively before selling any of my own tunes.
If I ever win the lottery, you bet that is what I'd be doing... would be a great learning experience, and everyone could benefit.
As it stands now, I don't mind helping out if I can... but I don't want to be considered THE expert in tuning.. .god, I scare myself when changing things... I'm good with the math and figuring it out, I just wish I had more experience than 1 car to draw from.
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