Which way to go for a good tune?

**383z** · 04-01-2013, 08:54 PM

I would like to have a good tune on my car, but nobody in the U.S. that I know of tunes Speed Density cars on a dyno. The mail order tunes from the two major companies are causing my car to run too rich with fuel. PCMforless and Fastchip don't dyno tune anymore.

I wanted to do a 24x and that was going to cost about $2600 and I was fine with that, but I think I will have to get a 4L60-E trans to make it work and that cost of $2600 is not incorporated with buying a 4L60-E , swapping internals, and putting it in the Z. That’s just a lot of work for a tune too.
I’m now thinking about doing a 97 or something conversion, but I haven’t done any research on it to see what it consist of and how much it will cost me.
I called a Houston tuner, Chuck Tuning, and asked him if I bought all the software and hardware would he be able to tune my car and he said yes, but he has a shady reputation. So I don’t know if I should do that.
What I need to do is a datalog and sent it to the people that I bought a mail order tune so that they can tweak the tune, but I could never figure out how to save them and attach them to a e-mail a few years ago. That’s what I really need to do.

I would love to jump in my car and take it for a spin and not have my clothes end up smelling like gas. I also don’t want to ruin the engine sooner then normal.
Does anyone have some good advice.

***popo8*** · 04-01-2013, 08:58 PM

u ever think of doing a stand alone... or piggy back comp.

fastbird is running fast xfi.... bluebottlez is runnin a megasquirt.

Larry (Popo8) Co-owner
LTXtech.com

***meissen*** · 04-02-2013, 06:16 AM

Surprised you'd have a problem finding a tuner in TX, I would think they would be abundant. Up here in MI it seems like you can't throw a rock without hitting a few tuners.

**383z** · 04-02-2013, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by meissen

Surprised you'd have a problem finding a tuner in TX, I would think they would be abundant. Up here in MI it seems like you can't throw a rock without hitting a few tuners.

I WISH! Maybe because I don't know the right people. I know I wont find a shop around here. I do wish I could find a person to tune it.

***meissen*** · 04-03-2013, 06:09 AM

Hard part is finding a tuner that will do SD tuning on - let's face it - an older car. Seems like almost all the tuners now are OBD2 LSx tuners.

**383z** · 04-03-2013, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by meissen

Hard part is finding a tuner that will do SD tuning on - let's face it - an older car. Seems like almost all the tuners now are OBD2 LSx tuners.

Thats why I like my car so much is because its old. It's 20 yrs old! I just hate that I cant find someone to tune it. If I could find someone capable to of tuning my car i would buy the software, hardware, and pay them to tune my baby.

**Chopstix** · 04-03-2013, 11:50 PM

why cant you run the 24x and keep your 700r4/4l60 (at least I assume that is what you have)....and have you contacted Moe about tuning it

**Bobbywebb95** · 04-04-2013, 12:19 AM

Does anyone have a way to get a hold of moe. I have searched and can't find any info.

**383z** · 04-04-2013, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by Ray@NitroDaves.com

why cant you run the 24x and keep your 700r4/4l60 (at least I assume that is what you have)....and have you contacted Moe about tuning it

I "heard" that I wouldn't be able to use my 4L60 because in wasn't controled electrically. Is this not true?

Originally Posted by Bobbywebb95

Does anyone have a way to get a hold of moe. I have searched and can't find any info.

I just PM him, but I would love a direct way to contact him. Also, I live in Clear Lake area and my brother lives in Crosby. We should check out each others LT1s one day.

It's good to see some LT1s from Texas too! Ray it looks like your doing it Texas style. BIG!