Car Is About To Be Tuned - Q&A

[Milhouse]

My laser has been booked in for tuning next week... just wondering what peoples thoughts are to these questions

1) What size rims should i run, my 17's or put my standard 14's on ?

im going to do the usual stuff beforehand, check oil levels and replace the "water" i have in the car atm to a nice bottle of 100+ coolant.

what other things should i look at doing before the car goes to the workshop in order to provide a better tune ?

[[RX2]]

decent plugs !

perhaps ask the w/shop who is tuning what plugs you should have for the tune

fresh decent fuel

[Milhouse]

i just put brand new plugs in on the weekend booga...

yeah full tank of fuel will be in the car aswell...

ive never had to tune a car before, always had factory ecu's hahah :)

plus im sure other people would like to know aswell.

[iluv2moan]

spark plugs??

for safety id recomend hooking up an oil pressure and/or fuel pressure gauge

id just recomend all ya ic pipes are secure and general stuff like that - u dont want a dyno operator trying to diagnose a vac leak while the tabs running

dont think tyres would make any diff

[Milhouse]

cooler pipes are all collared up and havent blown off as yet...

gauges would be a luxury, unfortunatley i dont own any other than boost atm.

ahh k, the rims are heavy tho... so i thought i should put my steelies back on for tuning purposes.

[iluv2moan]

40 buck sparco oil pressure gauge - read identical to a 200 dollar autometer 1

[RB20ZED]

not clint to take it in as im going to pre wind ur cas even before they get to it...........
how far u wanna push it mate? "meh go till she is about to pop!"

[Wilko]

I would have thought keeping the rims on would be better as this is how you will be running the car on the street.

[Milhouse]

lol i hate you clint

where are those gauges available from ?

do they come with the fittings?

[S133LTR]

40 buck sparco oil pressure gauge - read identical to a 200 dollar autometer 1

where are you getting sparco gauges for $40 from? mechanical?

[[RX2]]

ill have a look tomoz & see what i can do a guage for

spare plugs never go astray - have you got the right heat range & a resister type plug for the microleb ?

leave the rims on , dont worry about stockies

[Milhouse]

so where can i get these $40 gauges from ?

[iluv2moan]

repco

[Milhouse]

you mean "speco" gauges dude lol

i wouldnt think sparco ones would be that cheap.

[joey89]

This thread couldnt have come up at a better time . . .

Keep the info coming peeps shanks :)

[iluv2moan]

ahh sorry man - fingers have a mind of their own.. didnt know sparco made guages??

yeah u right speco guages - although they cheap they look pretty decent. even if u use it 1 off its worth it..

enlightened me to my oil surge problems under heavy acelleration in 1st and 2nd

[Milhouse]

hahah i dunno, but if they did for $40 i'd snap up the whole set :)

[Miami]

owain, i have a set of those smoked glass guages, electronic, from memory oil press, oil temp, and boost that Malz/Repco do...be willing to let them go pretty cheap, like $150 for all 3 if ya want.

[TJ]

owain run your 17's they are your street tyres

make sure you run the fuel your going to use every day

2 sets of plugs

fuel pressure gauge for sure, oil pressure gauge is a waste of time. if it has been running this long with no pressure, its already game over

fuel is another matter.

make sure all piping is tight.

[RRob]

Owain change the oil and filter...

Dyno's are really hard on cars. Plus new motor...

[zeroyon]

40 buck sparco oil pressure gauge
read identical to a 200 dollar autometer
Burnt oil on your foot when your non electrical oil gauge line burst .... priceless ;)

[iluv2moan]

....even if u use it 1 off its worth it..



i wouldnt buy a mechanical nor a 40 bux oil pressure gauge for a permanant fixture either. i never specifically said to mount it in car

using your logic - fuel out from the back of a fuel gauge inside the vehicle at 60 psi would be priceless 2 (while your drifting and having a cig at the same time)

[Muppet_Guy]

i wouldnt buy a mechanical nor a 40 bux oil pressure gauge for a permanant fixture either. i never specifically said to mount it in car

using your logic - fuel out from the back of a fuel gauge inside the vehicle at 60 psi would be priceless 2 (while your drifting and having a cig at the same time)

If you were to have a 'fluid' gauge mounted, it would have to be outside the vehicle in front of the windshield, it's illegal to have those inside the vehicle for that particular reason :)

[Milhouse]

lol rrob, dont worry i have a spare engine if things go pearshape :)

modded gtr engine for the win i reckon next time hahah

thanks for the tips guys, not just for me but for people who were interested aswell

cant wait to see what lousy power figure it pulls hahah :)

[Milhouse]

okay after a small snag with my microtech, which has since been sent for repairs im still without a tune :)

done the usual stuff, replaced oils and fluids, checked belt tensions and fuel pressure, they all seem to be checking out okay.

should i fit a cheap bleed valve onto the car so it will get tuned for higher boost, or should i wait until i can afford an EBC ?

the turbos wastegate opens up at 13psi according to MTQ, i was hoping to run 19/20psi... how safe are bleed valves ? do they spike easily ?

[Lonewolf]

bleed valves can depend on a lot of things
the motor and turbo combo
how much boost it needs to bleed off
temperature changes
etc etc

if your tuning on the edge, or want other features (like preset modes, boost warnings/cuts etc) you'll want an EBC.