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93cobra1928
03-14-2009, 07:30 PM
Where is a good place to get my car tuned that won't break it off in me?
QWKSNKE
03-14-2009, 07:48 PM
How far are you willing to travel?
93cobra1928
03-14-2009, 07:51 PM
Birmingham area unless I can get a killer deal
QWKSNKE
03-14-2009, 08:07 PM
I don't know of anyone in the state that does tunes on the fox family processors.

This is the reason Italian LX and I bought Tweecers several years ago and learned to tune our own cars
93cobra1928
03-14-2009, 08:12 PM
There is a guy in Tuscaloosa who does but he does it with a wideband and driving it around. Doesn't sound reliable to me especially for 3 bills :shrug:
QWKSNKE
03-14-2009, 08:21 PM
depends on what software he is using.
Base tune is better done driving the car around for 20 miles or so. This eliminates drivability issues. Then strap it to the dyno to fine tune WOT power
93cobra1928
03-14-2009, 08:25 PM
I think he uses SCT but not 100% on that.

If I knew dick about tuning I would buy a Moates setup and do it myself.
SlowJoe
03-14-2009, 08:29 PM
I think he uses SCT but not 100% on that.

If I knew dick about tuning I would buy a Moates setup and do it myself.

there is only one way to learn! get it and try. i am learning right now. but i do not have a dyno close by. but do have a 1/8 mile track about 10 mins from me. does the sct have something for them cars?
QWKSNKE
03-14-2009, 08:31 PM
I think he uses SCT but not 100% on that.

If I knew dick about tuning I would buy a Moates setup and do it myself.

If you buy the stuff, it will force you to learn :D

Seriously I paid Panhandle Performance $600 to tune my cobra back in 2001 or 2002 and I swore that I would never pay somebody to do it again.

FYI, the Tweecer R/T and the Moates stuff are the only items that allow ANYBODY to real time datalog a foxbody EEC. SCT has no love for the foxbody and whoever uses it is flying blind because they cannot datalog to see what changes need to be made.
Dale McPeters
03-14-2009, 08:36 PM
Sometimes the hardware is not what makes the difference.......it is usually the person behind the keyboard.

If I were in your shoes I would by a Moates QH and use BE/EEC-analyzer or Paul's EEC-Editor software and drive to Lee or Brian's house and get them to show you a few of the minor details.

For the price of a "Professional" tune you can get the QH, WB and software...

Note that there is a very steep learning curve doing it this way but it will benefit you more in the long run if you are willing to learn...if not then pay someone to burn you a chip at a speed shop that is reputable.
SlowJoe
03-14-2009, 08:41 PM
and also get a good wide band
93cobra1928
03-15-2009, 03:48 PM
If I were in your shoes I would by a Moates QH and use BE/EEC-analyzer or Paul's EEC-Editor software and drive to Lee or Brian's house and get them to show you a few of the minor details

Is the Moates QH and a wideband all I would need? What kinda money we talkin about for everything I would need?

I would love to learn to tune it myself but I would definately need help!
QWKSNKE
03-15-2009, 06:31 PM
Now that I have done thread moving, look in the Moates subforum I created. I have moved all Moates related threads into there. I know one of them has links to Moates website
SvoBrown
03-15-2009, 06:33 PM
Took me a year to get mine tune. Had a guy in texas to do it .Motion Dynamics. Did a few wide band data logs and sent them to him with a chip.

Just think of all the friends you will make after you do it yourself.
Dale McPeters
03-24-2009, 07:58 PM
Took me a year to get mine tune. Had a guy in texas to do it .Motion Dynamics. Did a few wide band data logs and sent them to him with a chip.

Just think of all the friends you will make after you do it yourself.

I have no friends......:(

:lol: