Brian
12-05-2005, 09:25 PM
The importance of tuning
<p><a href="http://popularhotrodding.com/tech/0601phr_g28/"><img alt="gt_dyno" src="http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3633164641785841.jpg?0.6103712203489031" align="right" border="1" height="136" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="250"/></a> </p>
<p>Rarely in magazine build-up articles is the importance of proper tuning impressed upon the reader. Props to<br />
<em><a href="http://popularhotrodding.com/">Popular Hot Rodding</a></em> for actually admitting that one of its<br />
vehicles (the Camaro g/28 build-up) wasn?t producing the numbers that it should have, and then publishing the process<br />
used to bring it a bit closer to where it was supposed to be.</p>
<p>The fact remains that it?s not how much is spent on parts but rather how well they can be made to work together that<br />
makes or breaks a modified vehicle, and sometimes that?s a confession that doesn?t sit well with a magazine?s<br />
advertisers. In this case, $320 for some dyno time and $30 worth of parts resulted in a 15% increase in power, and a<br />
far better understanding of what the engine ?wanted?. Not only does dyno data allow the owner to make the most of his<br />
or her investment (the engine in question here would cost an average person around $6-8K to build), but it also helps<br />
define the upgrade path should more performance be desired. If you can find a dyno in your area <em>and</em> a person who<br />
can do something with the data, it can be worth more than a big parts budget.
</p>
Read At Automotive Arena (http://www.automotivearena.com/2005/12/05/the-importance-of-tuning/)
<p><a href="http://popularhotrodding.com/tech/0601phr_g28/"><img alt="gt_dyno" src="http://common.weblogsinc.com/common/images/3633164641785841.jpg?0.6103712203489031" align="right" border="1" height="136" hspace="4" vspace="4" width="250"/></a> </p>
<p>Rarely in magazine build-up articles is the importance of proper tuning impressed upon the reader. Props to<br />
<em><a href="http://popularhotrodding.com/">Popular Hot Rodding</a></em> for actually admitting that one of its<br />
vehicles (the Camaro g/28 build-up) wasn?t producing the numbers that it should have, and then publishing the process<br />
used to bring it a bit closer to where it was supposed to be.</p>
<p>The fact remains that it?s not how much is spent on parts but rather how well they can be made to work together that<br />
makes or breaks a modified vehicle, and sometimes that?s a confession that doesn?t sit well with a magazine?s<br />
advertisers. In this case, $320 for some dyno time and $30 worth of parts resulted in a 15% increase in power, and a<br />
far better understanding of what the engine ?wanted?. Not only does dyno data allow the owner to make the most of his<br />
or her investment (the engine in question here would cost an average person around $6-8K to build), but it also helps<br />
define the upgrade path should more performance be desired. If you can find a dyno in your area <em>and</em> a person who<br />
can do something with the data, it can be worth more than a big parts budget.
</p>
Read At Automotive Arena (http://www.automotivearena.com/2005/12/05/the-importance-of-tuning/)