- I am now using Adrenaline Autowork's new Land and Sea dyno.
It is a far superior tuning tool compared to inertia Dynojet dynos
and now with its eddy current load control allows me to simulate
road conditions on the dyno for proper part throttle tuning
adjustment. This has eliminated the need to street tune which
can be very dangerous and costly if the car owner gets a speeding
ticket.
- Tuning rates at Adrenaline for Honda obd1 tuning systems are
$175/hour with a minimum of 2 hours, which includes all dyno fees.
- Note: Hondata Kpro will be an additional $100 flat fee
- Note: Neptune dealer tunes will be an additional one time
licensing fee of $100.
Please remember that time is money for me and you will be charged
additional fees if the car needs mechanical work done to it before
it can be tuned. Please take a look at the following pre
tuning check list and try to have your car in good working order
before bringing it to be tuned. If the checklist is followed 99% of
the time the car will be completely ready to be tuned.
- Anything mechanical that must be fixed on the car will be
charged at Adrenaline's shop fee of $100/hour
- Pre-Tuning Checklist:
-Make sure your engine is in good shape. Compression numbers
should be within 10-15psi variance between cylinders and leakdown
test should show under 10% leakdown between cylinders.
-Please triple check your cam timing to make sure it is synced with
the crank at top dead center before coming.
-Fix any cooling issues before coming. Do not bring me a car
that overheats. Also do not bring me a car that will not get
to warm-up temps (the best way to prevent this is to get a new Honda
OEM thermostat before we tune)
-Do not use rubber charge pipe couplers like what you can buy at
Lowes or Home Depot. They will rip and give us boost leak
problems while tuning. Use good quality silicone couplers with
T-bolt clamps if you plan to run a decent amount of boost.
-Make sure you have an O2 bung in your exhaust before the cat.
It must have the welds on the inside of the bung completely grinded
down or my wideband O2 sensor will not fit all the way in as it is
fatter at the bottom than a stock narrowband sensor.
-Also ensure that if you are open downpipe that the sensor is at
least a foot from the end. The open air will throw off the
sensor's readings and I will not be able to give you an accurate
tune.
-If there are any exhaust leaks anywhere near or before the o2 bung
then make sure those are fixed.
-Make sure you have a dumptube with sufficient length so its not
blowing hot exhaust gases into your turbo's compressor inlet.
This will often cause great power loss.
-You MUST have the iat sensor hooked up. On turbo obd2 cars
that have it in the intake pipe do not let it dangle in the engine
bay. Either convert it to an obd1 style iat sensor and put it
in the intake manifold or drill a hole in the charge pipe with a
grommet to hold it in snug. Be careful not to plug the wrong
plug into the iat sensor(i.e. the evap purge solenoid plug).
It will fry a transistor in the ecu immediately after turning on the
key.
-Do not bring me the car if it is throwing CEL's. If you have
a question on why it is throwing a particular code then get in
contact me and i may be able to help you solve the issue.
-You must also have a lower timing cover on the car so i will
properly be able to set your base ignition timing.
-If your injectors are low impedance aka peak and hold then make
sure you have an injector resistor box wired into your harness.
-Do not have wires simply twisted together. Make sure every
wiring connection has been soldered.
-Make sure you have good clean grounds.
-Do not have any fuel leaks
-Do not come to me with excessive oil leaks
-Check to make sure the turbo is in good shape. Don't bring me
a car that is blowing constant smoke out of the tailpipe because the
turbo is shot. Ways to prevent this are by not running an oil
feed line any bigger than a -3AN, and ensuring your return line is
routed to ensure proper oil flow. The return line works off of
gravity and having a huge dip in the line will cause oil problems
for sure.
-Make sure all of your ignition components are in good shape and
reasonably new. OEM components are recommended. Please
do not use cheapo Autozone/Advanced Auto/Pep Boys type wires.
OEM wires and NGK's work great.
-DO NOT bring a car without a passenger seat belt. I like to
feel safe while tuning your car on the street. Good brakes are
also a necessity :)
- Bring at least 2 sets of spark plugs to the tuning session.
-If you have a lower power setup get NGK BKR7E plugs
-If you are going for high power (i.e. 400whp +) please bring NGK
R5671a-8 plugs or an even colder heat range like R5671a-9.
-If you don't know exactly which plugs will suit your application
then contact me and I will help you make a decision on it.
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