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So if I wanted to buy a ECU-X I could do all my own tuning or is this not the best of idea's in less you have the knowledge? Does it take much time to do the tuning or is like a 20 min type of thing? Will ECU-X work for my new S4?
ECU-X is for logging only.. actual tuning software is a whole different ballgame. (and can be pricey) You take the logs from ECU-X, and then change parameters using other tuning software. (Typically in-house only)
Besides changing some basic values with Lemmiwinks, I beleive Eurodyne has released their own tuning software.. but its $900. A few people have played around with ME-7 on QW and AZ.. maybe search around there.
Tuning a car is pretty much a process of trial and error (whether street or dyno-tuning). You take a log and make a change to the tune. Then you re-log to see how close to ideal the new tune is. Then if you want to make another change, you can repeat the process as many times as you want until you feel that the tune is ideal. ECUx will work on your car, but that will only show you what your car is doing, you cannot change the tune with that software. Tuning a car can take anywhere from 1 hour to several hours, depending on how "perfect" you want the tune to be.
The thing that keeps most people from tuning their car is not the cost of the code-writing software, it's the knowledge that is required. You DEFINITELY need to have a solid understanding of the base maps within the program before you start messing with them.
Jordan
Jerbel Autowerks
Distributor of parts from:
JAW, 034 Motorsport, Power Up Lubricants and OEM replacement parts
(403) 690-7135 jordan@jerbelautowerks.com
Did some work on it this last Saturday. It's half-way done. It's mid-term week this week, so it probably won't get finished completely until next Saturday.
Jordan
Jerbel Autowerks
Distributor of parts from:
JAW, 034 Motorsport, Power Up Lubricants and OEM replacement parts
(403) 690-7135 jordan@jerbelautowerks.com
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