Tuning questions?

Joined
Mar 15, 2020
Posts
74
Reaction score
5
I'm looking into tuning my stock stang to get a little more power out - doing this for an Ecoboost. I have a few options from what I know of; I have the option of a tuning shop, email tune/custom tune, and premade access port tune like Cobb. I'm thinking about the Cobb tuner, but I'm not sure about the advantages and disadvantages of each tuning method. Maybe one is cheaper but one offers more flexibility or more power. I'm still new to the tuning stuff so a breakdown would be nice.
 
Last edited:

stkjock

---- Madmin ----
Staff member
Administrator
Super Moderator
S197 Team Member
Joined
Jul 10, 2007
Posts
40,223
Reaction score
3,138
Location
Long Island NY
"tuning my stock stang" does that mean you're tuning it or you're having a pro tune it?

also - why do people look to reinvent the wheel... Cobb... you'll find near zero mentions of their tuning equipment in use on this site in 15 years
 

Forty61

forum member
Joined
Nov 6, 2016
Posts
1,166
Reaction score
1,060
Location
Dallas, TX
I had a local tuner do mine with an SCT, you can also run the canned SCT tunes if you just want a cheap bump in power.

I’m sure others are gonna chime in and suggest Lito, so there’s that too.
 

Juice

forum member
Joined
Aug 24, 2017
Posts
4,622
Reaction score
1,904
What hear car?
For canned tunes, I prefer Diablo InTune. Sct canned tune gave me aand another member here a check engine light
SCT is the way to go for custom tunes.
 
Joined
Mar 15, 2020
Posts
74
Reaction score
5
"tuning my stock stang" does that mean you're tuning it or you're having a pro tune it?

also - why do people look to reinvent the wheel... Cobb... you'll find near zero mentions of their tuning equipment in use on this site in 15 years
I'm not doing the tune, someone or something will do the tune to get a bit more power out of it. Stock tunes are a bit conservative. I'm doing this tune on an Ecoboost because that's what I'm stuck with for now. Those cars need a bit of a bump in power to liven it up. I brought up cobb because I heard their tuner does a good job.
 

RED09GT

Equal Opportunity Offender
S197 Team Member
Joined
Jul 17, 2009
Posts
2,630
Reaction score
488
Location
Kelowna, B.C. Canada
First off, this isn't the import world so there is no stage 1, 2, 3, etc...
As others have said, there are:
1. "Canned" tunes, referring to an 'as is' tune that comes on a programmer. These are meant to cover a broad range of customers and generic modifications. They are not completely optimized but often make more power than stock and improve driveability. They will require a minimum octane of fuel for the tune and are identified in the nomenclature. These tunes work for all calibration strategies for that make or model and can be used right out of the box.

2. Email tunes:. The basic version usually does not require data logging and is a tune that has been developed by a custom tuner for a given set of modifications such as a specific brand of supercharger, injectors, MAF, etc...

3. The next level is email tuning with datalogging. This allows tuners to optimize timing and fueling for the specific fuel you are using, your injectors, MAF, etc... You will often be able to change things like throttle response, cold start behaviour, and correct small driveability issues.

4. Dyno operator tune: This is with the vehicle on the dyno and mostly focuses on WOT tuning. This will often give good power numbers but gets very expensive for tuning driveability as you are often paying for the dyno time as well. Advantage is that you will often work with the tuner in person but you have to live somewhere that is close to someone that you trust tuning your vehicle.
 

stkjock

---- Madmin ----
Staff member
Administrator
Super Moderator
S197 Team Member
Joined
Jul 10, 2007
Posts
40,223
Reaction score
3,138
Location
Long Island NY
I'm not doing the tune, someone or something will do the tune to get a bit more power out of it. Stock tunes are a bit conservative. I'm doing this tune on an Ecoboost because that's what I'm stuck with for now. Those cars need a bit of a bump in power to liven it up. I brought up cobb because I heard their tuner does a good job.
how about you post what you're tuning in the OP.... :facepalm:
 
Joined
Mar 15, 2020
Posts
74
Reaction score
5
First off, this isn't the import world so there is no stage 1, 2, 3, etc...
As others have said, there are:
1. "Canned" tunes, referring to an 'as is' tune that comes on a programmer. These are meant to cover a broad range of customers and generic modifications. They are not completely optimized but often make more power than stock and improve driveability. They will require a minimum octane of fuel for the tune and are identified in the nomenclature. These tunes work for all calibration strategies for that make or model and can be used right out of the box.

2. Email tunes:. The basic version usually does not require data logging and is a tune that has been developed by a custom tuner for a given set of modifications such as a specific brand of supercharger, injectors, MAF, etc...

3. The next level is email tuning with datalogging. This allows tuners to optimize timing and fueling for the specific fuel you are using, your injectors, MAF, etc... You will often be able to change things like throttle response, cold start behaviour, and correct small driveability issues.

4. Dyno operator tune: This is with the vehicle on the dyno and mostly focuses on WOT tuning. This will often give good power numbers but gets very expensive for tuning driveability as you are often paying for the dyno time as well. Advantage is that you will often work with the tuner in person but you have to live somewhere that is close to someone that you trust tuning your vehicle.
Thanks for all that info, that basically explains what I was confused about! I think I'll go with a canned tune as I'm running basic bolt-ons. Maybe once I get another mustang and run a supercharge on E85 I'll go with a dyno tuner.
 

Latest posts

Support us!

Support Us - Become A Supporting Member Today!

Click Here For Details

Sponsor Links

Banner image
Back
Top