Calibrated Success DVD's - Want to rent!
06-19-2012, 04:14 PM
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Calibrated Success DVD's - Want to rent!
As it says, anyone with the calibrated success DVD's will to rent them out for a while? Going to start assembly on the 408 later this month and would like to know what i'm doing with the software before it goes in.
06-20-2012, 07:40 AM
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I borrowed my friends CD's, and to be honest I learned very little. It was hard for me to listen to Banish talking as he would put me to sleep, and I would often shut it off. What software are you using? There are places online that will help you more in my opinion.
06-20-2012, 08:19 AM
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I have HPT, I'm gearing up to start assembly on my 408 as soon as I get my stuff back from the machine shop and would really like to have a soid foundation of knowledge on the process. I have read the material in the stickies in this section, and I guess I should just practice on the stock set up. I am just more of a hands on learner and reading just doesn't get me to a comfortable point.
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All I can say is just be careful what you read on the internet about tuning info. Their is a lot of bad tuning info given out at times various places such as some forums and whatnot.
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06-20-2012, 10:55 AM
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If you are putting a completely different engine in, there are a lot of different variables that will be changed. What I would do is tune the vehicle it is going in. It would be best if it was completely stock, and nail down the VE and MAF. Then I would install the injectors you are going to use with the 408. Then gey the injectors set up properly according to what you know is right about the engine. Injectors can be a pain especially if you are running large ones for the 408. That will be good experience, and then you can see the effects of the changes on what you have. Too many changes can be overwhelming and confusing at the same time. Or pay one of the sponsors like Klug to help you out. He is a good guy that knows his stuff, and uses HPT.
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If you are putting a completely different engine in, there are a lot of different variables that will be changed. What I would do is tune the vehicle it is going in. It would be best if it was completely stock, and nail down the VE and MAF. Then I would install the injectors you are going to use with the 408. Then gey the injectors set up properly according to what you know is right about the engine. Injectors can be a pain especially if you are running large ones for the 408. That will be good experience, and then you can see the effects of the changes on what you have. Too many changes can be overwhelming and confusing at the same time. Or pay one of the sponsors like Klug to help you out. He is a good guy that knows his stuff, and uses HPT.
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True, I don't blame you there! You bought Hptuners, might as well learn! As far as the DVDs that Greg has put out I feel for the time he had to work with in each DVD whether it be the "beginners" DVD or the second more advanced one I think he did a pretty good job. His in person classes are excellent but definitely not the kind of money most people are willing to spend on attending one but guys who have tuned "professionally" for years even have attended Greg's classes and have still come away from the class with more knowledge and feeling that it was money well spent. He has worked closely with and for GM and other car manufacturers for a reason, the guy knows his stuff!
As far as learning to tune and learning to do so the right way it's just a matter of A LOT of reading and studying and you will pick it up. It can be a steep learning curve that's for sure, for some guys it comes to them better than others but heck it's that way for anything new whether it be taking up a new sport or whatever it may be. Just take your time and like I said read read read! Their is some good help from some very knowledgable people over on Hptuners forum as
well. From time to time if it's a subject that's been covered a million times somebody might get a little snippy and want you to use the search button but their is some knowledge to be gained
over there as well as here on this forum too.
As far as learning to tune and learning to do so the right way it's just a matter of A LOT of reading and studying and you will pick it up. It can be a steep learning curve that's for sure, for some guys it comes to them better than others but heck it's that way for anything new whether it be taking up a new sport or whatever it may be. Just take your time and like I said read read read! Their is some good help from some very knowledgable people over on Hptuners forum as
well. From time to time if it's a subject that's been covered a million times somebody might get a little snippy and want you to use the search button but their is some knowledge to be gained
over there as well as here on this forum too.
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True, I don't blame you there! You bought Hptuners, might as well learn! As far as the DVDs that Greg has put out I feel for the time he had to work with in each DVD whether it be the "beginners" DVD or the second more advanced one I think he did a pretty good job. His in person classes are excellent but definitely not the kind of money most people are willing to spend on attending one but guys who have tuned "professionally" for years even have attended Greg's classes and have still come away from the class with more knowledge and feeling that it was money well spent. He has worked closely with and for GM and other car manufacturers for a reason, the guy knows his stuff!
As far as learning to tune and learning to do so the right way it's just a matter of A LOT of reading and studying and you will pick it up. It can be a steep learning curve that's for sure, for some guys it comes to them better than others but heck it's that way for anything new whether it be taking up a new sport or whatever it may be. Just take your time and like I said read read read! Their is some good help from some very knowledgable people over on Hptuners forum as
well. From time to time if it's a subject that's been covered a million times somebody might get a little snippy and want you to use the search button but their is some knowledge to be gained
over there as well as here on this forum too.
As far as learning to tune and learning to do so the right way it's just a matter of A LOT of reading and studying and you will pick it up. It can be a steep learning curve that's for sure, for some guys it comes to them better than others but heck it's that way for anything new whether it be taking up a new sport or whatever it may be. Just take your time and like I said read read read! Their is some good help from some very knowledgable people over on Hptuners forum as
well. From time to time if it's a subject that's been covered a million times somebody might get a little snippy and want you to use the search button but their is some knowledge to be gained
over there as well as here on this forum too.
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