do any of you tune your own cars? if so, what kind of computer and os do you use, or what kind of computer and os would you recommend for tuning on a professional level?

 

before anyone else asks, i will, and i mean this in the least condescending/mocking way.

do you know anything about tuning a car? ecu, piggyback, standalone, OBDI/II, etc...?

u realize u cant just plug ur laptop into ur car and start messing with stuff....


juss need to know where ur skill level is at so i can tailor my response accordingly.

 

As far as I know... you can't overwrite stuff on Toyota ECU's, unlike Hondas. You'd need a whole stand-alone engine management system to be able to tune it yourself using a laptop or something.

Of course, I don't know much on this subject, but hopefully someone will elaborate and confirm whether I was right or not.

EDIT- puredrifter beat me to it as well...

 

well, see, that's the thing....i'm not asking for myself. i'm asking for my boyfriend. he does his own motor swapping, repairs, etc. and he's the one who's going to tune his cars. he was wondering what kind of computers would be reliable for that job.

 

Where are good places to tune the LS400?? How much is it and how often should you do it??
Ewen

 

depends what he wants to do with it, for mild tune i would throw a piggyback A/F computer on it and have it dyno tuned by a pro.

Apex'i SAFCII or Neo are popular choices, as are units made by Split-Second.

 

is the Apex'i SAFCII expensive PD?

 

not really, you can easily pick one up for under $300 on ebay.

 

wierdly enough, there arent any for sale on ebay.

 

try this:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...exi&category0=

 

i looked up safc thats why lol

 

its not the controller thats the real expense, its finding someone whos tuned 1UZ motors before (well)

 

Any dyno time...