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Customer wanted to get her on the dyno and see what we could make, this was originally a street tune customer, but decided he wanted to back it up on the dyno!!!
Chief how do you go about dialing in timing via a remote tune??
he can correct me if im wrong but similar to a dyno. a) with a knock sensor im assuming he can check for knock count, im not sure on these older cars how that works. but if you having the customer do the runs back to back on the same stretch of road you can input into the virtual dyno and keep adding timing till it stops making more power and then back it down a couple degrees while monitoring knock via the factory sensor. add that to the fact he has tuned alot of s2000s and likely has a pretty good idea where they are happy
he can correct me if im wrong but similar to a dyno. a) with a knock sensor im assuming he can check for knock count, im not sure on these older cars how that works. but if you having the customer do the runs back to back on the same stretch of road you can input into the virtual dyno and keep adding timing till it stops making more power and then back it down a couple degrees while monitoring knock via the factory sensor. add that to the fact he has tuned alot of s2000s and likely has a pretty good idea where they are happy
yeah that all makes sense. I also should have been more specific because I was thinking about how to dial in timing for part throttle driving. I know virtual dyno is fantastic for WOT tuning.
Are there advantages with remote dyno tuning since controlling the car and dyno must be a logistical nightmare while being remote? If it's just WOT on the dyno, I don't know if I see enough of an advantage over a virtual dyno. If you can lock in the RPM on the dyno and sweep across tables to calculate max torque before knock then I could see it being very beneficial. Just curious how this whole process stacks up and if it's beneficial enough to set up a remote dyno tune over a remote street tune.
Honestly, street is best scenario, MOST good dyno tuners WILL Finish the tune on the street, because its actual load, and real world TPS/LOAD fueling, so its better on street.
For dialing in timing on the street, I keep it conservative unless the customer wants to take it to ragged edge, and yes we use same road same direction, and VD works pretty well. Also I always setup the knock sensor correctly, and watch for engine noise, I also have customers pull plugs to verify straps, and fueling.
Course on a real dyno, its better to dial in wot timing, just because it will give your little more accuracy with HP=timing values. But both work well.
Remote dyno sessions are fun,(i think because customers like numbers) And my VD TYPICALLY does read lower than normal dynos, its really not hard, I do the same process if I street tune, you just take all instructions from me, and I do all the hard work.
Remote Dyno tune! @JMtuning!
