Which tune is better

Chuck33079 · 04-14-2016, 12:13 PM

The other thing to keep in mind is that any software is only as good as the tuner. If there is a good local shop that prefers one over the other and the other option is someone with no experience with the platform, go with the experienced guy regardless of software. The difference between the two on a NA car isn't so great that you should be someone's Guinea pig.

fantaZ · 04-14-2016, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

The other thing to keep in mind is that any software is only as good as the tuner. If there is a good local shop that prefers one over the other and the other option is someone with no experience with the platform, go with the experienced guy regardless of software. The difference between the two on a NA car isn't so great that you should be someone's Guinea pig.

this one ^^^ i knew go with what the turner is best with.

JohnnyBgood · 04-14-2016, 02:37 PM

I live in Austin, and am very close to the UpRev headquarters. Has anyone in the Austin area actually had them tune their 370? What was your experience?

JARblue · 04-14-2016, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyBgood

I live in Austin, and am very close to the UpRev headquarters. Has anyone in the Austin area actually had them tune their 370? What was your experience?

I know a few people who used them. All had positive things to say about their tuner (can't remember names off the top of my head).

However, I can tell you I drove at least one of those tuned cars and would not have been happy with the throttle response. But that appears to be a difference in the tuning software capability and not necessarily the tuner's capability.

mishuko · 04-14-2016, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I know a few people who used them. All had positive things to say about their tuner (can't remember names off the top of my head).

However, I can tell you I drove at least one of those tuned cars and would not have been happy with the throttle response. But that appears to be a difference in the tuning software capability and not necessarily the tuner's capability.

I can't speak for certain until it really warms up and my tires get a bit grippier but I notice the throttle responds really well. especially in the mid range RPM it just seems to zippity zip zip with the Ecutek throttle response.

my tuner did mention he wasn't sure how much more he could get out of my Z with a 289 whp base run (stillen intakes/exhaust) but he did say that uprev probably wouldn't have hit ecutek's number. not that 3 or so whp means anything on NA.

kenchan · 04-14-2016, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I know a few people who used them. All had positive things to say about their tuner (can't remember names off the top of my head).

However, I can tell you I drove at least one of those tuned cars and would not have been happy with the throttle response. But that appears to be a difference in the tuning software capability and not necessarily the tuner's capability.

nice info, mr.jar.

completely defeats the purpose of getting a tune on a near stock car in this case. that throttle input latency needs to go before anything.

JohnnyBgood · 04-14-2016, 04:06 PM

So are you saying UpRev doesn't address the throttle latency? (And that Ecutek does?)

JARblue · 04-14-2016, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyBgood

So are you saying UpRev doesn't address the throttle latency? (And that Ecutek does?)

Not at all. Both tuning softwares address the issue. My research and personal experience tells me that Ecutek does it much better

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04-14-2016, 02:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
JohnnyBgood Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Austin Posts: 55 Drives: 2016 Sport Tech 7AT Rep Power: 17	I live in Austin, and am very close to the UpRev headquarters. Has anyone in the Austin area actually had them tune their 370? What was your experience?