How to find out if your car is tuned?

Awgd8

The best way to know it is to search what the majority of tuner shop set their Valet Map or Security Map to...

MAP4 ? RPM bounces back and Forth above 3K RPM etc.
MAP5 ? Car will not start.

Done! Problem solved!
Some car like mine does not show any blinking light at all when I switch map. That is the reason why Seymore4 designed my MAP2 as valet. I was not sure if I was switching maps back then, so I would check MAP2 -valet to make sure I am changing it.

BTW, eventhough I have Uprev, I could still use my cruise control and it's full features.

StanceZ37

i will be putting my Z on the road tomorrow so ill be able to play around with the maps, that way i can figure out what is what. also i believe there is something wrong with my clockspring i explained what was going on with my cruise control to a friend that works at a local shop and he thinks there could be somthing wrong with the clockspring.

DOOMMONKEY777

your cruise control does not work because the tuner turned off ur ETC(electronic throttle control) due to this the actual cruse control cannot set ur throttle by map, cuz its OFF. Although ur probably asking "well if its OFF how do i still press gas and drive?" well the ETC turns off the map not the actual throttle, the throttle it self is now 0-100% depends on how far u press where be4 it was nurfed like -100 to 34,000(-1-92%) as an example.

also the maps r unknown example:

map1 might be regular driving
map2 racing
map3 valet rpm topped @3k rpm
map4 does not start car, could be a map as a secondary anti-theft
map5 stock


these r just speculations, but ppl do this.

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firulice

So I've been meaning to check this on my car for awhile and finally did today when I got home, in neutral in the garage. Bought the car last december. I tried the ecuteck instructions first, nothing. Then the uprev instructions and it blinks back. Cruise control blinks back how many times I clicked cancel so I'm assuming I'm tuned with uprev. Cruise control has worked fine. Now I'm worried because I don't know what map I was in and don't want to put it into a map that might hurt something. Do I have anything to worry about? From researching it looks like the most common maping is:

1: Tuned Map for 91 Octane
2: Tuned Map for Higher Octane
3: Valet
4: Anti-Theft
5: Factory Maps

Is there a way to verify if this is my setup? What else should I know? Also I bought the car in Florida and brought it to utah, would the tune not be as good now? I've been very happy with the power and performance of the car, hope I don't f that up now lol. Thoughts?

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Awgd8

Did you try every Maps? Did one of the 5Maps bounces back and forth at 3K rpm? Try reving the RPM past 3K on every Map and see if at least one will do it.(Valet)
Then as you test each Map, see if you"ll come across with no start(Anti-theft)

If still not convinced, meet one of our members (there is got to be at least one)
that is closer to you with Uprev cable. Hooked it up to your PC and OBD2 and see!

firulice

Thank you... I tried 1,2,3 and visually verified that it blinked back. Then I got nervous and turned it off. I can go out and check through all 5. Can I hurt anything by being in a race map without higher than 91 octane? I'm excited it's tuned but would love to know which maps are what. If I called uprev with my Vin could they tell me?

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StanceZ37

Im in the same situation you are in.

firulice

Funny cause we have the same car. Talked to uprev today and they said either buy a cable from them with a map or go to a pro tuner...license is there so only dyno time/tune would be an expense. pretty cool. I haven't driven again yet as the weather is bad today and tomorrow. I think I'll try the 3 Maps and see if I can tell any diference. What are you going to do?

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StanceZ37

I was thinking of calling a local uprev pro tuner and see what he suggested. I was thinking of getting the cable and just have them dyno/re tune. i live in Massachusetts and i bought the car from an auction in Dallas Texas. Your lucky you could figure out what 2 of your maps were, i don't have a valet or an anti theft map... so im kinda screwed.

Chuck33079

I would be very concerned. Florida has 93 octane and it's at sea level. You're at altitude on 91. You've got to be running lean. Go make a pull on a dyno and see what the sniffer says your AFR is.

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firulice

The higher the altitude the lower octane required. I'm at over 5300ft and 91 should be fine here. I will get it to a dyno soon though and see what each Map looks like a determine if I need a re-tune

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TopgunZ

Altitude has less air. Cars pop rich up here.

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firulice

Yup we're about the same altitude... it was 75 degrees today and now it's snowing outside right now ha ha. Good times

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StanceZ37

so in order to put my cruise control on i would have to go to a pro tuner and have them mess with it?