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Posted by 50DADDY (Member # 3076) on :

Ive been considering getting a mail order tune for my fox.Trying to get opinions on them,which one is best,how well they work,etc.....

Posted by Duncan Motors (Member # 7045) on :

i havent heard a gd thing yet

Posted by hidnn.o.s. (Member # 1219) on :

I'd advise against it

Posted by Greasy (Member # 5258) on :

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Originally posted by hidnn.o.s.:
I'd advise against it

I would too

I've heard of people getting can tunes from Kurgan then the customer datalog with the can tune in and send the datalog to Kurgan for some fine tweaking.

IMO it's best to get a custom tune while on a dyno.

Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :

I wouldn't mess with mail order tunes since they aren't made specificly your car N ur setup N kuz they're most likely made in bulk.

Posted by 84SVOrick (Member # 9039) on :

Mail order tunes are like mail order brides......they always look better on paper [Wink]

Posted by StreakMatt (Member # 6257) on :

I was the first person around here with a mail order tune From Bob Kurgan. Never seen a dyno and my Fox ran 10.09 @ 139. So I would say it worked. Unfortunately Bob isnt doing them anymore Jeff.

[ April 05, 2012, 12:38 AM: Message edited by: StreakMatt ]

Posted by Camara90 (Member # 134) on :

I wouldnt see a mail order tune working unless you had a device like a PMS or a Moates etc. The shop could then walk you through tuning with an AFR gauge . If it was me I would just pony up for a real tune, cutting corners always seems to cost more in the long run.

Posted by egobreaker5.0 (Member # 11085) on :

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Originally posted by 50DADDY:
Ive been considering getting a mail order tune for my fox.Trying to get opinions on them,which one is best,how well they work,etc.....

i have a sct chip for my car, with a "bama tune" my car runs great, love the tune.

Posted by 50DADDY (Member # 3076) on :

quote:
Originally posted by egobreaker5.0:

quote:
Originally posted by 50DADDY:
Ive been considering getting a mail order tune for my fox.Trying to get opinions on them,which one is best,how well they work,etc.....
i have a sct chip for my car, with a "bama tune" my car runs great, love the tune.

Thats actually what i was considering.

@Streakmatt,damn,i was hoping that avenue was still open.Yours was the first car that came to mind when i thought of mail order tunes.Your car ran like a raped ape and it was a mail order tune.

Posted by KCmustangboy (Member # 1927) on :

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Originally posted by egobreaker5.0:

quote:
Originally posted by 50DADDY:
Ive been considering getting a mail order tune for my fox.Trying to get opinions on them,which one is best,how well they work,etc.....
i have a sct chip for my car, with a "bama tune" my car runs great, love the tune.

I am considering this as well for my 98 cobra until I can get a supercharger put on and a real tune.

Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on :

I got mail order tunes in my truck, they seem to be pretty good. i need to buy the software so i can tune myself or have AED (Shawn) tune it for me.

Posted by egobreaker5.0 (Member # 11085) on :

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Originally posted by KCmustangboy:

quote:
Originally posted by egobreaker5.0:

quote:
Originally posted by 50DADDY:
Ive been considering getting a mail order tune for my fox.Trying to get opinions on them,which one is best,how well they work,etc.....
i have a sct chip for my car, with a "bama tune" my car runs great, love the tune.
I am considering this as well for my 98 cobra until I can get a supercharger put on and a real tune.

Do it,they give you free tunes for life with the puchase of the chip, wich can hold 4 different tunes, such as 91, and 100 oct, You tell them the mods they setup your tune.

Posted by WildFire532FB (Member # 1482) on :

The only thing i am unsure about with my tunes on my truck is for the transmission, sometimes it seems it shifts too hard.

Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :

Don is still doing mail order tunes.

http://www.lasotaracing.com/MOCUSTOMTUNES.html

if i went with a mail order tune he would be my first stop.

Posted by KCmustangboy (Member # 1927) on :

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Originally posted by jmcclesk:
Don is still doing mail order tunes.

http://www.lasotaracing.com/MOCUSTOMTUNES.html

if i went with a mail order tune he would be my first stop.

You think this guy is the way to go over the typical american muscle.com tune? I guess I will believe you since you are family.
[Big Grin]

Posted by copcar (Member # 10113) on :

I have been tuning with Tweecer and Moates for a while now and I can tell you that in the long run you will be better off doing the tuning yourself. You would be shocked as to the lack of "tuning" in some mail order tunes.

Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :

quote:
Originally posted by KCmustangboy:

quote:
Originally posted by jmcclesk:
Don is still doing mail order tunes.

http://www.lasotaracing.com/MOCUSTOMTUNES.html

if i went with a mail order tune he would be my first stop.
You think this guy is the way to go over the typical american muscle.com tune? I guess I will believe you since you are family.

yes don is good if you dont beleve look up luke 87gt on here and ask about the tune he did on his cobra.

Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :

quote:
Originally posted by copcar:
I have been tuning with Tweecer and Moates for a while now and I can tell you that in the long run you will be better off doing the tuning yourself. You would be shocked as to the lack of "tuning" in some mail order tunes.

I use to tune with the tweecer back in 2002 and with the ford epec. How does the motes compare with them??? cost?? good user interface.

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