2001 Pontiac Firebird
Patriot Heads
Texas Giant Cam
Long Tubes
Catback Unknown
DTM Tune in Blue
Competitors Tune in Red
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Customer went to the competitor first to get a tune done. The customer was recommended to this tuning shop by the shop that did his heads and cam install. They did 3 pulls on the car in 20 minutes and charged him $500.00 for the tune. The tuner told him he could tune the car for max power but it would blow up if he did that. I guess that is a good power curve and a safe a/f.
This car had no drivability when it came to me. It would not start and idle on its own. The car would not take gas at low rpm. You can see that in the graph in red. Yet this car was tuned in 3 pulls for $500.00.
The car now starts and idles like a champ, crisp throttle response, and a much smoother power curve given the size of the cam. It took the competitor 20 minutes to do their tune. It took me closer to 3 hours to do my tune. A lot of time involved going back and fixing things that did not need to be changed in the first place. Everything worked out in the end. The customer is happy and I am sure he will be telling his friends.