AJN Member 25 Member For: 17y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: SA Posted 29/01/08 10:50 AM Share Posted 29/01/08 10:50 AM Hi all,I have just got a quote for a CAPA box $495 ( from KPM in Adelaide ) Great Deal! I thought. Next step, get it on the dyno for a proper tune ( as the standard CAPA ones apparently arent that reliable ) I thought "hmmmmmm" if I get them to supply the box & tune at the same time I might get the tune a bit cheaper. I have been quoted for the box & tune $1390!...........This seems a bit excessive $890 for a tune?I know this is chalk & cheese but when I used to get my Pulsars dyno'd it was only a couple of hundred and a couple hrs work TOPS!for $890 bucks id want a lap dance for 2 hours while its getting done,can any one help me??????? is this the going rate these days???Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 11m 7d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 29/01/08 10:53 AM Share Posted 29/01/08 10:53 AM it varies between tuners mate, but I reckon they would be giving you 3 tunes for that, which isn't too bad really IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 19y 1m 8d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 29/01/08 10:57 AM Share Posted 29/01/08 10:57 AM there are a couple of very good tuners that will do it for half or a third of that price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A300srt8 Member 507 Member For: 20y 19d Posted 29/01/08 12:32 PM Share Posted 29/01/08 12:32 PM dont get me started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Member 182 Member For: 17y 3m 11d Gender: Male Location: Australind, WA Posted 29/01/08 09:50 PM Share Posted 29/01/08 09:50 PM I got mine done at RDP and that's pretty much what it cost me for 3 tunes. Took them about 3.5hrs or so... Dyno time isnt cheap though mate.Depends on what you get. If your box comes with generic tunes sometimes it can be cheaper as they will just modify the generic ones, which is quicker.Again, depends on tuner hey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 6m 24d Gender: Male Posted 29/01/08 10:07 PM Share Posted 29/01/08 10:07 PM Dyno time @ $200/hr isn't that excessive. There's a lot more involved to get a nice tune in one of our cars than a Pulsar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFXRT6 Silver Donating Members 687 Member For: 18y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 29/01/08 10:43 PM Share Posted 29/01/08 10:43 PM (edited) It really is the old saying "You get what you paid for".If you dont like the price, get prices from somewhere else. If you think about it at worst case you go somewhere else & have to pay a little bit more for the Capa box but the tune is cheaper then it may work out the same.RegardsTUFXRT6 Edited 29/01/08 10:44 PM by TUFXRT6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straughsberry Donating Members 1,846 Member For: 17y 4m 27d Gender: Male Location: Broady, Melbourne Posted 30/01/08 01:09 AM Share Posted 30/01/08 01:09 AM (edited) It seems to be one of those "specialist" markets where people can charge whatever they like. Some people charge a premium, and some are a little more fair when it comes to weighing up the effort they put in versus what they charge the customer.You can pay 1200 for a tune so $890 sounds likes it's in the upper range of the middle bracket. Can you go back for tweaks at no charge if your not happy with your tune? When they say you get 3 tunes, that's a bit of a misconception. Mostly they do your power tune which is where most of the effort goes> Then for your "95" tunes and such, they'd pull some timing, fuel and perhaps boost - that is a minor process. Edited 30/01/08 01:12 AM by straughsberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Donating Members 998 Member For: 21y 5m 21d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Hills Posted 30/01/08 09:23 AM Share Posted 30/01/08 09:23 AM there are a couple of very good tuners that will do it for half or a third of that pricemmm got editted hey daz.To hell with the members of the forum.They don't need a good job at a good price.They just need to use a tuner who supports this forum whatever he charges.No alternatives or discussion about alternatives allowed.Must be a lot of genuine big hearted Aussies running this forum who hold the ideals of a fair go and doing the right thing by your mates........or maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 19y 1m 8d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 30/01/08 09:27 AM Share Posted 30/01/08 09:27 AM there are a couple of very good tuners that will do it for half or a third of that priceWTF ACCC inplications,come on we are not stupid just say it's the sponsorship thing and move on.......ACCC pfft I didn't even name anyone $890 for what is pretty much a copy and paste tune with a bit of fine tuning,and if you think it's not your kidding yourself,the only tuner I have heard of that isn't maybe headsex as he datalogs.......most don't and I have had tunes from at least 5 tuners and guess what? the cheap ones were the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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