Generic Tune Vs Custom Tune (What's The Real Difference)

[turbojosh]

Thanks for all the info guys, this is exactly what I was after. Bit of a back story as to why... My uncle has had two ba V8's that have both been tuned by the box's standard tunes and has never had dramas. So when I tell him and my old man about wanting to get a custom tune done for around $1400-$1500 they say I'm stupid and it's a waste and they've already got tunes in them! I never had a leg to stand on, now I've got info!

[fatz_f6_typhoon]

Hahaha tell them old men to stick to there v8s josh

[turbojosh]

haha yeah I'm the first one in the family to own a turbo 6... so it's very interesting... they've always had V8's

[Never had any say Panda]

Alot of people in the V8 scene use generic tunes.. A bit of reading online will show that this isn't always safe..

Seen quite a few horror stories there..

In saying that though a turbo car is subject to a whole lot of different stresses/tuning requirements so the need for a tune to be car specific is alot higher than the V8 boys who are just getting tuned for a new air intake and a big exhaust..

[Bizkets is Drunk?]

:D

[Bellato]

Remember with the turbo you're dealing with increased boost which changes a lot of other things, v8's don't have that to deal with... Just tell them you'll get a generic tune if they pay for a new motor when it goes bang lol

[#96]

any chance someone could expand on this?

  On 11/11/2013 at 12:06 AM, _Velocity_ said:

For what you will pay for a generic tune and flash box you are better off getting a VCM suite tune from an reputable tuner. Might cost you the same money give or take $100-$200.

am I reading "custom tuned" but flashed to the ecu, without xcal.

[Bizkets is Drunk?]

Hp

[freeze_dk]

Vcm tune, no need for a flash box. Plugged directly into the obd2 port and tuned

[discostig]

Sort of like Ford do ECU updates to your car...just write straight over the top of the existing tune. No swapping tunes, but you rarely need that in my experience.