Where did YOU learn to tune?

tylerltr450 said:
I think I have some basic stuff on my mac from you from a cumminsefilive tuning website its shutdown now. If I can find them maybe ill post em up for your old time sake :clap:
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when was that around? i never stumbled across it.

here are a few good reads mostly directed toward duramax/5.9
http://www.maxxtorque.com/2009/03/diesel-timing.html

https://www.dieselnet.com/tech/diesel_combustion.php

http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/attachments/3rd-gen-performance-parts-discussion/226786d1399045203-tuning-basics-guide-tuning-guide.pdf

https://forum.efilive.com/showthread.php?18283-EFILive-for-Dummies-How-to-guides
 
Flash after flash after flash, a starlite book, some common sense and a couple great friends that helped me along the way


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I noticed this thread. I myself have always wondered if any tuners out there started with reading up on theory, then messed around with the tuning, or if most of them just started solely on messing around with the software and made their own theory by trial and error.
 
It just takes general understanding of the measured parameters when reading the charts. The smoothing effects built into the software are the tuners best friend.
 
I just stole a few base tunes from random tuners, moved a few tables around, then called them my own, and under cut the original creator's prices, because that's what all the cool kids did, and I want to be cool.
 
Well I ordered the starlight diesel book and will try to learn best from that.

Hopefully he will have a class in my area sometime soon.
 
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Woosley said:
I just stole a few base tunes from random tuners, moved a few tables around, then called them my own, and under cut the original creator's prices, because that's what all the cool kids did, and I want to be cool.
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You'd be surprised how many "Well known" tuners did just that. Notice I didn't say "good"....you can be well known without being any good.
 
2007 5.9 said:
You'd be surprised how many "Well known" tuners did just that. Notice I didn't say "good"....you can be well known without being any good.
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Spot on. And how many people just resold tunes from a tuners "library". If people would try to learn half as hard as they do to steal, they'd find out it's not that difficult.

More fuel, more air, more timing LOL
 
2007 5.9 said:
You'd be surprised how many "Well known" tuners did just that. Notice I didn't say "good"....you can be well known without being any good.
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Woosley said:
I just stole a few base tunes from random tuners, moved a few tables around, then called them my own, and under cut the original creator's prices, because that's what all the cool kids did, and I want to be cool.
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JWhite said:
Spot on. And how many people just resold tunes from a tuners "library". If people would try to learn half as hard as they do to steal, they'd find out it's not that difficult.

More fuel, more air, more timing LOL
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So much love being spread!
 
JWhite said:
Spot on. And how many people just resold tunes from a tuners "library". If people would try to learn half as hard as they do to steal, they'd find out it's not that difficult.

More fuel, more air, more timing LOL
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Most of us have caught on to that part and have put in security features to prevent tune theft.
 
flash after flash,, data log after log,, and experimental stuff of wtf's and it worked..haha
over 1000 trucks later and not even a pro
 
house said:
flash after flash,, data log after log,, and experimental stuff of wtf's and it worked..haha
over 1000 trucks later and not even a pro
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This is what I plan on doing. At the moment I am 21 mpg around town on my non tuning ability. Eventually I will learn little by little.
 
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