Wait, do I really need a custom tune?

[hal9000]

Gearing up for a cam and lifter replacement and I intend to go with the 6.4 SRT cam. I know this has been done a bunch over the last handful of years.... Is a custom tune really the only way to go at this point, or are there any off the shelf options? I feel like with the popularity of the swap, the tuning requirements must be pret cut and dried for mild applications like mine where there aren't a bunch of other mods to worry about....

Thanks!

 

[crazykid1994]

Anything that is above stock tuning requires a custom tune. The canned tunes are designed for stock engine and stock parameters. I ran a canned tune on my truck for a bit and having a custom tune definitely is a big difference even when stock. Not every vehicle responds the same to the same mods as well.

 

[MADDOG]

Anything that is above stock tuning requires a custom tune. The canned tunes are designed for stock engine and stock parameters. I ran a canned tune on my truck for a bit and having a custom tune definitely is a big difference even when stock. Not every vehicle responds the same to the same mods as well.

Agreed. I've been through simple & easy modifications a few HEMI powered vehicles that the "canned" tunes could not help them reach their full potential. A custom tune is an eye opener.

 

[hal9000]

Thanks guys. I guess I should refine my question. There's no Dyno ship within 100 miles of me so whatever I get will just be by phone/email conversation about my truck I think... I understand that whatever non OEM time will come from a specialty tuner, but is it really a matter of having something built specifically to my vehicle, or just "Here's the file for your combo".

Mainly trying to determine what I should be looking for when shopping around for the right tuning shop and product. One case might require waiting a lot longer for the programmer to have time... From what I've read that's an increasingly common problem.

Thanks again.

 

[crazykid1994]

Thanks guys. I guess I should refine my question. There's no Dyno ship within 100 miles of me so whatever I get will just be by phone/email conversation about my truck I think... I understand that whatever non OEM time will come from a specialty tuner, but is it really a matter of having something built specifically to my vehicle, or just "Here's the file for your combo".

Mainly trying to determine what I should be looking for when shopping around for the right tuning shop and product. One case might require waiting a lot longer for the programmer to have time... From what I've read that's an increasingly common problem.

Thanks again.

I used Hemifever. He does email tunes. You have Tapped performance, flyin Ryan and there’s a few others that do email tunes. You use a handheld tuner to log the vehicle and send the logs and they adjust your tunes based on the logs. So it’ll be a street tune instead of a dyno tune which I think is more accurate.

 

[MADDOG]

I used Hemifever. He does email tunes. You have Tapped performance, flyin Ryan and there’s a few others that do email tunes. You use a handheld tuner to log the vehicle and send the logs and they adjust your tunes based on the logs. So it’ll be a street tune instead of a dyno tune which I think is more accurate.

I also used Hemifever for the custom tune by email for my 6.4L powered Ram.

I did a dyno tune for my 300 SRT8.

I can't compare the two as they are two totally different vehicles. However, the common denominator between them was the Diablosport programmers and software.

 

[DILLIGAF]

HP Tuner is the best one to get. You can actually modify parameters yourself

Flyin'Ryan does HP Tuner Custom Tunes.

 

[burner71]

mine ran ok, not great on the stock tune. Ran better on the diablo 93 octane tune. Hemifever made it perfect.

 

[joesstripclub]

E-tunes are pretty common now on multiple platforms. Your tuner will send you a base file based on your mods, have you make some runs, then do some adjustments to the tune and send it to you again. You usually get X number of revisions included with an e-tune.

 

[hal9000]

Gotcha. Thanks for all the info everyone. This part is new to me and I appreciate your insights!

 

[MADDOG]

My 2014 6.4L HEMI after I installed Hemifever's custom tune:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6seqRKkZMc

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

For an HPtuner, do you need an unlocked PCM like you need for a diablo tune?

How does this work? I am trying to get info on changing shift points for my truck ...

 

[crazykid1994]

For an HPtuner, do you need an unlocked PCM like you need for a diablo tune?

How does this work? I am trying to get info on changing shift points for my truck ...

15 and newer need an unlocked pcm to do anything.

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

15 and newer need an unlocked pcm to do anything.

So do you happen to have a ballpark figure of how much I should be looking to spend on an HPtuner for my 2018 ?

 

[Wild one]

So do you happen to have a ballpark figure of how much I should be looking to spend on an HPtuner for my 2018 ?

Contact Ryan Hogan of Flying Ryan Performance (FRP),i think he sells a package HP deal with the 6 credits you need to tune the engine and transmission

 

[CheechDogg.0n37s]

Contact Ryan Hogan of Flying Ryan Performance (FRP),i think he sells a package HP deal with the 6 credits you need to tune the engine and transmission

Ah ok ... that is what I was confused about, I read on hptuners website about credits but wasn't sure what they were talking about .... thank!