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$450.00 for a dyno tune
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From: Sierra Nevada Mountains of N. Calif
$450.00 for a dyno tune
for 08 s/g. Does this sound about right? At $90.00 an hour shop rate its for 5 hours labor. Does it really take 5 hours to tune a standard stage one with slip-ons. My bike runs great, just an occasional decel pop. Just thought I would try to improve my milage since its at about 38-40 if I keep my wrist out of it.
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RE: $450.00 for a dyno tune
Some shops charge out a flat rate for dyno tune but that's takin it up the azz for a stage 1 in my opinion.Standard tune for a bike with lots of mods including being strokedis a half day (4 Hours) with a SE Race Tuner including dyno time. Tuning that bike of yours should take no longer than one hour to load a base map onto and perform a couple runs. Were you adding a race tuner or were they just going to flash it? Shop around cause that's way too fat for a stage 1 tune even if it does include a Race Tuner. You might be wise to get a Thundermax and tune your own, and installing the new Super Tuner is easy as well if you own a laptop and know a bit about tuning.
If you are not savy to that, then simply ask them to flash your ECM instead of Dyno Tuning. Still............shop around!
If you are not savy to that, then simply ask them to flash your ECM instead of Dyno Tuning. Still............shop around!
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From: Sierra Nevada Mountains of N. Calif
RE: $450.00 for a dyno tune
ORIGINAL: brownbagger
Some shops charge out a flat rate for dyno tune but that's takin it up the azz for a stage 1 in my opinion.Standard tune for a bike with lots of mods including being strokedis a half day (4 Hours) with a SE Race Tuner including dyno time. Tuning that bike of yours should take no longer than one hour to load a base map onto and perform a couple runs. Were you adding a race tuner or were they just going to flash it? Shop around cause that's way too fat for a stage 1 tune even if it does include a Race Tuner. You might be wise to get a Thundermax and tune your own, and installing the new Super Tuner is easy as well if you own a laptop and know a bit about tuning.
If you are not savy to that, then simply ask them to flash your ECM instead of Dyno Tuning. Still............shop around!
Some shops charge out a flat rate for dyno tune but that's takin it up the azz for a stage 1 in my opinion.Standard tune for a bike with lots of mods including being strokedis a half day (4 Hours) with a SE Race Tuner including dyno time. Tuning that bike of yours should take no longer than one hour to load a base map onto and perform a couple runs. Were you adding a race tuner or were they just going to flash it? Shop around cause that's way too fat for a stage 1 tune even if it does include a Race Tuner. You might be wise to get a Thundermax and tune your own, and installing the new Super Tuner is easy as well if you own a laptop and know a bit about tuning.
If you are not savy to that, then simply ask them to flash your ECM instead of Dyno Tuning. Still............shop around!
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RE: $450.00 for a dyno tune
Are ya getting kissed first????? Thats nothing but plain ol' rape!!!!!!! 
ANY "compitent" tuner could do it in 2 or less hrs........Its $70/hr here and they will break it into quarter hrs......
ANY "compitent" tuner could do it in 2 or less hrs........Its $70/hr here and they will break it into quarter hrs......
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RE: $450.00 for a dyno tune
ORIGINAL: Hoffy
for 08 s/g. Does this sound about right? At $90.00 an hour shop rate its for 5 hours labor. Does it really take 5 hours to tune a standard stage one with slip-ons. My bike runs great, just an occasional decel pop. Just thought I would try to improve my milage since its at about 38-40 if I keep my wrist out of it.
for 08 s/g. Does this sound about right? At $90.00 an hour shop rate its for 5 hours labor. Does it really take 5 hours to tune a standard stage one with slip-ons. My bike runs great, just an occasional decel pop. Just thought I would try to improve my milage since its at about 38-40 if I keep my wrist out of it.
I took my 2007 FLHR to a dealership recently to get the SE 103 Big Bore kit and SE 255 cams installed. The mechanic and service manager stood there and told me that V&H specifically stated that the FuelPak would not work withthe 103 kit. I handed him the settings off the V&H web page and told them they were wrong. They decided they were "willing to give it a try"! They clarified that was the last thing they heard from V&H.....about a year ago. I'm sure that they have been trashing the FuelPak since then. They do sell a lot of dyno time along with a lot of Power Commanders.
My scoot ran great with the Fuel Pak before the modifications and runs way stronger now with the BB kit and cams.
I know a lot of folks on HDF don't care for the FuelPak, but I think it's great!
Andy
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RE: $450.00 for a dyno tune
In my opinion, if the tuner is very good at what he does than its fair. If he is mediocre than i wouldnt bother at all. Ask them what their process is in tuning...Look up Doc's thread about the 5 questions to ask your tuner. If he can answer them all correctly with confidence do it, if not i would steer clear.
good tunes are somewhat hard to come by, if he's good dont worry about the price. Take it from me, i have wasted a lot of money on tunes that sucked. Now, i found a great tuner i am sticking to.
good tunes are somewhat hard to come by, if he's good dont worry about the price. Take it from me, i have wasted a lot of money on tunes that sucked. Now, i found a great tuner i am sticking to.
