UpRev question from newbie

Shamrock · 11-11-2012, 09:21 AM

There are very few 370's in my country and the whole tuning issue is way behind modern times. I just installed stillen headers and high flow cats and in a month from now the full akropovitch system. My dealer got an uprev license but he really doesn't know much about the tuning aspect. We decided to bring in a professional tuner who is experienced with tuning just no experience with uprev tunes. Could someone please tell me the do's and don'ts. I want to get the best tune for my money. What should he be adjusting? Is there a list? Also he asked if the ecu has a memory/safety function that recalibrates certain parameters back to stock a couple hundred km's after a tune. For now the car is using a standard tune that uprev sent in accordance to my mods. I failed to mention that my car is AT. Is there any calibrating to do to increase torque with the AT? Thanks guys.

SS_Firehawk · 11-11-2012, 09:31 AM

If your tuner is worth his weight, he will find his way around the software. He should know what right looks like for NA vehicles. At the most basic level, he should be adjusting fuel trims and ignition timing. My tuner was not familiar with Uprev when I had mine done. It was running like a$$ and put down 280whp before tuning started. That was with LTH's, HFC, full exhaust, NST pulley's, CAI, and M370 manifold. It took about an hour for him to get a handle on everything, and after a couple hours, he was able to bring it up to 304whp and 243lb ft tq. I can't comment on AT specific stuff, as my car is MT.

Shamrock · 11-11-2012, 01:52 PM

I hope he is worth his weight, but I hate not be able to show the "professionals" that work on my car that I have knowledge as well. We all know that "we" love our cars more than the guy working on them. All I would like is a list of things to check off for when he does the tune.

Shamrock · 11-12-2012, 12:37 AM

Sorry guys for bumping. Someone has to have answers for this.

11-11-2012, 09:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Shamrock Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Israel Posts: 215 Drives: 370z 2011 AT White Rep Power: 13	UpRev question from newbie There are very few 370's in my country and the whole tuning issue is way behind modern times. I just installed stillen headers and high flow cats and in a month from now the full akropovitch system. My dealer got an uprev license but he really doesn't know much about the tuning aspect. We decided to bring in a professional tuner who is experienced with tuning just no experience with uprev tunes. Could someone please tell me the do's and don'ts. I want to get the best tune for my money. What should he be adjusting? Is there a list? Also he asked if the ecu has a memory/safety function that recalibrates certain parameters back to stock a couple hundred km's after a tune. For now the car is using a standard tune that uprev sent in accordance to my mods. I failed to mention that my car is AT. Is there any calibrating to do to increase torque with the AT? Thanks guys.

11-11-2012, 09:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
SS_Firehawk Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,142 Drives: 13' Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 7335	If your tuner is worth his weight, he will find his way around the software. He should know what right looks like for NA vehicles. At the most basic level, he should be adjusting fuel trims and ignition timing. My tuner was not familiar with Uprev when I had mine done. It was running like a$$ and put down 280whp before tuning started. That was with LTH's, HFC, full exhaust, NST pulley's, CAI, and M370 manifold. It took about an hour for him to get a handle on everything, and after a couple hours, he was able to bring it up to 304whp and 243lb ft tq. I can't comment on AT specific stuff, as my car is MT. __________________ Old Car:GTM TSC'd 550whp / 410lbft tq @ 11.88PSI New Car: Under Construction

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11-11-2012, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shamrock Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Israel Posts: 215 Drives: 370z 2011 AT White Rep Power: 13	I hope he is worth his weight, but I hate not be able to show the "professionals" that work on my car that I have knowledge as well. We all know that "we" love our cars more than the guy working on them. All I would like is a list of things to check off for when he does the tune.

11-12-2012, 12:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
Shamrock Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Israel Posts: 215 Drives: 370z 2011 AT White Rep Power: 13	Sorry guys for bumping. Someone has to have answers for this.