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not totaly true. With my engine, intake only. we made probably 45mins of pulls...we usualy buy dyno time by the hour as its cheaper than the 3 pulls for 75. In an hour we can get a whole but load of pulls. So in that hour. we started tweaking, within say 4 pulls we had it nearly nailed. everything after that was losses or no gain. So when it was said and done, it was like 125-150 for the dyno time. That same rom has been in the NX now for 2 years almost, since the first board he did is in the car still. Its done maybe 20-30k miles getting 32mpg.
now for what Cohead is doing, he pretty much knows hes going to have to spend some time on the dyno. Even with a fully prep'd ITA car we did what we needed in 3 hours to get the car to make good power and reliable for many many races. So what hes going to have to do is do some good guesses to what hes going to need to be safe at full throttle. then do the minor tweaking. get fuel ratios where you want them, then you start playing with timing and bounce back and forth, easy enough in emulation mode. The off full throttle stuff is about as easy *** a little more...just the same as if you were doing it in a full standalone.
right now for options....calumsult is about the best part way solution. need more than stock but dont want standalone and do want to tune, calum. dont want to tune, JWT. The main thing I see as an advantage with the standalones is the better software and more people doing it. the software we have to use is a bit backwards at times, but once you get your head around it, its not too bad.
you are right on the get the car mechanicly sound first...so many times ive seen that happen where people show up with cars that have slipping clutches...overheating....all sorts. but after that.... you can go.
standalone gives you lots of options at a price. calumsult gives you 90% of what the standalone does, and uses stock harness. JWT gives you reliable plug and play power. The cost of the JWT isnt just a money factor, its also time. If you change your setup more a few times...more than once in a year...and you are looking at a long wait just to drive your car sometimes. But, you do gain that r&d they did in making safe reliable power. It may not be ultimate power, but it is safe power.
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