I'm sitting here thinking....this guy knows a lot about the car I'm building. Then I look at the distance between us,.....hmmm 2 days. Then, consider what it's gonna cost me for a local tune where I'm just another car on the rollers.
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940 miles. .
Towed there, w/ a truck, and trailer I'd have to borrow, and fill with diesel fuel there, and back....
Who the hell even wants to live in the north anyway? Why aren't you building that shop in Atlanta, or some other southern " reasonable to get to" distance?
The ONLY way that could be done reasonably would be to get the Monster running, and keep my foot out of it for the 1000 mile drive.
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Hmmm,...if the monster gets 25 mpg, at current gas prices,.......40 bucks to drive, 100 for the over night stay and meals up there,...159.00 for the overnight stay before the dyno appt. 150.00 for the night after the dyno appt, 40 bucks for the drive back, 100.00 for the return overnight and meals.... 580.00.
That would be an extra 580.00 plus your labor fee just for the peace of mind that it'll get done the right way. Would I pay that?
In a heartbeat.
Would it make sense to drive an untuned car 1000 miles, then put it on a dyno 1000 miles away for a power tune, where one of my ratchet minded modifications might rear its head, and strand me 1000 miles from home.....