Benefits of a dyno with SCT?

[thomsonc]

I read in another thread, someone telling the person to get a handheld tuner (SCT) and then dyno tune it. What are the benefits of that, if your 'stang is otherwise completely stock with just gears and exhaust (no headers)?

 

[SamMan]

You can adjust for gear changes and turn off rear O2 sensors with regards to gears and exhaust. Other than that I guess timing advance and tuning auto tranny shifts. Also you can read and clear error codes. Theres some other things such as air/fuel and coolant temp. Do a search for "xcal" and/or "predator" and you will get a feature list.

 

[jimfitzgerald]

The last thing I want to do is tune my own car. I'll leave that to the experts at MPH.

 

[propellerhead]

If you have a power adder or extensive mods, sure. Go for a dyno tune too. For a car that's stock with just gears and exhaust, you won't see much more from a dyno tune. You may gain some but that money could be spent on other things like tires or suspension mods.

 

[BlackenedSVT]

Yeah i agree with propellerhead. I dont know what kind of mods you have, but until you get to pretty much the same mods i have in my sig, you dont really need a tune or a hand held tuner. But they are handy to have!!

...speaking of which i need to buy one and get a tune!! grrrr.....