tune

[Sleaper]

Nelson uses HP Tuners to tune our trucks. It takes A LOT of learning, time and patience to do this on your own. There are quite a few guys out there who can give you pointers and answer your questions about it, but if you are just looking to get the most out of it and not worry, Nelson's the way to go.

[bangbangskeetskeet]

Nelson uses HP Tuners to tune our trucks. It takes A LOT of learning, time and patience to do this on your own. There are quite a few guys out there who can give you pointers and answer your questions about it, but if you are just looking to get the most out of it and not worry, Nelson's the way to go.

im just a little too busy...more like lazy...to end up doing it all on my own. if i can get one of the best in the biz to do it for me then why waste my own time and screw it up and blow my motor up?? how does it work with getting the hptuner and sending it back?? do i have to pay for both or just the standard tune price?

sorry for all the stupid questions i ask. i just want to know exactly what im getting into before i do.

[Sleaper]

You don't send anything back with HP tuners. What I meant by Nelson using HP to tune our trucks is that Allen actually uses that program to adjust the parameters within our PCM's. If you get a mail order tune, then you will get an already tuned PCM in the mail and you send your stock PCM back. Nelson already knows what parameters to adjust based upon the mods that you have done to your truck.

It sounds like you are like a lot of people, including myself, in the sense that you don't have the time or willingness to try and do it yourself. I agree with letting the pros do it and probably have it done better than I ever could.

Ask all the questions you want, that's what this site is for!

[bangbangskeetskeet]

what about what hes sayin?? like i buy an hp tuner scan it at home after i get my mail order from nelson, send him the codes/diagnosis from the hp and then have him adjust it???
that seems like a lot of work

you could also have nelson tune it and get hptuners, then you can scan your truck after the tune. Then you would send this scan back to Nelson, he will adjust the tune and send it back through email. Then you you upload the new tune. This is the next best thing to a live tune. This is what I do.

[Sleaper]

You can do that and it would be a very accurate mail order tune since Nelson would be able to view actual logs of how your truck is reacting to his tune allowing him to make minor tweaks to get it dialed in. You would record runs in your truck with HP called "logs" and email them to Nelson to look at. Nelson will then make adjustments and send back to you to upload in HP and into your truck. The down side is you have to buy a tune from Allen + HP Tuners but it would save you a drive to Allen's shop. Plus, I'm not sure how many times Allen will send files back and forth before he starts charging you for them. That would be something you would have to work out with him.

[foggy]

what about what hes sayin?? like i buy an hp tuner scan it at home after i get my mail order from nelson, send him the codes/diagnosis from the hp and then have him adjust it???
that seems like a lot of work

Doing it this way you have to buy the tune and hptuners.
Sending the files back and forth to Nelson is simple.

[bangbangskeetskeet]

that makes sense now. how many times will he give me an updated tune?
like will he do it every time i do a new mod? what about if/when i decide to go F/I??

[ducky]

that makes sense now. how many times will he give me an updated tune?
like will he do it every time i do a new mod? what about if/when i decide to go F/I??

I think he will start charging again if you keep sending going for retunes for small stuff. So like install a pretty good amount of stuff. i.e longtubes/ORY, or gears/stall and then go get a retune. Know what I mean?

[Sleaper]

I think he will do around 3 retunes per year for no charge (other than shipping if it's mail order). Once you go FI, you will just need to pay the difference.

[-HIC-]

Nelson will do what it takes to get your tune right, and then some. You will kick yourself in the azz if you go with anyone else. Nelson has done for me what no other tuner in their right mind would do. Trust me if it is not right on the first time I would be suprised, and if it is not he will do everything within his power to make it right.
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