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The Miracle of Modern Tuning – What EFI Tuning has Done for the Aftermarket Industry
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<blockquote data-quote="CobraBob" data-source="post: 16032230" data-attributes="member: 6727"><p>Great article, Travis, and it brought back memories of building the engine on my '71 Duster 340. Like the article said, back then you focused on cylinder heads, cams and intakes for big power gains. Those with a tight budget and lesser mechanical skills settled more on add-on parts that netted lesser gains, like headers, electronic distributor, Holley carbs (double pumper, single-feed, jet kits, etc.). I still remember that distinct smell of a new Holley out of the box. Bliss! LOL. Frankly, we're pleasantly spoiled nowadays with power adders and, yes, modern tuners. </p><p></p><p>I was one of those who went with a chip on my '03 Cobra, and yeah, what a pain installing it. I was working with Rick at Amazon Racing back then. So just as Travis said in the article, "Before it you had to get the ECU out of the car, hack it up with some tin-snips, scuff up the contacts with sandpaper, snap on the chip, run the wire and mount the switch (because you know you bought a flip-switch), and finally bolt everything back together. Then every time you needed a re-tune you only had to do half of all of that again, plus mailing the chip to the tuner if you were doing the tuning remotely." Yep, tuning has come a long way. Engine technology has come a long way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CobraBob, post: 16032230, member: 6727"] Great article, Travis, and it brought back memories of building the engine on my '71 Duster 340. Like the article said, back then you focused on cylinder heads, cams and intakes for big power gains. Those with a tight budget and lesser mechanical skills settled more on add-on parts that netted lesser gains, like headers, electronic distributor, Holley carbs (double pumper, single-feed, jet kits, etc.). I still remember that distinct smell of a new Holley out of the box. Bliss! LOL. Frankly, we're pleasantly spoiled nowadays with power adders and, yes, modern tuners. I was one of those who went with a chip on my '03 Cobra, and yeah, what a pain installing it. I was working with Rick at Amazon Racing back then. So just as Travis said in the article, "Before it you had to get the ECU out of the car, hack it up with some tin-snips, scuff up the contacts with sandpaper, snap on the chip, run the wire and mount the switch (because you know you bought a flip-switch), and finally bolt everything back together. Then every time you needed a re-tune you only had to do half of all of that again, plus mailing the chip to the tuner if you were doing the tuning remotely." Yep, tuning has come a long way. Engine technology has come a long way. [/QUOTE]
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