As some of you may have known I decided to swap my UTEC for Uprev Tuner+HPX MAF and do a self street tune. It was quite a learning experience...

the main thing I learned is that my AEM A/F meter is garbage and I couldn't get accurate logs over 5krpm without nearly killing myself LOL...

Anyways, this is a BIG shoutout to Frank Smith and Frank Hill at Hills Garage. Being able to talk to him about tuning/uprev was truely enlightening and I can tell you the guy is a genius. Truly gifted at his trade.

I also want to thank Jared at uprev for dealing with my noob questions and GT-ER on my350z for all the tips that got me 90% there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awW6M...layer_embedded

 

Props to both Frank's. They def know their ****. Glad you got everything sorted out.

 

Any before numbers?

 

Before and after are shown on the dyno sheet for my own tune vs a few small changes by frank. Basically we took out a bunch of fuel and gained 15whp and 20+wtq up top if you count for the heatsoak.

Before uprev when I ran a utec I was at 388wtq/415whp but that was in the dead of winter with more aggressive timing. Under similar conditions I'd probably be equal or higher than that now. 108-112 degree ambient temp is f'king up my tq badly.

 

^^^ Absolutely! These guys really know what they are doing. My Z is just a NA slowbie but it drives like a different car now, as I've said elsewhere. I have much more low end torque, which is great for road course driving and is exactly what I asked Frank for! The car does not "lay down" like it used to when shifting into 3rd either. Another good thing. No other shop I know of in the area is going to spend hours tuning on a NA Z so you can imagine what Hill's does with a TT or FI set up! A Nissan certified Master Tech and a knowledgeable tuner under the same roof. Need I say more?

Now, if I can just get them to send me the dyno printout files!

 

Frank S. has 20+ years tuning experience...it's crazy. Having him coach me on the last couple runs was absolutely priceless...

PS: He can email you your run files that you can load up in Winpep, PM me if you don't have his email address.

 

That little kid that does all the strapping work on the dyno is Frank Smith's son?

 

azn's cant make fun of little people!

you will throw the earth off its axis~!

 

yes it is.... Form what I have heard he knows how to tune too already

 

i cant wait to see what crazy car that kid will be driving when he is old enough

 

saw it on the dyno and the car sounded great