Has anyone tried to learn the HP tuner software? I've been thinking about picking up the HP tuner software and was wondering how difficult is this to learn? I think this would be great to know how to do this my self. The problem is that I don't know much about tuning and would like to pick this up.

What do you think?

Get it done by a pro....

Depends on your time you are willing to invest into teaching yourself. I wouldn't try tuning your car till you really know what you are doing.

Get it done by a pro....
:1zhelp: :iagree: :happy0045:You screw things up,it could get real expensive in a hurry!:sm_party:

I know of several people that have done this. In each case, they already had extensive knowledge of how the cars worked and how parameter changes interrelated. Learning software manipulation is relatively easy, knowing what parameter changes do to the motor is more than just learning software.

Talk to some tuners and talk to HP before you start trying to develop your own tunes. It is a science.

I enjoy working on the car but that is one bridge I won't cross! To many things can go wrong. Leave that to the pro's.

I have never had a tune done. From what I have seen the pros use a dyno when doing a tune. Please enlighten me if I'm wrong on this one.

Tuning is simply about getting the right spark with the right fuel at the right time. (Well maybe a little too simplified... :lol:)

People on the HP Tuners forum have been teaching themselves how to tune for years now. Many are very willing (myself included - I'm EC_Tune on the HP Forum) to teach a novice how to tune.

HOWEVER, you must have patients and a willingness to experiment - realizing that your experiment could go wrong - and paying attention to what you are doing.

Be methodical - use the scientific method: theorize - test - result Then: theorize - test again - result.

HP Tuners has extensive "note taking" capabilites built in to each tune file that get stored with the tune file. So if you get lost for some reason, you can always revert to a known file.

Tuning is simply about getting the right spark with the right fuel at the right time. (Well maybe a little too simplified... :lol:)

People on the HP Tuners forum have been teaching themselves how to tune for years now. Many are very willing (myself included - I'm EC_Tune on the HP Forum) to teach a novice how to tune.

HOWEVER, you must have patients and a willingness to experiment - realizing that your experiment could go wrong - and paying attention to what you are doing.

Be methodical - use the scientific method: theorize - test - result Then: theorize - test again - result.

HP Tuners has extensive "note taking" capabilites built in to each tune file that get stored with the tune file. So if you get lost for some reason, you can always revert to a known file.

Thank you for posting this. I'm not looking to do this for hire, just something to mess around with. Is there any software that gives you sample tunes that you have to fix in a testing enviroment? Best thing I can say is a "Tuning Simulator"?

Thank you for posting this. I'm not looking to do this for hire, just something to mess around with. Is there any software that gives you sample tunes that you have to fix in a testing enviroment? Best thing I can say is a "Tuning Simulator"?
HP Tuners has this information - go to their site http://www.hptuners.com/

Join their forum.

Let us know how you do! Good Luck!

People on the HP Tuners forum have been teaching themselves how to tune for years now. Many are very willing (myself included - I'm EC_Tune on the HP Forum) to teach a novice how to tune.

You're EC_Tune?! I used all your posts as references years ago when I first started with HPTuners v1.2. You definitely know the software.

As far as learning, there's a few manuals out there now as well. The only one I can speak for is Bob Monreal's "The Tuning School" manual. I had a chance and talk with him the past September when I was in Tampa.

Thanks for the kind words. I always like to help those who want to help themselves. :D

Thanks for the kind words. I always like to help those who want to help themselves. :D
Honestly, What an Awesome attitude man:thumbsup: . Based on the responses you've posted alone,I would bring you my C6 to tune! Too bad I'm in Edmonton,Alberta,about 2000 KMs away.
Man,if I can't find someone here with your kind attitude,I'll drive down to see you,Seriously!
I can't stand guys who want to beat you over the head with their superior knowledge!
This is exactly what I've been considering myself,buying the software & paying a pro like you with a positive attitude to tune my car & get started with the basics to allow me to make small adjustments on my own afterwards,& learn,so I don't have to be back & forth to the dyno tuner to get right for me, (It's my car da##it!)this can be annoying to some & expensive as well. I hope you're not intimidated by the A6 paddle shift? so far,one tuner up here is.?!?

regards,

Joe

Basic rule of thumb when making changes: Start out with a 10% change. Observe. If you can't tell the difference, back up and go 20%. Observe. Continue until the result is achieved or you realize you're going the wrong way... :D

As to the A6 they are very complex but they can be tuned. :thumbsup3: