Have any of you learned how to tune your car, just for your own use? I was thinking this would be fun and come in handy. Just wondering what options are out there. Is it best to learn EFI Live or HP Tuners? Anything I should know?

Thanks

It is huge fun, very rewarding, and in the long run, you will end up with a much better tune than a pro will ever give you. Not because they don't know how, but because they do not have the time to devote to it and still make a profit. I have hundreds of hours into my tune, and made no compromises.

I have HP Tuners and love it, but I hear that EFI Live is also very good software.

It is huge fun, very rewarding, and in the long run, you will end up with a much better tune than a pro will ever give you. Not because they don't know how, but because they do not have the time to devote to it and still make a profit. I have hundreds of hours into my tune, and made no compromises.

I have HP Tuners and love it, but I hear that EFI Live is also very good software.
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As a pro-tuner, HP Tuners is top notch for tuning. And also as a pro, and individual can spend a LOT of time tweaking everything to what they deem "perfect".

What you are paying for with a pro is knowledge and skill naturally. If you start out tuning your stock vehicle you can learn what works and how it works. The advantage a pro has is the chassis dyno where everything can be quantified and determined to be advantageous or detrimental to the engine/transmission. Renting a little time on a dyno (load bearing is best) can really help you find that "magic" combination of timing and fuel as well as shift points and shift quality.