[clj94104]

I need a tuner for my ZL1. It’s my daily driver, but I don’t drive much. Reliability is important. I need it to behave when I’m just on a date with my wife, but if I wanna have fun with a Redeye or Z06 I want them to study my tail lights.

I have it down to two people. If you want the names I’ll say the names, but for now I’d like to just leave it anonymous.

Tuner 1 has a big name built. Would be a remote tune. Has a ton of experience and is widely regarded as one of the best.

Tuner 2 is local. He’d do it in person, and I’ve seen his cars beat comparably built Tuner 1 cars. He’s younger, doesn’t have a huge name.

Cost is similar. I am a very analytical person. I have a tendency to overthink things, but it has saved my ass more than once. Can anyone give me some advice?

[SOCAL.M6.ZLE]

Great question. I understand your concern, and validate you, as there are alot of people out there tuning these cars, and should not be. With that said.... can I ask for the list of mods you plan to have installed on the car prior to tuning?

[clj94104]

Originally Posted by SOCAL.M6.ZLE

Great question. I understand your concern, and validate you, as there are alot of people out there tuning these cars, and should not be. With that said.... can I ask for the list of mods you plan to have installed on the car prior to tuning?

Big gulp, DSX flex fuel, Velossa tech big mouth ram air, 95mm throttle body, unlocked tcm.

6 months down the road, headers and maybe a pulley kit.

Also seriously looking into a Hx upgrade, and coolant expansion tank for the supercharger to improve reliability.

[KingLT1]

With those mods remote tuning can dial in that setup pretty easy. If you were doing heads/cam/bigger blower etc...I would want the car in person. That being said I would go with tuner 1. A conservative reliable tune likely isn't going to be as quick as a track tune. that is likely what you are seeing between the 2. I can make a A10 car 2-3 tenths quicker alone with aggressive trans tuning, but you are not going to want to drive it on kill everyday. I would port the blower before adding pulleys. X port will net +3psi without touching pulleys.

[Megahurtz]

For your mods I wouldn't let remote tuning be the deciding factor. As King said its an easy setup to tune for if you're experienced.

[JSH]

It's easy to tune a car on the road or on the dyno using a remote tuner located anywhere in the United States. KingLT1 tuned my previous car/motor and Megahurtz has tuned my current car. I've also heard good things about Derek Dunbar, Joe Schneberger, Elite Tuning, Brian Huntsbarger, Jannetty Racing, Justin White, Ryne Cunningham, et al.

[Chev133]

Ryne Cunningham for me & I’m in Australia.