Stand Alone

[e95 Ty]

Re: Stand Alone

I think the tuning sticky explains the Code59 well enough that any real tuner shop could understand and be able to do a tune. But most likely if they are good,not great, they are too busy and don't have the knowledge/patients to expand past the the systems they are comfortable. A great shop, we'll say actually good, would do it bc they are competent enough in their tuning skills to pick it up. Thats because I bet they would charge more for either the time and/or the added aggrivation.

If I was building super modded truck like $40-$80k in up I would gut the wiring and be running a Motec or cheaper like a BS3.

My MS2 is on a T'd LB4 S10 in my sig.... I can get crazy on that and not feel bad about chopping a SYTY.

I dont see gutting, or really hacking up, the factory wiring on a collector truck a good idea. Actually its pretty weak on my street cred meter.

If you want to have a SYTY have a good one, dont butcher it. Just get youself a regular S truck and put a V8 in it.

Just fyi, BS3 has a plug and play harness for the SyTy. No hacking up the factory harness is needed.

 

[ziembic]

Re: Stand Alone

The other thing to keep in mind when comparing the two is that most of the stand alone's support the 80e trans. So when you cross over the mid 11's mark, even a well built trans is a ticking time bomb. In order to support the 80e you need a controller or manually shift it all the time. Combine the cost of the controller with code 59 and you are getting near where it is a no-brainer to go with a stand alone. So to wrap it up, you won't see many trucks in the low 11's and below with 59 because it stops being worth it.

 

[TYTILIDIE]

Re: Stand Alone

The other thing to keep in mind when comparing the two is that most of the stand alone's support the 80e trans. So when you cross over the mid 11's mark, even a well built trans is a ticking time bomb. In order to support the 80e you need a controller or manually shift it all the time. Combine the cost of the controller with code 59 and you are getting near where it is a no-brainer to go with a stand alone. So to wrap it up, you won't see many trucks in the low 11's and below with 59 because it stops being worth it.

Unless you do what I did, I made one out of a stock ECM per Matt's directions. But lets face it, most people aren't going to have the stomach for that kind of wiring project. My set up cost me about $100 and eight hours of work.

My thing is, once you start cruising around with 3 and four computers it just gets ridiculous. I get tired of looking at all of it.

 

[ziembic]

Re: Stand Alone

Unless you do what I did, I made one out of a stock ECM per Matt's directions. But lets face it, most people aren't going to have the stomach for that kind of wiring project. My set up cost me about $100 and eight hours of work.

My thing is, once you start cruising around with 3 and four computers it just gets ridiculous. I get tired of looking at all of it.

Right. I agree.

 

[spooldup]

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Who tunes the bs3 over email? I cannot find a tuner at all for this system in my area. I would love to go aem or pro efi. There are shops that tune those sytems all day long by me.

 

[e95 Ty]

Re: Stand Alone

Who tunes the bs3 over email? I cannot find a tuner at all for this system in my area. I would love to go aem or pro efi. There are shops that tune those sytems all day long by me.

BS3 tuners.

Nolan (10secTy) at Morretto Motorsportz (formerly Campbell Automotive)

Harry Anderson (v6quick) at Profast Performance

Alex (Qbnkiller)

I'm sure one of these guys can work with you. Nolan has done all my tuning to this point but I had them build my engine. Not sure if he is taking any new email tuning customers at this time, but it can't hurt to ask. I believe all 3 of these guys are BS3 dealers and can set you up.

 

[bjeeper04]

Re: Stand Alone

I think I am going to change my initial plans of going stand alone, and see what I can do with the Ostrich. If it doesn't do what I want, then I can always sell the equipment and move on to a stand alone. Either way its a step forward. If things go well, maybe I can pop a wheelie like the big boys