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The following table lists the prices for measurements that can be acquired in our test facility, which are in addition to horsepower and torque measurements.
| Measurement |
# Avail |
Range |
$/hr |
| Exhaust gas temperature* |
8 |
32 to1800 °F |
$10 |
| Air to fuel ratio* |
2 |
10.5 to 17.9 |
$30 |
| Ignition timing |
1 |
-30 to 90 °adv |
$30 |
| Ignition voltage pattern |
8 |
0 to 20 Mhz |
$10 |
| Mass air flow sensor output voltage |
1 |
-10 to 10 V |
$20 |
| Fuel injector duty cycle |
1 |
0 to 100 % |
$20 |
| Manifold vacuum |
1 |
-14.7 to 15 psia |
$20 |
| Blower pressure |
1 |
0 to 50 pisg |
$20 |
| Fuel pressure (EFI) |
1 |
0 to 100 pisg |
$20 |
| Fuel pressure (carb) |
1 |
0 to 50 psig |
$20 |
| Fuel pump flow |
1 |
0 to 70 gal/hr |
$20 |
| Tank return flow |
1 |
0 to 70 gal/hr |
$20 |
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*NOTE - There is an additional one time cost to install the adapters for these sensors. |
The following table is an example of how to calculate the cost of tuning. The amount is representative of the cost for a 1000 HP supercharged application with an Accel DFI programmable engine control unit, which includes setting up the system from ground zero. Addition measurements such
as exhaust gas temperature are available, but where not included in this example.
| Description |
cost |
hours |
qty |
total |
| A/F adapters - hardware and installation |
$114 |
-- |
- |
$114 |
| A/F ratio |
$30 |
4 |
2 |
$240 |
| Ignition timing |
$30 |
4 |
1 |
$120 |
| Fuel injector duty cycle |
$20 |
4 |
1 |
$80 |
| Blower pressure |
$20 |
4 |
1 |
$80 |
| Fuel pressure |
$20 |
4 |
1 |
$80 |
| Chassis Dynamometer |
$75 |
4 |
1 |
$300 |
| Tuning |
$75 |
4 |
1 |
$300 |
| Total $1,314 |
Is $1,314 a lot of money to get your car setup and tuned properly? Considering you probably spent twice that to make your car look good, we feel that it is a fair price for a service that will make your car fast and safe. Think of it as insurance for your investment. If we didn't believe this is the right approach to tuning cars, we
would not have spent 3 years, and over $250,000 to build our facility. |
