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[Artful Dodger]

Or maybe, having forked out a couple of hundred pounds on parts you realise it makes sense to spend a bit more to make sure you are seeing the full benefit of the modifications. You should improve your mpg.

Also, that beast of a 998 is likely to benefit most - a little more power is a much more significant gain on not very much.

Don't get me wrong, I would love to have fuel injection! The ability to be able to map the engine so it's performing 100% throughout the rev range is awsome, but I just can't afford it. Now anyway.. Anyway, when the engine gets its KAD upgrade, it's going to get injected

[Bungle]

how many of the new bread of mechanics would know how to tune a engine by ear ?

we need rolling roads now due to their lack of skills

[jaydee]

But with a dyno you can print out nice figures and the owner is happy with that.
You cant believe how much placebo is it.
Not to mention its so easy to read about 10bph difference between two runs without tweaking the engine.

[Old Bob]

so really a dyno tune aint as vital as its made out if you know what ya listenin too?

But if you think about it, when you restore an oldie these days and find all sorts of fag packet repairs, oversills and the like, It may be a relic of the past and had to be done on a shoestring budget. I am sure there are a few older members here that can hold up their hands to having done such repairs LOL.

That is so true........ Anything just to keep it on the road and looking legal!

Bob

[scrog]

ya me. . . we used to do anything to keep our mini's on the roads.

[mk3 Cooper S]

how many of the new bread of mechanics would know how to tune a engine by ear ?

we need rolling roads now due to their lack of skills

Yep.

All this talk of rolling roads!!! If you want to do a proper job it needs to go on an engine dyno first.