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 gordysbeetle
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 07:11 PM |
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Dyno tuning
Had my beetle dyno tuned on Friday and sh*# myself with the bill. All he had to do was balance the carbs set the mixtures and give it 3 runs. He
didn't supply jets or even fit the replacements. We even put it on the rollers and tied it down. The total time it was there was 1.5 hrs. What would
you expect to pay ???
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cnfabo
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 07:14 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Had my beetle dyno tuned on Friday and sh*# myself with the bill. All he had to do was balance the carbs set the mixtures and give it 3 runs. He
didn't supply jets or even fit the replacements. We even put it on the rollers and tied it down. The total time it was there was 1.5 hrs. What would
you expect to pay ???
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I'd expect to pay 1.5 hours labor,so I'm guessing $150.but I'm guessing you paid more then that..
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 07:15 PM |
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A single run is $80ish
I will say around $250
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 07:18 PM |
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Anything up to 400 , specialist job and equipment costs money
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 07:28 PM |
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Anything up to 400 , specialist job and equipment costs money
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What a rip!!!!
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 07:31 PM |
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1.5 hrs. 3 runs. If it came out as I wanted. I would be happy with $250, but would feel it was getting high if over $400
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 07:37 PM |
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I want to get my bug dyno tuned, but I know it's gonna be quite pricey.
How did it go after? Was it money well spent?
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 07:44 PM |
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The person I got the motor and the rest of the bits for the build had everything close. Only needed I jetting change. I was stung $450.00 for the
dyno. Not happy.
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 08:00 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by gordysbeetle
The person I got the motor and the rest of the bits for the build had everything close. Only needed I jetting change. I was stung $450.00 for the
dyno. Not happy.
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Ripped off..name and shame so no one else goes there
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 08:07 PM |
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I know it does not help now but I know from past experience that CBB Volkswagen specialist charge $160 an hour for dyno tuning.
My mate Scott had his trike there two weeks ago and can't stop talking about how happy he is with it now.
Did you ask for a price before you started with the dyno guy ?
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 08:46 PM |
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I know it does not help now but I know from past experience that CBB Volkswagen specialist charge $160 an hour for dyno tuning.
My mate Scott had his trike there two weeks ago and can't stop talking about how happy he is with it now.
Did you ask for a price before you started with the dyno guy ?
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He was lucky!
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 08:47 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by cnfabo
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posted by gordysbeetle
The person I got the motor and the rest of the bits for the build had everything close. Only needed I jetting change. I was stung $450.00 for the
dyno. Not happy.
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Ripped off..name and shame so no one else goes there
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as per forum policy don't . Otherwise it will be removed
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 08:50 PM |
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posted by gordysbeetle
The person I got the motor and the rest of the bits for the build had everything close. Only needed I jetting change. I was stung $450.00 for the
dyno. Not happy.
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Ripped off..name and shame so no one else goes there
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as per forum policy don't . Otherwise it will be removed
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Even if the shop doesn't sponsor this forum?
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 08:51 PM |
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I know it does not help now but I know from past experience that CBB Volkswagen specialist charge $160 an hour for dyno tuning.
My mate Scott had his trike there two weeks ago and can't stop talking about how happy he is with it now.
Did you ask for a price before you started with the dyno guy ?
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He was lucky!
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Hear that people!!!!
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| posted on November 18th, 2013 at 10:07 PM |
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posted by gordysbeetle
The person I got the motor and the rest of the bits for the build had everything close. Only needed I jetting change. I was stung $450.00 for the
dyno. Not happy.
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Ripped off..name and shame so no one else goes there
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as per forum policy don't . Otherwise it will be removed
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Even if the shop doesn't sponsor this forum?
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yes.
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| posted on November 19th, 2013 at 07:04 AM |
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The person I got the motor and the rest of the bits for the build had everything close. Only needed I jetting change. I was stung $450.00 for the
dyno. Not happy.
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Ripped off..name and shame so no one else goes there
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as per forum policy don't . Otherwise it will be removed
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Even if the shop doesn't sponsor this forum?
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yes.
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Who makes the forum policies up?
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| posted on November 19th, 2013 at 07:18 AM |
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People who don't want to end up in court, Chris.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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People who don't want to end up in court, Chris.
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Gotcha,that good old court system....
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| posted on November 19th, 2013 at 09:11 AM |
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Don't think I'd want someone rushing a dyno tune , 300-400 is a good reassurance that the motors not going to detonate from an overly hp happy dyno
tuner , I'd rather they be thorough spending the extra time .
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| posted on November 19th, 2013 at 04:35 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by gordysbeetle
The person I got the motor and the rest of the bits for the build had everything close. Only needed I jetting change. I was stung $450.00 for the
dyno. Not happy.
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Having your car dyno tuned is a very worthwhile exercise.
Otherwise your engine will only be making a percentage of it,s potential hp.
$450.00 does sound a bit pricey, I would expect around $250.00.
The dyno probe they stick in the exhaust needs to be maintained and cleaned every 10 hours approx. There is also training and upgrades to the
machine.
It,s like when a plumber unblocks your sewer, he charges you a hourly rate plus a fee for the machine use.
Ask around the forum where guys take there cars, a VW friendly tuner will save you time and money.
Hope you are otherwise happy with your tune.
Cheers Col
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| posted on November 19th, 2013 at 05:03 PM |
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People who don't want to end up in court, Chris.
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Gotcha,that good old court system....
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would love to name and shame. But I cant afford to have him take me to court, he already has all of my money. 
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| posted on November 19th, 2013 at 05:18 PM |
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Lol...did u get a before and after comparison
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| posted on November 19th, 2013 at 05:27 PM |
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Has the dyno operator done anything wrong ?
Has he given you sub standard work ?
Did he give you a quote and then charge you a lot more ?
Dont mistake your ignorance as to what service/cost was going to be provided as being bad/poor service.............no point in naming and shaming if
the operator hasn't done anything wrong.
To answer your question, well I'd expect to pay around $150-$200 max for the work you have described, but a lot of dyno operators have a minimum
rate, expecting you to be there longer. Its best to always discuss the costs prior to getting the work done.
Re Dyno tuning in general, just remember that atmospherics (air density) can change 15% in one day, so for your car to keep its optimum tune the jet
size should also be changed accordingly. In reality this is not going to happen, so really your car will only ever be at its optimal tune when the
conditions are identical to that in the dyno room.............which isn't that often.
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| posted on November 19th, 2013 at 08:08 PM |
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We charge out at work $125 for motorbikes and generally spend an hour or so in the room giving the customer a before and after printout, for
diagnostics we charge out at $175 an hour (fault finding etc) We just purchased our dyno second hand for a lot of coin so It will take a while to
recoup our costs but it does sound like this particular guy is taking the piss a little.. did you get a quote first?
It will all be OK in the end, if it's not OK it's not the end!
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| posted on November 19th, 2013 at 08:46 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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posted by cnfabo
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posted by gordysbeetle
The person I got the motor and the rest of the bits for the build had everything close. Only needed I jetting change. I was stung $450.00 for the
dyno. Not happy.
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Ripped off..name and shame so no one else goes there
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as per forum policy don't . Otherwise it will be removed
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Even if the shop doesn't sponsor this forum?
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yes.
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Who makes the forum policies up?
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Andrew aka the forum owner
Answer here
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=98950&page=1#pid923706
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| posted on November 19th, 2013 at 09:44 PM |
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I just wanna know the numbers and how the car runs overall.
bitten by the bug..........several times
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| posted on November 20th, 2013 at 11:41 AM |
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Hi
I had my car tuned by a Subaru guru on the Central Coast, it cost $800 and he had the car for about 4 hours.
After all the money that I have spent on my car it was small change, he felt that there was an issue when the car didn't make full power, I found and
corrected the issues and now I'm very happy with the car.
Steve
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