I know that several of the forum members have installed the Ripp supercharger. I am curious after speaking to Rippmods to find out how many of you had your SC dyno tuned after the install?

(Ripp recommends it but says it is not really necessary )

 

I had mine tuned on the dyno because after numerous phone calls to RIPP i didn't think it was running like they said or other people on here talked about. It was down about 35 horsepower from what they talk about, mine was running rich. It does run smoother now although the mileage still hasn't improved it is still low only 12.5 on the highway. It runs great around town or if you put your foot in it however on the highway im not that impressed & that was the main reason i wanted it. On top of that the mileage is considerably less than it was without the s/c.

 

When I had mine, I didn't have it done. I was going to, but I broke my Jeep (steering), then never got around to it. It took a long time (I mean weeks of playing with it) to get the thing tuned right for the mountains. By the time I got it tuned right, I was happy with it, so didn't care about the Dyno anymore.

 

IMO.. Get it tuned on a dyno. If you want your motor to last. And go to a good tuner. A good tune means everything. I was back on my350z yesterday. And someone throw a rod on a brand new HR motor. Because of a bad reflash from accesport. Now the fingers are pointing over there. It could have been prevented if he went to a actuall tuner and had it done on a dyno. Better safe then sorry when it comes to FI.

 

i had mine dyno'd at RIPP i think it is worth doing if you can.. helps get more horse power and makes sure you have everything tuned correctly.

 

The set up is based on the base tuning - we monitor the factory tune and build our map from there -

All trucks at altitude (those who posted their re-tune experience) require tuning - its just the nature of the beast. There's nothing wrong with wanting to tune or checking the tune - cable and software are available and we have a network of dealers that tune as well.

98/99% of the people who buy our system have not and do not need tuning outside of our programming. We would suggest speaking wit your local tuning shop first and having them consult with us before taking on this project.

RIPPTECH

 

not every motor is the same, you need to get it tuned by a good reputable tuner also

i've went thru a few honda motors in the past because of bad tuning, and it prolly didnt help that i kept adding boost either

i've learned from my mistakes and get it done right the 1st time
i had a 800+hp civic hatch last over 2 years before i sold it, now i have another civic as a summer play toy that is making 625 on stock sleeves...for now.
of course these were done on a stand alone engine management

 

Thanks Ripp for chiming in. I have been lucky and unlucky both in finding dyno operations. The last thing I need is to have the engine "lean out" in a WOT type situation. (I imagine that as thin as the hood is that a neat little pattern of 6 holes would appear through it! )

But seriously, I operate my JK at 600-700 ft above sea level most of the time. We are rural and until yesterday had no resources readily available for the dyno tuning. I ordered the software and cable from you yesterday so tuning is a definite GO. What I want is a middle of the road "safe but still significant increase in HP".

On 1/12/10 I took the JK about 50 miles away to the only known guy to have a dyno. It was in his private garage and though a nice enough guy pretty much a hobby type operation (ended up with a HP/Torque graph against time ????useless!). Yesterday I found a performance shop 80 miles away. I will be paying them a visit as soon as I have the software as THEY asked what you use and how it connects etc,etc (and by the way how does the computer connect ? usb? serial?). They know what they are doing (ask all the right questions).

The performance shop has a Dynajet for testing but uses a Dynapak (chassis dyno) for tuning the vehicle. Though the worthless run at the other shop cost me $75 the performance shop is definately not cheap and is going to cost me big time.

Ripp, because I drive basically at sea level but am looking forward to playing in the Rockies where the air is thin do I need to have the tuner take this into consideration?