# Steet Tune!? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [October 21, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672 "2008-10-21T17:04:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/1 "2008-10-21T17:04:44Z")
> [@chris88z24](#): > > Smaller pulley, bigger injectors, and a nasty street tune would make that thing a freak of nature. :eek Street tune? :lol What exactly is that? ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/2 "2008-10-21T17:06:04Z")
> [@Shawn96VR-4](#): > > Street tune? :lol What exactly is that? Do you know what HP tuners is? “Canned” tunes suck balls. You tune it while driving and dial in the MAF readings, AFR’s, etc. Much better than a basic tune. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/3 "2008-10-21T17:07:27Z")
> [@chris88z24](#): > > Do you know what HP tuners is? “Canned” tunes suck balls. Yes I do. I just think the term is abused. I still have a hard time understanding people’s concept of tuning. Maybe Boxer can shed some light. 🙂 Dial in MAF/AFR? ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/4 "2008-10-21T17:07:45Z")
> [@chris88z24](#): > > Do you know what HP tuners is? “Canned” tunes suck balls. Why not just get it dyno-tuned? :lol ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/5 "2008-10-21T17:08:10Z")
> [@K20powerz](#): > > Why not just get it dyno-tuned? :lol You could, but it’s not as good as a street tune. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/6 "2008-10-21T17:08:52Z")
> [@chris88z24](#): > > You could, but it’s not as good as a street tune. WHAT. Who told you that? ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/7 "2008-10-21T17:10:50Z")
> [@chris88z24](#): > > You could, but it’s not as good as a street tune. LOL what? No. I gained 35-40whp over my street tune brah. Other fellow K20 swap owners have seen the same. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/8 "2008-10-21T17:11:12Z")
MERGED for new discussion. Don’t want to follow up the GM fanbois glory. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/9 "2008-10-21T17:11:26Z")
Shawn: Move my post here from the other fail thread. ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/10 "2008-10-21T17:12:45Z")
LOL WUT Popcorn. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/11 "2008-10-21T17:12:56Z")
A street tune is nice because its much easier to dial in the car for “part throttle” (or everyday) driving. For good WOT tuning I would go with a dyno because it is much safer and easier. For a great tune IMO you really need both. My car was tuned on the street with HP tuner software. Basically you plug it into your laptop and you can dial the car in how you want. ---
**Author:** ![JClark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jclark/32/6309_2.png) [@JClark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JClark)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/12 "2008-10-21T17:13:37Z")
Why can you not part-throttle tune on a dyno? ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/13 "2008-10-21T17:14:59Z")
what the hell is a steet tune?? ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/14 "2008-10-21T17:15:41Z")
> [@JClark](#): > > Why can you not part-throttle tune on a dyno? Not sure about other cars but on the Cobalts the fueling always comes out a little different on the dyno. The most accurate AFR is always achieved on the street. Unless you guys daily drive your cars on the dyno. :nana A wideband is needed though. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/15 "2008-10-21T17:19:40Z")
> [@d. gage](#): > > what the hell is a steet tune?? Probably has something to do with tuning your car while driving it on the street. I could be wrong though. ---
**Author:** ![d\_gage](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/d_gage/32/6321_2.png) [@d\_gage](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/d_gage)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/16 "2008-10-21T17:21:23Z")
> [@chris88z24](#): > > Probably has something to do with tuning your car while driving it on the street. I could be wrong though. lmao ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/17 "2008-10-21T17:23:59Z")
I just wanted a street tune for mine because that’s where I do the majority of my driving, on the street. I don’t bring my car to 7200RPM every day nor do I take off from stoplights at 5000rpms. A street tune really allows you to dial in the car for the best drivability, while still maintaining a good tune in the higher RPMs. It’s the best of both, IMO. A lot of people who dyno-tuned their Cobalts for instance had to go and re-tune theirs on the street because the drivability sucked. They also had some of the most respected tuners tune their car as well. _shrugs_ The best is when people buy “canned” tunes that are awful and blow their cars up and wonder why. Their excuse is “well I had the car ‘tuned’ for it, so it should be safe!” BULLSHIT. I will never trust a canned tune as far as you can throw it. And my laptop is pretty damn heavy so I can’t throw it very far. :lol ---
**Author:** ![kramerbuccs24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/kramerbuccs24/32/6397_2.png) [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/18 "2008-10-21T17:25:33Z")
Street tunes are more JDM so all of you haters can FUCK OFF ---
**Author:** ![Neo187H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@Neo187H](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Neo187H)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/19 "2008-10-21T17:26:42Z")
> [@kramerbuccs24](#): > > Street tunes are more JDM so all of you haters can FUCK OFF /thread. ---
**Author:** ![K20power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/41988e/32.png) [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672/20 "2008-10-21T17:27:03Z")
I’m not comprehending how the street tune makes the car un-drivable. :confused These Cobalt owners that got a dyno tune and re-tuned it on the street, fucked up the dyno tune probably and wasted the money they paid for the dyno tune. :nuts [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steet-tune/239672.md?page=2)