Dyno Tuning in Orem, UT on an AWD Dynojet
We tune your car under real load, watch the engine on every pull, and hand you the before and after numbers.
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- Dyno
- AWD Dynojet in the shop
- Time
- Often same day
- Quote
- Written, before we start
- You get
- Before and after dyno sheet
How it works: we plan the build with you, install and tune it on our dyno, and you leave with the dyno sheet.
From our dyno
2014 WRX: custom dyno tune vs. its old e-tune. 30 whp more on 2.5 to 3 psi less boost. 
2011 WRX from Moab, flex fuel tune: 56 hp and 104 lb-ft more on ethanol. 
2001 Prelude: the choppy powerband (red) smoothed out after motor work, parts, and a tune.
Your car has parts on it that the factory tune never planned for. Or you want to know what it really makes. Either way, a guess isn't good enough when an engine is on the line.
Turbo Lab has done dyno tuning in Orem since 1999. Our AWD Dynojet lets us load your engine like a hard pull on the freeway, over and over, without leaving the shop. Every change gets checked before the next one.
★★★★★
“Great shop, with some really sharp guys. One of the few all-wheel-drive dynos in the area. Adam is great to work with.”
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Is a dyno tune worth it for your car?
A tune is worth a look when:
- You added a turbo, intake, exhaust, or injectors
- It runs rough, hesitates, or smells rich after a mod
- A check engine light came on after a part went in
- You're running an off-the-shelf map and want it made for your car
- You just want to know what it makes today
Dyno Tuning
A dyno holds the car in place while the wheels spin heavy rollers. That lets us run the engine at full load, safely, as many times as we need. Tuning means changing what the engine computer tells the engine to do: fuel, timing, boost, and limits.
On the dyno, we check every change against real power, air-fuel ratio, and knock. That's the difference between a tune that was tested and a tune that was guessed.
ECU Tuning
Most modern cars are tuned by flashing the factory computer. Our ECU tuning uses COBB, HP Tuners, Uprev, Hondata, KTuner, and Dynojet, and we tune nearly every standalone ECU, from Haltech, AEM, and Holley to Link, ECU Master, and MegaSquirt. We write the tune for your parts and check it on the dyno. We can also tune after turbo kit installation or a new exhaust.
AWD dyno tuning
Subaru WRX and STI, Audi quattro, Golf R, Evo, and many new trucks send power to all four wheels. A two-wheel dyno can't test them the way you drive them. Our AWD Dynojet spins all four wheels with the drivetrain working as designed. The numbers you see are the numbers your car makes on the road.
Dyno tuning for Orem's altitude and Utah pump gas
Orem sits at about 4,700 feet. An engine without a turbo or supercharger loses about 3% of its power for every 1,000 feet you climb. So the same car makes about 14% less power here than it does at sea level.
Off-the-shelf maps are a fair starting point. But they weren't written for your car, your parts, or the 91-octane premium sold at most Utah stations. A custom tune on the dyno is built around all three.
Checked before we tune, logged on every pull
Drivers come from Layton to St. George, and from Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming, to tune here. We check that the car is healthy before we tune it. We log every pull. And if we find a problem, we stop and call you before we do anything else.
Recent dyno tuning work
An Audi R8 V10 on the Dynojet.
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Dyno tuning questions
How long does dyno tuning take?
Most tunes are done the same day. We tell you when to expect it when you book.
How much does dyno tuning cost?
A custom tune is usually $600 to $1,000. The price depends on the car, the ECU, the mods, and the type of tune. You get it in writing before we start.
Is tuning bad for my engine?
A good tune stays inside safe limits for fuel, timing, and heat. The risk comes from pushing too far, or from a problem the tune can't fix. That's why we check the car first and log knock and air-fuel on every pull.
What if you find a problem during the tune?
We stop and call you. You get the problem and the price before we do anything else.
Do you tune all-wheel-drive cars?
Yes. Our AWD Dynojet runs all four wheels, so AWD cars are tuned the way they drive.
Can you tune a car that has another shop's tune?
Yes. We retune cars that another shop tuned, and we work on builds that started somewhere else.
Want to know what your car makes?
Call to book time on the dyno. A baseline pull tells you where you stand before you spend a dollar on parts.
1416 W Center St, Orem · Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 5:30 PM