Dyno tune or Handheld tuner????

[marc813]

So i have a 2011 Mustang 5.0 that is about to get some parts on it that all require a tune.
The parts i have ready to go on are:
zex 125 shot nitrous kit
steeda cold air intake
boss intake manifold
off road h pipe

So should i do a dyno tune on the car or can the car just be tuned with a sct xcal 3? Also i currently dont have a xcal tuner but i know the car can be tuned and flashed. Now is the nitrous tune gonna be off to much to drive around on a daily basis just running on motor?

 

[kevinatfms]

get the xcal3 and get a dyno tune. you need a way to flash the processor which is why you need the handheld. the dyno tune is just a tool to aid in tuning the vehicle.

 

[marc813]

The guy that will be doing the tune works for sct so he brings a xcal to tune with and can flash the computer. I was wondering more if i could get a good tune on the car without having to put it on the dyno...and if the nitrous tune will work on daily driving

 

[AmazonTuning]

As long as the tune is being built from datalogs the car can be street tuned. Just remember that any tuner who does a direct flash will own your stock tune. When you use a hand held tuner the stock tune will be stored in it and you will have it.

 

[SteedaMatt]

For that setup you really need a dyno tune, and regardless you should get a tuner. You never know when you might need it to update or undo a dealer reflash, etc.