Realistic dyno tuning estimate/budget?
 

So I'm still deciding between AVO and innovate, leaning to AVO.

For a dyno tune (excluding buying ECUtek software/hardware) how much should I be prepared to pay? If a specific $ amount is too hard to say, about how many hours would it take.

Also, about how many trips to the tuner would you think it takes? Are they able to dial in a bullet proof tune in one session?

As you can tell I have never done this before so I want to have a little idea of what the expect with the tuning phase.

Well, I don't want to give an exact quote, because every car and tuner is different. But if you have someone that is experienced in the FRS/BRZ platform and Ecutek, I would say 3-4 hours is a good safe estimate of time required for a tune.

For a purely dyno tune I would say 2 hours of dyno time and whatever extra your tuner charges. My recommendation would then be to spend another 2 hours at least driving around with him on the street to fine tune the drivability of the car. You can do this on a dyno, but time on the dyno costs money where time on the street is free.

It really depends on the kit you buy, whether or not you buy the "base tune" and whether or not the tuner you find will use the base tune or start with his/her own.

If the car is fine mechanically, and there are no hiccups or issues when tuning, it can take anywhere form 2-6 hours, or more. It also depends on how they are going to control boost, etc. There are lots of variables that can come into play.

Realistically, you need to find a tuner first, and go from there.

it's supposed to take a few hours. in reality it takes until you get rid of the car.