Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 16:30:24 +0100 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: '96 900 turbo 60,000 mile tune up
Dave Hinz wrote: > On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 02:59:20 +0100, Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote: > > > A 'tune-up' in the UK would mean taking your car to a tuning specialist > > for a performance upgrade. Things like re-chipping, adjusting turbo boost etc. > > Regular periodic maintenance is called servicing. > > In the US, "tune-up" more or less used to mean "adjust the fuel and > ignition systems", back in the carb & points & distributor days. I kind of wondered about that. Those were the days - days it's nice to forget ! I recall stripping and rebuilding the classic Lucas 25D4 distributor to replace worn plates that were causing timing jitter. Jeez, you had to replace the points, gap them - set the timing and replace plugs since engines didn't burn so clean then. Not to mention adjusting carb(s) to get the mixture right. Oh and cam follower gaps. And a fauly condenser could screw the whole lot up. Actually makes ECUs look quite friendly ! > Now > that most people don't have cars with such equipment, the term isn't > used much. A performance upgrade, though, would be something like > "speed shop" work or something. As ever, UK and US terminology intruigingly differ. We'd call it a tuning shop. Well, probably not 'shop' actually but I'm sure you get my point. There is one very near me actually with dynos and all that stuff. Graham
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