Glossary / General

tune

33 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

It’s like tweaking a recipe: you change the amounts of ingredients (fuel, timing) to make the engine run better.

Technical Definition

Tuning refers to adjusting a vehicle’s engine parameters (like fuel, ignition timing) to improve performance or efficiency.

Hear It Discussed

"Because people would tune those up to run 10s in period. They were like unstoppable."
(B)aT the Movies: American Graffiti (1973) Bring a Trailer Podcast 54:22

"They got, they got a little tune, a little exhaust, so it was like, it was a win."
Eric Kendricks (NFL Linebacker, Top Notch Car Enthusiast) The Smoking Tire 26:52

"...it's got to go back to the dyno, it's got to sit two days over there, you know, three days, they got to really..."
Velocity Restorations turn-key classic trucks, Broncos, Mustangs and more. CarCast 29:32