Italian tune-up. Yay or nay. interesting.

Sunny_M240I · 10-14-2018, 09:08 PM

Great educational video.

tennisfreak · 10-15-2018, 09:24 AM

Have not even finished watching the video.

Italian tune up????
Well just about every time I get in my car!!!! LOLOL

Dog Face Pony Soldier · 10-15-2018, 01:48 PM

I clearly remember the first time I heard the phrase.

The custom car shop I worked at in Manhattan had a Diablo that we (among other things) relocated the ECU to fit a 10" subwoofer behind the passenger seat. After a few weeks of working on the car we fired it up and it ran like crap. Of course we were concerned the relocation of the ECU was the problem. After going over our work extensively, we finally decided to drive it over to an authorized Lamborghini mechanic in Manhattan. Jumping ahead- The mechanic hands me back the keys and says "it just needs an Italian tune up." I asked "what is that?" He said "you just need to go over to the West Side Highway and romp on it until it clears itself out. It was just sitting too long." If only you could see the look on my face when I realized I was being given direction to rip a Diablo up and down the west side!

BTW... the mechanic was right. A few miles later the car ran like a champ!

BayE30 · 10-15-2018, 01:58 PM

I have purchased cars in the past that ran shitty, hoping an italian tune-up would do the trick, 80% of the time it worked, the other 20% of the time something blew up...still happy with the 80%!

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tennisfreak Second Lieutenant 202 Rep 296 Posts Drives: M240i Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: DFW iTrader: (0)	Have not even finished watching the video. Italian tune up???? Well just about every time I get in my car!!!! LOLOL
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Dog Face Pony Soldier 2006 TIME Person Of The Year 9705 Rep 6,445 Posts Drives: M Sport 335i Join Date: May 2013 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 335i [9.74]	I clearly remember the first time I heard the phrase. The custom car shop I worked at in Manhattan had a Diablo that we (among other things) relocated the ECU to fit a 10" subwoofer behind the passenger seat. After a few weeks of working on the car we fired it up and it ran like crap. Of course we were concerned the relocation of the ECU was the problem. After going over our work extensively, we finally decided to drive it over to an authorized Lamborghini mechanic in Manhattan. Jumping ahead- The mechanic hands me back the keys and says "it just needs an Italian tune up." I asked "what is that?" He said "you just need to go over to the West Side Highway and romp on it until it clears itself out. It was just sitting too long." If only you could see the look on my face when I realized I was being given direction to rip a Diablo up and down the west side! BTW... the mechanic was right. A few miles later the car ran like a champ! Attached Images __________________
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BayE30 Lieutenant Colonel 1347 Rep 1,882 Posts Drives: 2011.75 E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (5)	I have purchased cars in the past that ran shitty, hoping an italian tune-up would do the trick, 80% of the time it worked, the other 20% of the time something blew up...still happy with the 80%! __________________ I am never able to post pictures on forums, all my pics are on IG @baye30 https://www.instagram.com/baye30/ Current Garage - [2011 E90 M3 ZCP] [2005 E53 X5 3.0 Sport] [1988 E30 325IS 24V]
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