Tuners...when?
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Tuners...when?
Im wondering when the term and identifaction of TUNERS came into being..
Im way older then most of you whipper-snappers but still enjoying the perfromance lifestyle with my trikes and Volksrods.
I had a 175hp 5speed in an early Rabbit in the late 70s that was way quick but totally sleeper looking. But we didnt call cars like that a tuner.
We call VW modifers volksrodderes...would you call a Honda modifier a Hondarodder? TROY
Im way older then most of you whipper-snappers but still enjoying the perfromance lifestyle with my trikes and Volksrods.
I had a 175hp 5speed in an early Rabbit in the late 70s that was way quick but totally sleeper looking. But we didnt call cars like that a tuner.
We call VW modifers volksrodderes...would you call a Honda modifier a Hondarodder? TROY
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Im pretty sure the term tuner comes from the method of modifying and refining a cars performance called, tuning. Most commonly associated with, but not limited to, imports. Probably came into general use in the 70s or 80s in Japan.
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My guess is the "import" "tuner" cars being EFI, most "old school" hotrodders dismissed EFI power as being obtained through a simple "tune".
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