Start with a clear path.
Practice concepts with labeled examples, useful exercises and explanations close to the readings you're reviewing.
18-lesson educational foundation. Six new companion lessons planned.
Built for the curious car enthusiast
Your car has a story.
Learn to read it.
RPM. Fuel trims. Airflow. Go from “what am I looking at?” to understanding your next step.
TuneSteps connects practical learning, vehicle context and data review. Currently built on GM data, with expanded compatibility on the roadmap.
About 2 minutes to share your opinion. “Not for me” is useful feedback too.
01 Learn the basics02 Keep your vehicle's context03 Investigate with evidence
See the direction
The numbers are only
the beginning.
Real interface views. One clearly labeled teaching example. A glimpse of the workflow we're building.
DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW Actual software views with simulated data. This is not a live vehicle recording; the connected workflow is in development and the custom OBD device is research-stage.
Built around how you learn
Less guessing.
More understanding.
Keep the whole story.
Bring your vehicle's changes, notes and recording context together so the numbers have something to connect to.
Vehicle workspaces, build context, notes and reports.
Know what to ask next.
Check log quality, see missing evidence and explore supported observations without treating a pattern as a diagnosis.
Windows recording and expanded connected review in development.
A connection built around understanding.
The planned Kickstarter also funds research and early prototypes for our own OBD device. Digital rewards do not include a production device or hardware shipment.
Tell us what feels worth backing
Three ways to
take the next step.
These are the proposed campaign offers. Choosing one below is an expression of interest—not a purchase, reservation or pledge.
Field Guide
$25 USD
A practical downloadable starting point for learning from vehicle logs.
- Original PDF guide
- Worksheets and labeled sample logs
- Personal-use downloads to keep
Estimated September 2027
Campaign limit: 1,000
Founding Platform Pack
$99 USD
Learn, organize and review with the connected platform we're developing.
- Everything in the Field Guide
- Six new lessons and practice downloads
- 12 months connected services
Estimated March 2028
Guide earlier · Campaign limit: 700
Founding Workshop Pack
$149 USD
Get the platform pack plus live guided learning with other enthusiasts.
- Everything in the Platform Pack
- Two live 60-minute group screen-share workshops
- Both session recordings
Estimated complete delivery May 2028
Platform earlier · Campaign limit: 50
What's included in the 12-month service allowance?
One individual account, up to three supported vehicles, 100 MiB recording storage in total (about 105 MB), up to ten retained recordings, and a 20 MiB maximum per CSV. Up to 30 successfully accepted cloud recordings/reviews per rolling 30 days, with one active upload at a time.
The year starts on first sign-in after delivery or 60 days after a valid delivery notice, whichever comes first—never before the included services are available. No automatic renewal charge. A 30-day read-only export window follows expiry if you do not choose continuation. Downloaded reward files remain usable for personal use.
Compatibility, capacity and data-handling policies still need final release validation. Initial recording support will use a published tested GM-based list. Expanded support is roadmap work; no universal compatibility, automatic tuning, guaranteed diagnosis or individual repair service is promised. Hardware is not included.
Planned campaign goal: $80,000. Target launch: February 2027, subject to readiness. Reward dates assume successful funding and funds available by April 2027. This page does not reserve one of the limited campaign rewards.
Your experience can shape this
Would this help
your next step?
You don't have to love the idea. Tell us what you'd actually consider, what vehicle you use, and what would hold you back.
FREE TO EXPLORE · FREE TO PASS ON
Your First Log Starter Kit.
A two-page recording-prep checklist and observation worksheet. No purchase, email or referral quota required.
Get the free starter kitThis mini kit is a free prelaunch resource. The paid Field Guide will be a separate, expanded original reward.
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Download your free starter kit ↓A few things worth knowing
Clear expectations.
From the start.
Is TuneSteps already available?
There is an existing educational/workspace foundation and a working Windows development codebase. The connected release, redesigned recorder, expanded review and new rewards still need development and acceptance work. This interest page is not the Kickstarter launch.
Will my non-GM vehicle work?
TuneSteps is for car enthusiasts, currently built on GM data. Expanded compatibility is on the roadmap. The first recording release will use a published tested list; sharing your vehicle here helps prioritize research, but does not promise support for it.
Am I pledging or buying anything?
No. This is research into the proposed offer. No payments are collected and no limited reward place is reserved. Any later Kickstarter pledge is a separate choice under that campaign's published terms.
Does the pledge include an OBD device?
No. The planned $80,000 campaign includes $8,000 for research and early prototype work toward a TuneSteps OBD device. There is no verified production device or hardware shipment included in these digital rewards.
Do I need to share to get the free kit?
No. It's available to everyone. Sharing is optional, and you receive no extra campaign access, discount, referral payout or guaranteed hardware for sharing.
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