Italian tuneup

When bad mechanics, usually greasy italian guys, rev the shit out of your engine to try to fix a problem. Usually results in more damage.

Vito's not a real mechanic, all he does is give italian tuneups and say its fixed.

by Max Tr March 24, 2009

Italian tuneup

Driving a vehicle (particularly the engine) hard for a few minutes, getting everything fully warmed up and loaded, for the purpose of improving its state of running. Has some theoretical and empirical validity to it (in certain cases, it does actually work), but it can also be an incompetent hackjob substitute for actual mechanical skills and effort (in these cases, it usually makes things worse).

An Italian tuneup is the machinery getting exercise.

That shadetree shop down the road was supposed to fix my engine, but all they did was go for an Italian tuneup, only to stuff it into a tree.

by Guava888 May 3, 2011

Tunisian Tuneup

Taking a pair of pliers or vice grips to someones ball sack... and slowly twisting until their "attitude" adjusts. First suggested by an actor in a draft of Hollywood Script, "Blood on the Screenplay". 2019

You give me any more lip I'm gonna have to give you one of them "tunisian tuneups"...

by RJ Miller November 24, 2019

tune up

To give someone an attitude adjustment by beating their ass.

Do I need to give your ass a tune up the way you were talking to my mamma?

by mouthofthesouth December 4, 2013

Youngstown tune-up

(n) a car bombing
circa 1950's

after reporting what he saw to the local authorities the shop owner received a Youngstown tune-up upon entering his vehicle park outside the Jungle Inn.

by Mojo May 13, 2005

Youngstown Tune Up

A car bomb.

"Vinny got on the wrong side of the local crime boss." "Started his car and got a Youngstown Tune Up."
Jeez! Beam me up Scotty!

by Jim Butler April 14, 2018

Italian Tune Up

When the driver of a motor vehicle runs the engine up to near full load and speed for an extended period of time to burn off built-up carbon in the combustion chamber. The term originates from Ferrari mechanics who would drive cars around a race track several times after a tune up to get the engine hot enough and subsequently burn off the carbon. Many Mercedes-Benz Diesel owners also use this same technique, too.

After replacing the distributer cap, rotor, and spark plugs and tuning the carburetor in my AMC Concord, I performed an Italian Tune Up to finish off the job.

by Gerald C. Meyers March 22, 2009