JDEP162

ok il keep it short, i read pages of searches and every sticky, yet cant find a simple answer.
98 camaro z28, stock ls1 with boltons, DR's, and spray.
want to install a 3600 yank or = stall.
do u have to have it tuned for the stall?
any answers are appriciated.
can give more details if needed, and im in ohio if anyone knows any good places for tuning etc.

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

You can drive it without a tune. However every car is different. Some will experience false misfires, throw shift fault codes, and other misc issues, while others will have no issues. Its impossible to give a definitive answer. At the very least get a mail order tune.

JDEP162

thanks for the reply, thats kind of what i was expecting to hear. and answered my next question of will a mail order tune work this out.

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

If the mail order tune tunes out the shift fault codes, firms shifts, etc then yes it will be very nice. I remember driving my 3200 without a tune, then when my tuner showed up I was very impressed in the difference. I never got false misfires but have heard tons of stories of others that have. I prefer upped line pressures to help firm shifts as well. A lot of trans tuning is driver preference.

LS1Adam84

iTrader: (21)

I agree with ya just adding this in for good measure.


Be careful with firmer shifts on a stock trans as well, make sure you have a trans cooler, it is a must with a higher stall, I say be careful with firmer shifts on a stock trans mostly because it is not designed to handle the increased line pressure and/or firmer shifting so you could see failure sooner.

I am sure people do it all the time, but it is just my opinion that when you mess with the trans tune without upgrading the trans to match you are increasing failure, like running stock injectors on a h/c/i car making over 400 to the wheels, people do it but they are pushing their injectors too far.

JDEP162

thanks for the replies, im planning a 24kbtu cooler, and may get the sonnax hd2 kit as well. looking for a place to tune in ohio, or will consider a frost tune.

mjs1012

iTrader: (36)

FWIW I had a frost tune on my car after I put my converter in and it was fine.

senicalj4579

iTrader: (41)

When my car was only bolt ons I drove it for a few hundred miles after installing the ss3600 before a tune. To be honest, I didn't notice one thing different the way it drove but I would always get a tune for a stall anyway. You should def get a tune in you're planning on beating it up with spray.

JDEP162

thanks this is the route il probly have to go, "tuners" in ohio seem to be hard to find.

JDEP162

yeah the spray is what im most concerned with, id drive a stall n/a with it for a while, but need to set up better for safely spraying.