Finally getting an LS6 intake! Do I need a tune?
01-24-2009, 04:25 PM
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Finally getting an LS6 intake! Do I need a tune? Hey guys, mods are in my sig, finally knocking something off my to do list and getting the LS6 intake manifold. I've done all my searches and think I should nail the install. One thing I was wondering is if I don't get a tune afterwards, is my SES light gonna come on
I'm thinkin it might come on for a bit, but then after I run it a while and the computer learns the new air flow it will go away. Oh, and when I get it, I'm gonna race my similarly modded brother's 2001 T/A before and after the install and record it and post it up so all the people askin, "how much of a difference does the LS6 intake manifold make?" can finally have an answer with video comparison. Heres a race we did about a month ago, few diggs and roll races from inside and outside the cars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKJF2J39i_0
I'm thinkin it might come on for a bit, but then after I run it a while and the computer learns the new air flow it will go away. Oh, and when I get it, I'm gonna race my similarly modded brother's 2001 T/A before and after the install and record it and post it up so all the people askin, "how much of a difference does the LS6 intake manifold make?" can finally have an answer with video comparison. Heres a race we did about a month ago, few diggs and roll races from inside and outside the cars.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKJF2J39i_0
01-24-2009, 05:30 PM
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i installed a ported FAST 90/90 on mine, the idle was a little high but nothing too noticeable..
i wouldnt do the SLP's either.. its just a name..
01-24-2009, 06:16 PM
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No, I didn't do the long tubes yet. I'm doing long tubes/ dyno tune this summer. I heard that the newly designed SLP Long tubes are great and are comparable to American Racing Headers in quality and design and are around the same price?
I'm goin stainless though, I know that. All I see in threads is this "Yeah my pacesetters are ok, but if I could do it over I would have spent the money and done it right the first time."
I'm goin stainless though, I know that. All I see in threads is this "Yeah my pacesetters are ok, but if I could do it over I would have spent the money and done it right the first time."
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01-24-2009, 08:13 PM
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No, I didn't do the long tubes yet. I'm doing long tubes/ dyno tune this summer. I heard that the newly designed SLP Long tubes are great and are comparable to American Racing Headers in quality and design and are around the same price?
I'm goin stainless though, I know that. All I see in threads is this "Yeah my pacesetters are ok, but if I could do it over I would have spent the money and done it right the first time."
I'm goin stainless though, I know that. All I see in threads is this "Yeah my pacesetters are ok, but if I could do it over I would have spent the money and done it right the first time."
if you want something good, dont buy pacesetters or SLPs.. they are just so so... buy something good.. kooks or something
01-24-2009, 08:19 PM
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just get a basic tune to delete the egr code. otherwise its not needed. the LS6 flow is still well within the capability of the stock pcm to compensate.
if its running weird after you install your intake dont assume "its ok its just gotta relearn the new airflow". i made the same assumption when i installed my LS6 intake and it was that way for a few weeks. meanwhile my long term fuel adaptive was +25%. that attributed to about 9 mpg. it ended up being a vacuum leak. fixed it and immediately ran perfectly.
if its running weird after you install your intake dont assume "its ok its just gotta relearn the new airflow". i made the same assumption when i installed my LS6 intake and it was that way for a few weeks. meanwhile my long term fuel adaptive was +25%. that attributed to about 9 mpg. it ended up being a vacuum leak. fixed it and immediately ran perfectly.
01-24-2009, 08:59 PM
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Only problem I have had with my ~$300 pacesetters is that they started to rust some underneath but some quality exhaust paint took care of that!
If you're not going H/C anytime soon you might get a tune after the intake and headers. But, it your set up is changing soon beyond that you might as well just wait so you don't have to have the tune done twice.
If you're not going H/C anytime soon you might get a tune after the intake and headers. But, it your set up is changing soon beyond that you might as well just wait so you don't have to have the tune done twice.
