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Old 04-14-2008, 05:23 PM
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ok so i'm gonna be throwing some parts on the car this spring. i'm putting jet hot long tubes on the car, ORY no cats air pump delete. rear o2 delete. i can get the o2's and air pump tuned out for 50 bucks or less from someone. BUT do i need to tune my car for these new upgrades? will it self adjust or am i in need of a tune because it won't know what to do? i know tuning it will be better but can i get by without it will it self adjust?

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I dont think its really nessasary until you put a cam in. I just sent my pcm to turn the rear o2's off air etc.
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I dont think its really nessasary until you put a cam in. I just sent my pcm to turn the rear o2's off air etc.
yeah thats all i plan on doing for the time being and i don't wanna spend $500 some dollars tuning it because it has full exhaust. when i cam it i will tune it for sure but i don't wanna waste my money if i don't have to. i have a hypertech programmer. its not much at all but that will have to consist of my tune for now lol
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your headers should get tuned. your car will lean out on the stock tune.
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your headers should get tuned. your car will lean out on the stock tune.
yep!

dude don't be cheap, just go get your **** tuned, i'm sure there is a place that retune's your car for cheaper . . . if not drive your car out to cali, newtech retunes your car for cheaper think about it whats more important saving money now and possibly ****** your engine over or playin it safe? plus your leavin hp out there anyway
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yep!

dude don't be cheap, just go get your **** tuned, i'm sure there is a place that retune's your car for cheaper . . . if not drive your car out to cali, newtech retunes your car for cheaper think about it whats more important saving money now and possibly ****** your engine over or playin it safe? plus your leavin hp out there anyway
well thats what i was wondering. not if i can drive it and get away with it but if it will throw a lean code and not adjust properly to more air flow
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my tuner said my car was running slightly rich with long tubes and duals.....it was on factory tune.
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Originally Posted by sroach20
your headers should get tuned. your car will lean out on the stock tune.
Um...whoever told you that was lying.


If you plan on modding your car more...cam or nitrous or supercharger or other boltons or whatever. Save your money and tune it after more mods.

If you are done modding your car..go for it.

I've been driving my car for awhile untuned...and it runs just fine...as you can see by the time in my signature.

Some places will give you a basic tune for ~$150, and then when you go in for a real tune, will put some of that towards the dynotune since you already got the HPTuner/EFILive credit.

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yep!

dude don't be cheap, just go get your **** tuned, i'm sure there is a place that retune's your car for cheaper . . . if not drive your car out to cali, newtech retunes your car for cheaper think about it whats more important saving money now and possibly ****** your engine over or playin it safe? plus your leavin hp out there anyway
LOL...untuned with headers is not going to "**** up yo engine"
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nevermind....

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What was that for?
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Originally Posted by jetlag
Um...whoever told you that was lying.
my copy of hptuners said i was running lean. i didnt know my software would lie to me, it could also explain who smoked my weed. i guess i need to keep an eye on it, thanks for the post.
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Originally Posted by sroach20
my copy of hptuners said i was running lean. i didnt know my software would lie to me, it could also explain who smoked my weed. i guess i need to keep an eye on it, thanks for the post.
Sorry... I forgot..all cars are different... but just because your car went lean..not all do. All 3 of mine went rich.
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Originally Posted by jetlag
LOL...untuned with headers is not going to "**** up yo engine"
detonation is a possibility

whos says "yo" honestly lol




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