What extent of tuning do I need?
01-25-2011, 06:33 PM
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What extent of tuning do I need? So my 98 TA has slp headers and a pacesetter y. As you would expect there is no more smog crap 
and now the ses light is on. I have plans for a new cam and heads but thats going to be much later down the road. Would a simple code delete do the job or does the tune need to be a little more detailed?
and now the ses light is on. I have plans for a new cam and heads but thats going to be much later down the road. Would a simple code delete do the job or does the tune need to be a little more detailed? 
01-25-2011, 07:11 PM
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Really up to you, if those are your only mods and you plan on doing heads/cam a year or so from now I would personally just hold off. Although another option would be to purchase a tuning package of your own, it'll cost you about the same as a full dyno tune would cost and you could do what you want now and give you time to learn the more complex stuff such as fuel & spark tuning in the meantime...just a thought
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01-26-2011, 06:39 AM
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Most likely it's an SES light for your O2 sensors. Sometimes when you put your O2 sensors in long tubes they don't get hot enough to work properly. I had pacesetters in my LT when I had a T/A but I was running OLSD all the time. See what the ses light is and we can go from there. And headers make for of a difference than people think. If you do a tune you won't gain that much HP but just the timing, and air/fuel changes make it feel more powerful and smoother. I put LT's on mine, slp dual/dual and had hptuenrs and it seemed like it made a world of difference when I tuned it. I recommend getting a tuner and learning.
01-26-2011, 05:00 PM
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Most likely it's an SES light for your O2 sensors. Sometimes when you put your O2 sensors in long tubes they don't get hot enough to work properly. I had pacesetters in my LT when I had a T/A but I was running OLSD all the time. See what the ses light is and we can go from there. And headers make for of a difference than people think. If you do a tune you won't gain that much HP but just the timing, and air/fuel changes make it feel more powerful and smoother. I put LT's on mine, slp dual/dual and had hptuenrs and it seemed like it made a world of difference when I tuned it. I recommend getting a tuner and learning.