Should I wait?
02-14-2011, 06:35 AM
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Should I wait? I am getting ready for a mass install in the next few weeks. I am going to be installing lontube headers as part of the install. I was planning on hopefully doing a cam install after this summer. Should I wait till I put the cam in to get tuned? Not sure if its a waste getting tuned twice if I get minimal gains with headers.
02-14-2011, 06:42 AM
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if u can just get a tune from somebody with hptuners that would be good enough, thats what i did, helped fuel economy. personelly i didnt want to spend the change at a real dyno.
02-14-2011, 10:55 AM
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You can run the car untuned with the longtubes if you want. It won't hurt anything, you will just have the SES light on until it gets tuned. A lot of vendors will offer discounts for repeat customers on tuning. We offer mail order tuning where you pay the initial $225 for the first tune and any changes or retunes after that for a year are free. Same thing with dyno tuning, $400 for initial dyno tune and then $125 for any retunes after that.
02-14-2011, 11:44 AM
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I am getting ready for a mass install in the next few weeks. I am going to be installing lontube headers as part of the install. I was planning on hopefully doing a cam install after this summer. Should I wait till I put the cam in to get tuned? Not sure if its a waste getting tuned twice if I get minimal gains with headers.
In the spring I did Dynatech LT w/ their catted Y pipe, and then added Corsa exhaust. This had no other tuning and on a m6 driveline I made a good bit more power and cleaned up a bit on the file. The car was lean and pulling timing with just the bolt ons.
The cam cam about 6 months later and for 100$ more they dialed in the driveability and additional power.
IMO I think it is worth it. IMO unless you have all the parts in a box ready to go, I would tune for what you have and worry about down the road, later on.
02-14-2011, 11:48 AM
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Thanks for the info. I am gonna pm you for info since you seem to have a close setup to me.
This is my opinion and I was in the same position. I basically had a lid only and a 12 bolt w/ 4.10 gears. My shop did the tune for free on the gearing bearing in mind that I would be back for a dyno tune.
In the spring I did Dynatech LT w/ their catted Y pipe, and then added Corsa exhaust. This had no other tuning and on a m6 driveline I made a good bit more power and cleaned up a bit on the file. The car was lean and pulling timing with just the bolt ons.
The cam cam about 6 months later and for 100$ more they dialed in the driveability and additional power.
IMO I think it is worth it. IMO unless you have all the parts in a box ready to go, I would tune for what you have and worry about down the road, later on.
In the spring I did Dynatech LT w/ their catted Y pipe, and then added Corsa exhaust. This had no other tuning and on a m6 driveline I made a good bit more power and cleaned up a bit on the file. The car was lean and pulling timing with just the bolt ons.
The cam cam about 6 months later and for 100$ more they dialed in the driveability and additional power.
IMO I think it is worth it. IMO unless you have all the parts in a box ready to go, I would tune for what you have and worry about down the road, later on.