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Mail order tune for a HCI build?

Old 03-24-2013, 11:38 AM
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Default Mail order tune for a HCI build?

Hey guys im working on getting the rest of my stuff to finish this little build, some trick flow heads, and goodies like that. My question is will a mail order tune be good enough for a basic heads and cam build? If so which tuner would you use? Thanks guys.
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Mailed order tune is good to crank it and break it in. You still need a good dyno tune.
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i've ran my car on a mail order since i built it a year ago, it works alright, havent broken anything yet knock on wood, but i will be doing a dyno tune as soon as i get my taxes back....
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My car is mailorder tuned and documented to run well.
Need to pick someone good rather than popular and you need to be able to give them good data back.
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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr
My car is mailorder tuned and documented to run well.
Need to pick someone good rather than popular and you need to be able to give them good data back.


Who are you using? Seems to work pretty well.
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Thanks again guys, i figured it would be okay for a while till i have the money for a dyno run.
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Mail order tunes can and do work, but have you checked pricing locally with an LTx tuners?

Remember with the mail order tune it will require a data cable, logging software (to get a tune beyond how the tuner "thinks" the car will react) and a laptop computer. Not to mention track fees or dyno fees that will be associated with logging to help dial it in.
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IMO you shouldn't have a modded car without datalogging capabilities.
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Datamaster is pretty nice.


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