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Old 07-14-2011, 12:51 PM
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I'm getting my car tuned the first week of august at Speed Inc.

I have a 1999 Camaro M6, Long tube pacesetter headers, 3" ORY, slp lid and bellows, free mods, ngk tr55 plugs, msd wires, !EGR, !AIR, 160 thermostat, poly motor and trans mounts.

i am just wondering what i should expect from the experience. what i should check on the car before i go and what to expect.

this is my first tune after doing all this stuff to the car myself and am looking forward to it.

just not sure what i have to check/ do to make sure the car is 100% ready for the dyno.

Not looking for impressive numbers just doing it to make the car run happier and get an after mod baseline for things to come.

any info or help on making sure the car is ready is appreciated.
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Just make sure you have all your maintenance up to date (from your list it looks like you do). Besides that just have fun! Doing the mods yourself makes it so much better, good job.
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Speed, Inc. are really good people, havn't got tuned by them yet but will soon after headers.
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what kind of dyno do they use?
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Dyno jet and they tuned my car with about the same mods. After they tuned my car it felt like a new car
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Great thread...my first tune will be @ Speed Inc. on the 29th....also wondrin'
what to expect ?? I remember seeing their stickers on F-bodies back in 98-99
@ Union Grove, WI and all those cars ran hard so I figure they were in the LS
biz from ground level....have to be one of the best !!
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ds98formula - thats that im looking forward to.

A.R. Shale Targa - let me know how it goes and what it was like.
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They also aloud me to come back and watch the final pulls
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Originally Posted by ds98formula
They also aloud me to come back and watch the final pulls
That's cool !! Do they have a waiting room or do you leave for a few hrs. ???
I understand insurance reasons and all.
I'll be posting my results in my GENIII internal thread
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The front of the store is where I sat
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how long is the total process?
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Took couple hours but I'm sure it will depend on how far your tune is off




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