1BAD_LS1

iTrader: (36)

Ok i am going to install my vig 3600 tomarrow and have been told i will need a tune.

Can i just delete some codes? Like at a local shop? Will it be safe to drive it?

I am installing a H/C in 2 months and dont want to have to waste money on a mail order tune for the stall if i can just delete some codes and wait till i get a dyno tune.

1BAD_LS1

iTrader: (36)

Help!

fbodyman1026

iTrader: (11)

It's a little more than just codes thrown. I believe your shifts will be affected along with getting the TC to lock up.

1BAD_LS1

iTrader: (36)

I see....

jsteele90

iTrader: (13)

yes you will need a tune

jetlag

iTrader: (32)

You could always wait til the head/cam swap.

With the heads off, it will be VERY easy to reach the top two bolts(and all the others) on the bell housing.

1BAD_LS1

iTrader: (36)

True i might wait and do the H/C/I/E/stall all at the same time.... that way i can get one tune and be done with it.

Slvr00Bird

iTrader: (2)

Sounds like a smart idea to me..
Any detail on the HCIE setup?

1BAD_LS1

iTrader: (36)

VIG 3600 stall/(TSP) CNC Stg 2.5 5.3L heads/TSP 233-239 112LSA cam/Proted TB/LS6 Intake/OBX headers with custom duals....trying to break 420rwhp++++....will be saving for a 12 bolt or 8.5"(depending on how the 8.5" turns out!) after this build cuz that 10 bolt is gonna blow! lmao THEN shortly after a built 4l60E!

LS1_K1DD

iTrader: (3)

This is where im at right now. Constant unlocking/locking and shifts affected greatly. No codes though. Gas mileage is suffering. Car is a beast now though, such a huge damn difference.

SteveC

With that high of a stall, you will need a dyno tune, for openers, the stock TC OD is around 12", where the Vig is 9 1/2", therefore right off the getgo, you need to raise your idle (pcm adjustment, not side of throttle body). Second, your shift points must be adjusted, and you will need to manipulate or totally delete the torque management system. You will probably experience the converter locking and unlocking, and setting alot of misfire codes, which in turn may setoff P1336, where your cam looses its relationship to the crank, if this happens you will be firing left to right bank instead of the normal firing order of the injectors. Overall, your gas milage and drivability will decrease.

I hope you installed a trans cooler.

SteveC

LS1_K1DD

iTrader: (3)

^So will it hurt my transmission if i don't get a tune soon?

1BAD_LS1

iTrader: (36)

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Did n't do the install to day because i dont want to take the chance of F*cking something up.

How hard would it be for me to do the tuning myself????? I am thinking about buying a tuner/programer....wich one is the best?

O and yest i have a tranny cooler to go with the Stall....keep the temps down

jetlag

iTrader: (32)

Takes a lot of time, practice, and devotions...research all the info you can, read it all, then read it some more...

1BAD_LS1

iTrader: (36)

LOL working on it right now!

ultraz

iTrader: (4)

ive been running a 3900 with 0 adverse affects and absolutely no tuning. There are tons of people out there running an aftermarket TC without tuning. When people tune the A4 tranny they usually just delete tq management and sometimes raise the shift points a little. Please take advice from people as a grain of salt if they have never used the product in question.

I'm starting to get annoyed at the number of "Tech experts" who just spit out something they "read" somewhere.

PS: Tranny cooler is a good idea

sixvi6-camaro

iTrader: (9)

The 00-02 model F-cars have codes that pop up when aftermarket stalls are installed causing the trans to go into limp mode. 98's have 1/2 as many codes in the PCM so really there are no codes to tune out for the trans for your car.

1BAD_LS1

iTrader: (36)

sixvi6-camaro good info thanks!

LS1_K1DD

iTrader: (3)

Limp Mode?

KEVS98LS1

iTrader: (2)

So since i have a 98 i will not need a tune because 98s have less **** in th pcm when i put a stall in.