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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 07:13 AM
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what should i have installed before i tune?
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 10:14 AM
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whatever you want, i got headers and a cutout, then waited a while before i got tuned, but i got a lifetime tune deal anyway so i didnt need to wait...
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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the little stuff you can get by without one, but after headers is usually a good time
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 12:00 PM
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It depends, tuning is usually a good idea. Even with stock components you can benefit from having a tune. I'd say after any modification like a CAI it could be a good idea
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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Do headers. My buddies Z06 responded well to them
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 09:56 PM
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I got a tune after I installed the Pacesetter headers...and the car definately feels a lot better! Cleaned up the air fuel ratio and got my fans to turn on sooner, etc.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 06:56 AM
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Usually after headers goes ON

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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 07:01 AM
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You can tune a pure stock LS1 and benefit from it greatly!
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
You can tune a pure stock LS1 and benefit from it greatly!
Yeah the factory tune is crap designed to make everyone else happy, not us performance junkies.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
You can tune a pure stock LS1 and benefit from it greatly!

that is true...
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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yeah even stock LS1's will respond to tuning, but "when" to do it is purely up to you...personally I installed a shift kit, lid, LT's, ORY, 3500 stall without a tune, finally got one when I did heads/cam.
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Old Jan 10, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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thanks guys, very helpful. im gonna wait till it put the LT's on, but that might be awhile... i kinda got all the little mods i do have real close together so its time to make the wife happy for awhile LOL... good thing is she is kind of a speed junkie too so it wouldnt be that hard to convince her to get them. bad thing is every time something new goes on she wants to drive it more and more frequently, funny how that works
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