LT's + Vortech = lean?
LT's + Vortech = lean? I have a question about putting LT's on my car with the vortech unit. According to Superchips I can't without making the car go lean is this true. They told me that I would have to reprogram the car and have it dynoed. Is there a less expensive way around this, or am I stuck putting shorties on it for now? There isn't a dyno in my area or at least any that people aroung here know of. Any help would be greatlt appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Firewood
According to Superchips I can't without making the car go lean is this true. They told me that I would have to reprogram the car and have it dynoed.
If you already have the kit installed, adding headers will lower your boost by about 2PSI, and you'll pick up a few horses. You'll need to pulley back up to make real power, though, but don't do that without a retune.
That said, I don't trust the Superchips tune regardless. I lost 50 horses with superchips. I always recommend a custom tune for supercharged LS1's, the extra $300 or so is worth it in the long run.
I already have the kit installed. I was told once that the program from superchips wasn't a very good one, but that's what come with it. Who or what company would you recommend for the custom install?
