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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 08:24 PM
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Which should I have done first? Bryan@PCMforless will be doing my tuning since he's local. Should I have him go ahead and do his thing since I won't be doing the headers until spring? Or should I wait for the header install?
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 08:34 PM
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Which should I have done first? Bryan@PCMforless will be doing my tuning since he's local. Should I have him go ahead and do his thing since I won't be doing the headers until spring? Or should I wait for the header install?
I wouldnt tune until the headers are on. It would be a waste really, to do it twice.
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I wouldnt tune until the headers are on. It would be a waste really, to do it twice.

True. But what he really need to change anything after the header install?
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True. But what he really need to change anything after the header install?
Possibly. It depends on how your car reacts to the headerss. I know for LT's, it is pretty common to see cars needing a tune due to the car running rich.
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 10:40 PM
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Good point, forgot about that.
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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yo frosty, where do you live in Bensalem, i moved to montreal, but where you at?
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 02:51 AM
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after my lt install i had it dynod and had air/fuel ratio checked which turned out perfect. donno if its different for every car but they told me if i had a tune id be lucky to get 1 horsepower out of it.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 03:14 AM
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I haven't heard anything about Bryan's tunes on the LS1. Keep us posted. I'm interested in how he does. I know he all but nails mail orders for LT1's, and excellent customer service. Also, I wouldn't worry about a tune for performance when just bolting up some headers, but if you use an off road y pipe, remove your EGR and/or AIR you will throw codes which a quick PCM edit will remove.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 04:01 AM
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Do you plan on doing a lot to your car soon? If you plan on a cam,intake, ported TB, soon I would just wait till everything is done then get it tuned once.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 07:28 AM
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yo frosty, where do you live in Bensalem, i moved to montreal, but where you at?

Off of Byberry Road. Right down the street from Hulmeville Road.
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Old Mar 5, 2005 | 07:31 AM
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Do you plan on doing a lot to your car soon? If you plan on a cam,intake, ported TB, soon I would just wait till everything is done then get it tuned once.

No I don't. If anything I'll do a torque converter down the road. I financed my car and it's my daily driver...not going too nuts.

The reason why I'm having the tune done is because I need him to delete the rear O2's and turn my fans on earlier. Plus, even on stock cars his tune has great improvements. Plus he's local so I can get him to make changes easily with no down time with the car. Plus I think he allows a free update or two so IF I do change my plans I won't be shelling out a lot of money for more tuning
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ahh i used to live right next to Valley school, on independence Ct, if you know where thats at. right off pasqualone Blvd. theres another guy on the board from bensalem, i think his name is diolar.
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