Cam or Chip . . or both
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Cam or Chip . . or both I have a 2000 TA M6, mods so far are ram air, lid, ls6 intake, headers, exhaust, ported tb, smooth bellow. Now I am wanting to put a chip in it or a good cam or both. Does anyone know of any chips worth the money. What is the best cam for good horsepower gain but still reasonable gas mileage with the set up i have now. If you could give me some price ranges too that would help alot.thanks
search for cam for u, chip and ls1s in the same sentence is a bad thing to do round here, and goodluck... my dad and i decided on a tsp torquer 2 for the ss and will be getting it buttoned up sometime this week
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I think pre-93 fbod/Corvette cars (OBD I ?) used a replacement EPROM chip to change the PCM tune since the EPROMS were not flashable.
The PCM in the 93 and up fbod/Corvette cars (OBD II ?) is flashable and requires tuning software to re-write the calibration rather than physically replacing the EPROM chip in the PCM.
The first year for the LS1 was 1997 in the C5 (and then 1998 in the fbods), so the LS1 would always have had a flashable EPROM vs. the old 'replace the chip in the PCM' style.
...and yeah, people get uptight around here when you mention 'chipping' an LS1 haha.
Rob (Bad30th)
The PCM in the 93 and up fbod/Corvette cars (OBD II ?) is flashable and requires tuning software to re-write the calibration rather than physically replacing the EPROM chip in the PCM.
The first year for the LS1 was 1997 in the C5 (and then 1998 in the fbods), so the LS1 would always have had a flashable EPROM vs. the old 'replace the chip in the PCM' style.
...and yeah, people get uptight around here when you mention 'chipping' an LS1 haha.
Rob (Bad30th)
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Some haggard *** guy on a Harley pulled up to me the other day after a "spirited drive" and said...
"You got a chip in dat thang?"
I said "No it's stock....", then drove away.
"You got a chip in dat thang?"
I said "No it's stock....", then drove away.
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From: Evansville, IN
Originally Posted by Bad30th
I think pre-93 fbod/Corvette cars (OBD I ?) used a replacement EPROM chip to change the PCM tune since the EPROMS were not flashable.
The PCM in the 93 and up fbod/Corvette cars (OBD II ?) is flashable and requires tuning software to re-write the calibration rather than physically replacing the EPROM chip in the PCM.
The first year for the LS1 was 1997 in the C5 (and then 1998 in the fbods), so the LS1 would always have had a flashable EPROM vs. the old 'replace the chip in the PCM' style.
...and yeah, people get uptight around here when you mention 'chipping' an LS1 haha.
Rob (Bad30th)
The PCM in the 93 and up fbod/Corvette cars (OBD II ?) is flashable and requires tuning software to re-write the calibration rather than physically replacing the EPROM chip in the PCM.
The first year for the LS1 was 1997 in the C5 (and then 1998 in the fbods), so the LS1 would always have had a flashable EPROM vs. the old 'replace the chip in the PCM' style.
...and yeah, people get uptight around here when you mention 'chipping' an LS1 haha.
Rob (Bad30th)
Originally Posted by Iron Sights
Actually, after some reading I discovered that 93 F-bodies could be chipped, and that it was 1994 and after where a chip did nothing.
