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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 09:28 AM
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When you do Long Tube headers is it mandatory to get the tune or will ur car still have the same performence as it would with out the tune
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 09:40 AM
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A tune is not generally required, but it may maximise performance. If you plan on more mods, hold off on the tune for a while.
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 300bhp/ton
A tune is not generally required, but it may maximise performance. If you plan on more mods, hold off on the tune for a while.

Ditto on that one.....
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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I was wondering the same thing, I've heard stories of cars running like complete **** after bolting on headers. Just how long should you wait?
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by GeArBaNgEr56
I was wondering the same thing, I've heard stories of cars running like complete **** after bolting on headers. Just how long should you wait?
you can go as long as you want, all it will do is make your car run a little rich and may hurt your gas milage a few MPG, hell I have LT's and no tune and still get 23-26 MPG was getting closer to 30 b4 I put them on, Im savin up for a cam so goin to get it tuned after that, not worth wasting money for 2 tunes
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True.
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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What style is prefered the Race? Whats the real difference in the two?
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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Did you mean to say, what style is preferred, the Race or emissions? If that's what you mean, it's personal preference. If you are tuning the EGR and AIR out, then I'd do race style (no fittings or provisions for EGR/AIR), if you dont want to tune out, do the emissions style. To me, it's personal preference (I did emissions).

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Your WOT AFR will not go rich, it will go leaner.

Your closed loop AFR may vary a little from stoich though due to the O2 sensors being farther down the exhaust steam, which cools the sensor down.

A tune is definitely not needed after headers.
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Originally Posted by lastcall190
Did you mean to say, what style is preferred, the Race or emissions? If that's what you mean, it's personal preference. If you are tuning the EGR and AIR out, then I'd do race style (no fittings or provisions for EGR/AIR), if you dont want to tune out, do the emissions style. To me, it's personal preference (I did emissions).

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Is there a HP difference in the two? I'll still new to this whole headers thing and don't understand.
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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I wouldn't think there is... same header just with small tubes coming off a few primaries for the emissions garbage er stuff.

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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 300bhp/ton
A tune is not generally required, but it may maximise performance. If you plan on more mods, hold off on the tune for a while.

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