Tune?
Tune? I just installed LT's and I think I need to have my car tuned. If I get a mail order tune where they just tune a computer and send it to me would this be very effective or just a waste of money? I'm not throwing any codes or anything i'm just doing it for the performance and hopefully a little better gas milage.
Ive been driving with LT's for over 7 months without a tune, waiting for the cam install, IMO the mail order tunes are garbage b/c EVERY car is different, just get it right the first time and get a dyno tune but if your thinkin about a cam wait til you get the cam
IMHO, the mail order tunes are an estimate. They will get you in the ballpark, nothing more. A dyno tune will nail it for your individual car, which is different from every other car on the road. Just my opinion.
The changes while adding just headers are so slight, that you wouldn't gain much. Wait untill you have some serious mods and get it tuned. The more you drive, the better the car will run BTW. Drove mine for over a year with headers/dumped duals with no tune.
After my Header and ORY swap, I got a tune. My car first dynoed 305, after the tune I dynoed 334. So yes, a tune is always good. You could take a bone stock car from the factory to get a tune and gain HP. It wont hurt anything, but you would be leaving some power out there. Just my .02
Originally Posted by Beasst8
After my Header and ORY swap, I got a tune. My car first dynoed 305, after the tune I dynoed 334. So yes, a tune is always good. You could take a bone stock car from the factory to get a tune and gain HP. It wont hurt anything, but you would be leaving some power out there. Just my .02
If I was you, I'd have them reset the fans, delete rear O2's and AIR, then throw in a 160* stat...... if you plan on sending it in....
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I don't plan on doing anything such as a cam for a good while...I just wanted to get everything I could out of the car like it is untill I get a cam/heads which will be a while. I would love to go get a dyno tune but I don't think there is anywhere close around here to do it.
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Verdad Gallardo I checked texas speed and there 225 a little to high for a mail order tune if you ask me. Would a dyno tune be alot better than a mail order tune? How much do they usually cost?
Yeah the only is that I think thats where you have to send in your computer. Wait 4 me performance sends you a tuned computer 150 and you keep your stock one. So no down time.
Originally Posted by 02trns_am
Yeah the only is that I think thats where you have to send in your computer. Wait 4 me performance sends you a tuned computer 150 and you keep your stock one. So no down time.
"2. $150 and i just send you a computer and you get to keep your stock one! It comes with the tune and Updates for life are Free!" Thats what the guy at Wait 4 Me Performace sent me. Not sure but it seems like a pretty good deal.
