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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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Hey all,
I am about to take my currently bone-stock '02 Camaro SS Vert in to the local shop to have some work done - loudmouth exhaust, slp lid, and a few of the free mods (I'm out at the Air Force Academy and lack the tools/weather to do any of my own work)...They currently have a special of $75 for three pulls on the dyno - is a dyno tune worth it for my level of mods? I don't plan on doing any more modifications for a long time so I was wondering if I could squeeze out a bit more power by improving upon the stock tune...

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Tommy
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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75 bucks is 3 dyno pulls, not a dyno tune. a dyno tune will run you around 500 bucks. the only thing you will get with the 75 dollar special is a sheet of paper telling you how much power your car makes. they wont change anything for 75 bucks. i think for 80 bucks or so most shops will delete AIR, EGR and rear O2 codes, then charge 80 bucks or so for 3 dyno pulls. but no, for 75 bucks they arent going to tune your car.
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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$75 is about right around here for a baseline to compare when you do start modding in the future.
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