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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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If you get a ported throttle body or cold air intake, anything that adds air to your engine, shouldn't you get the car dyno tuned, so it will run with the correct air/fuel ratio?
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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Unless it's a major change like a cam, it's not really necessary. You can, but you'll just retune once you get major mods.
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Old Sep 29, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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i had to get a dyno tune for camaro after i put a fast 90 mm tb and a weiand intake manifold. my car ran lean as **** after i did that but was soon corrected with the tune
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 07:03 PM
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my car didn't need a tune with my CAI or ported TB but my headers and duals sure threw it off.
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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something as small as a P&P TB or CAI you will not need to get a tune. The PCM is smart to an extent. The PCM will add more Air or Fuel where it is needed. Like i said it learns on its own to an extent.


The best thing to do when doing mods, disconnect the negative terminal on the battery, hook it back up when your done then let the car idle for like 15 mins to learn a little then take it for a cruise so that it learns more.. And it will learn fuel trims too
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no, but even in stock form you will gain hp with a good dyno tune
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
something as small as a P&P TB or CAI you will not need to get a tune. The PCM is smart to an extent. The PCM will add more Air or Fuel where it is needed. Like i said it learns on its own to an extent.


The best thing to do when doing mods, disconnect the negative terminal on the battery, hook it back up when your done then let the car idle for like 15 mins to learn a little then take it for a cruise so that it learns more.. And it will learn fuel trims too
So your saying the car has artifical intelligence? What are you driving, kit? j/k
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So your saying the car has artifical intelligence? What are you driving, kit? j/k
Any cars PCM has the abiltiy to learn that the car is getting more air.... it will also adjust fuel trims.

But if you have a cam, or jsut installed a new FAST or even LS6 intake and you jsut put on new injectors. Yes you will need to take the car to get a tune.
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