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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 12:56 AM
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im going to be isntalling the following this weekend on my A4 2000 z28

comp 220/220 .581 .581 on a 115 LSA
stock LS6 heads with Comp Cam 918's
LS6 intake manifold

can i still drive the car without a tune for a while or will it be manditory?
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I think it will probably be drivable, but will hunt for the idle or stall at stops and by no means would you get the most out of the cam until you have it tuned for the better breathing.

Let me know how it goes, and if you need a mail order tune we can do that for you.

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