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Old 03-30-2004, 10:11 AM
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There is no dyno tuning shop anywhere around where I live... closest would be ARE about 4hrs away... so just wondering if it's possible to do a cam and intake and headers/ory without tuning, or to use my Predator to tune these?

What about doing a heads/cam package? Tuning needed there I'd assume? Also, if doing heads, would injectors and fuel pump need to be done also or stock ones ok?
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Where are you located? There is a shop in Silver Lake, WI that does very good LS1edit tuning.
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Gee, I should have looked at your username

I'll talk to some of the guys near the border and see if they know of anyone in your area.
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Tuning is needed for most head/cam packages. Your stock injectors and fuel pump will be just fine.
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Awesome! Thanks I was thinking about putting on a used blower, and know I'd need injectors and pump for those, but wasn't sure on H/C setup.
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You could also look into mail order tuning.
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Mail order tuning just doesn't work worth a damn. You can get it close sometimes, but who knows if you're going to run into trouble. I've ran into cars that had the exact same mods but reacted in a bizarre way. The only way to correct those is to thrash on it and figure out the issue. You just can't do that through the mail.
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I'd think a custom tune for my Predator would work much better then a mail order tune... and that way I get to drive my car in the meantime!




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