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Jan 31, 2006 | 11:57 AM

djsanchez2

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cam install and handheld?

Would a handheld such as predator be able to roughly tune an A4 with a newly installed cam (226/226) enough to drive to a shop for dyno tune. Don't they compensate for a selectable cam?

Jan 31, 2006 | 12:52 PM

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i'd rather limp it there than waste money/time on a handheld. you will be able to change the idle, and some try to mess with the A/F, but without an accurate reading - i wouldn't mess with it.

Jan 31, 2006 | 01:11 PM

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I ran my 227/224 for a week before getting it tuned. It ran fine it just would not idle very well - nothing you can compensate for with your right foot.

Don't bother with a temporary tune.

Steve

Jan 31, 2006 | 02:46 PM

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nice, the foot solves all.

buying one anyways cause i have a set of gears going in, and i want to be able to mess w/ the trans. I was just wondering if it would help out since i'll have one newayz.

Jan 31, 2006 | 03:00 PM

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I ran my 233\233 .595\.595 112 for a week before I got it tuned..it turned the ses light on and off daily..but it ran ok ..starting it up was the hard part it had trouble finding its idle for about 15 or 20 seconds...go get your tune and you will be alright..

Jan 31, 2006 | 03:02 PM

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save the money and buy HPTuners or EFILive. a handheld isn't worth it imo - even if you won't use all the features on the full tuner, you can always learn, and have great logging abilities when you run into trouble.

Jan 31, 2006 | 06:26 PM

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still going to buy Edit or HP for my laptop later on but i needed something sooner. May be able to sell the handheld later on to recoop some of the cost.