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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 10:48 PM
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I have a 2006 silverado 5.3 which is all stock except for exhaust and I just put a 228r 112 cam in it. No tune. It will idle but when taking off it seems real sluggish until like 3500-4000 Rpms it keeps throwing a p0300 random misfire And a p0101 maf code I put new plugs and wires in it and swapped all 8 coil packs from my other truck it didn't help it. Will tuning help?? Any advice will help thanks
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 10:54 PM
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Well, it def needs a tune.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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Is hptuners good enough or do I need to take it to a professional
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 07:36 AM
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Is hptuners good enough or do I need to take it to a professional
HPTuners is fine, but it's only good IF YOU know what to do. If you know...then do it, IF YOU DON'T then find a tuner who does.

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That's a pretty good sized cam for a 5.3, so yes you're going to need to tune it.

I would suggest going to a professional tuner, doesn't seem like you really know what you're doing and HPT can take a while to learn and tune a cammed car. You're also going to have to invest some money in a wideband to go with the software, so might as well just have it done by someone that knows what they're doing.
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