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Old Mar 14, 2009 | 06:57 AM
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does anyone know a good place i can get my lt1 dyno tuned around new jersey?
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 03:03 PM
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Where are you in Jersey? North/Central/South? I know of a few, but they may not be close to you depending on where you are...
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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south jersey but im willin to travel to the best one you know of
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 04:32 PM
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OK, so one of the shops I would recommend would also be a sponsor here... Call or PM Steve from Kaltech Tuning They are in Long Island NY, the other shops around that do tuning and Might be closer mainly deal in ford or import tuning, I know Steve can tune an LT1...

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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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thanks man
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the problem with the LT1s is that not too many people have to software. there are a few good places in jersey but i don't think they have the LT1 software. when i took mine to get tuned i had the software so it wasn't a problem. ttp and cartek are out in jersey but i don't think they have the software.
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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no ttp and cartek dont hav the software ive been looking forever i dont want to buy the software i just want someone to do it i found one person on here that told me he has the software and can do it but idk how good they are. and im lookin for the best place we are willing to drive but cant find a place so PLEASE if you find one let me know
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call kaltech then i read on another forum that they had gotten the software. or you can have a mail order tune done if your mods are pretty basic.
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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idk about the OP but my mods arent basic and last time i talked to kaltech they did hav it but its worth another try
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kaltech does 94-97 lt1s
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 05:20 PM
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cool now we all know.

you should get the software in the future and learn how to tune little by little. i got the stuff and although im no pro learning has been fun. the software is pretty inexpensive if you already have a laptop.
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how much is the software? im goin to need to use my lap top to store 2 tunes on anyway 1 for nitrous and one for NA street driving
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And here I thought we were going to be discussing this kind of Open Source :\
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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get tunercats costs like 70 bux for the $EE definition file and tuning program. then you need the aldl cable which is like $100. then you need a datalogger like tts datamaster which is another $100. so like 270 all together. a lot cheaper than the 96-02 model years. you need the cable any way to switch between you n/a and n2o tune so really all you need to spend is 170.
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go to lt1pcmtuning.com it has all the info you need to get started as well as a good overview on tuning.
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if your looking to travel to PA, bryan herter from pcmforless is really good. (www.pcmforless.com) i swapped my stock LT1 for a 383 stroker LT1 longblock and he tuned it very well. gl man
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yes i do need the cable. ill look into the software
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