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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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Hey guys, i just finished up putting pacesetter long tubes on my 96 ws6, and i want to get the rear o2s, egr, and air pump deleted out of my comp. The car is currently otherwise stock, save for a flowcrapster catback, and delteq, so i really only need basic things done, i looked at the pcmforless website, but 175 bucks for something im gonna have to get retuned in the next summer when i build my motor just seems like a waste to me. Where else can i go?
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Old Aug 11, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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pcmforless is probably the cheapest tune your going to find
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 12:07 AM
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a better question would be who is the best for the money
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 05:00 AM
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Bryan @ Pcmforless is hands down the best IMO. Treated me very well and his tunes are dead on!
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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The BEST question, is do you plan to upgrade anytthing else anytime really soon. Like cam, forced induction, bigger inectors or the like. If so, I'd say put it off TILL then. HOWEVER most of these places offer a sort of "if you upgrade, we'll give you a big discount to counter what you've done". So it's up to you.
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by PurpleHaze98
a better question would be who is the best for the money
You get what you pay for.

I've tried a few vendors and ended up back with Ed Wright over at Fastchip.
I've taken two custom H/C cars to him and it was worth every penny.

IMHO he is the king of LT1 tuning. (and he has a garage full of killer fast Fbodies to prove it)
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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I went with madz28. 1ST tune only 50 or 60$ - initial tunes for new mods only 25$. I love his tune!
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Old Aug 12, 2007 | 10:17 AM
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PCM4less and MadZ28 are who i see ALLOT of people using.
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where you guys getin the tunes from madz? i just want a cheap tune because the car is stock right now, and even if i get an 02 sim for the rear o2s that will run me about 50 bucks anyway. ill still have an ses for the air, and egr.
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+ 1 for Ion

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madz28 tuned me car. it rocks a lot
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