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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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So the holiday season is approaching. And I'm gonna start searching around for headers and such. If I get a 4.0 I get a tune also. What kind of tune would be best? I'm looking for cost vs value here. I know that its about 200 for a mail order tune but I was told there are better ways to get it tuned than mail order. What do you all recommend? I want my skip shift disabled, my rev limiter reduced from 6500 to 6000, idle adjusted lower, knock retard desensitizing, fan temps lowered for a 160 stat, tuned for headers, and tuned for premium gas.

Also is there much of a benefit to going OBD1? Is it really worth the extra 300
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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 08:48 PM
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for what you have im thinkin a mail order would be fine now if u were doin a cam or heads and cam then i would suggest a dyno tune ..least this is what im doin when i get a cam
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those settings are very simple. mail order will work fine (and would be cheapest).
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alright any idea how much increase i can expect from headers/td/tune?
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i felt a big difference with headers i love them but im runnin magna flow and im untuned
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I gained 21RWHP and 23RWTQ from headers and tune with dump before rear.
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Old Sep 19, 2007 | 10:55 PM
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shouldnt the car already be runing on premium gaas?
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