Quick couple of cam questions...
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Quick couple of cam questions... I am going to be putting in a cc306, springs, locks, retainers here pretty quick. Also will be doing a set of shorties while the motor is out because my car is too low for LTs . The easiest way to do all this is to drop the motor correct ? While it is apart we are going to do some head work....my only question ( being new to lt1s and fuel injection for that matter ) will this car be driveable ( just 3 mile commute to home ) without a tune here for a week or two until I can order a mail order tune or take it to DFW to get it tuned somewhere? And if I were to take it somewhere in the DFW area where would ya'll suggest.
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You most likely will have idle issues but you may manage with a stick to keep RPM's up at idle. Certainly won't perform as well without a tune.
Send the PCM off for tune while you have the motor apart.
A number of choices but my vote is
www.fastchip.com
also they and other mail order tunes can send you a 'loner" pcm for a deposit until you return your core.
A "on dyno" tune will yield optimum results but your set up is pretty common so a mail order will be very close.
Send the PCM off for tune while you have the motor apart.
A number of choices but my vote is
www.fastchip.com
also they and other mail order tunes can send you a 'loner" pcm for a deposit until you return your core.
A "on dyno" tune will yield optimum results but your set up is pretty common so a mail order will be very close.
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Well thats the problem I am going to do the cam and stuff on a weekend at the tire shop I work at and I don't want to have my car down for a week or so. I know it won't perform but I just need it to idle...and get 3 miles home at under like 50 mph... i live in town so... Hm, about headers...maybe that is what I was thinking...Mid lengths. I am used to having a fox body stang and a powerstroke so this is a whole new world to me... Opinions on whether it is easier to drop the whole motor to do a cam swap or just pull the radiator and every thing in the way? Also since I am putting in headers at the same time...I need opinions on which is easier?
