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Old 04-06-2009, 09:50 PM
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Who does the best mail order tune's in your guys opinion? I am looking at getting one, I am thinking of going with Texas Speed since thats who I bought all my stuff through. Just wanted to know who has done a mail order tune the results and who do you think does the best job? My mods include tsp stage 2.5 5.3 heads, tsp tr3 cam, tpis 90mm ls6 intake, 90mm jantzer throttle body, 42 pound injectors, ls7 lifters, pacesetter headers, ORY, loudmouth catback, 85mm mass air and fast toys lid and 3200-3600 stall.
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texas speed has done two mail tunes on my car and did a great job for being a mail tune. Only thing that sucks is shipping out the pcm and waiting for it to get back. I would recommend taking it to a tuner if you can, otherwise if one is not close around then texas speeds mail tune wont let you down im sure.
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"Frost" or Steve at lsxtune.com did mine and it runs good. I wouldn't run a mail order tune on a car with those mods for too long though.
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That's a little much for a mail order. If you get lucky it will be close at best, more than likely it will be safe and be leaving some power on the table.

I always recommend tuning yourself, but if that's just not an option try to find a good tuner in your area. If you have to drive a hundred miles for a good one, so be it. It will be more than worth it in the end.
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100 miles is nothing. Making the trip to get the tune is well worth it. I'm not sure where you are located but I'm from Kansas and I first made a trip to Speed Inc in Illinois for a dyno-tune and then a year later made the trip down to Texas Speed to get the current tune. Get a mail-in and drive it somewhere to finish up the tweaking, it's more than worth it!
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Originally Posted by WS6R6
100 miles is nothing. Making the trip to get the tune is well worth it. I'm not sure where you are located but I'm from Kansas and I first made a trip to Speed Inc in Illinois for a dyno-tune and then a year later made the trip down to Texas Speed to get the current tune. Get a mail-in and drive it somewhere to finish up the tweaking, it's more than worth it!
Well, if you're gonna have to go cross country, then definitely try tuning it yourself.
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Get a dyno tune, It's well worth it. Plus you have too many mods to be guessing IMO.
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I was going to get a dyno tune but was wondering if it would be safe to drive on a mail order tune until I got the money for a dyno session???
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Yeah, you'll be fine. You may get one that's really good.
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boy am i glad vette doctors is the next town over from me
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Yhea I will be getting a dyno tune soon as I get the money, so far now I will have to live with a mail order tune, just hope it is a good one.



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