Should I wait?
Should I wait? I am getting ready for a mass install in the next few weeks. I am going to be installing lontube headers as part of the install. I was planning on hopefully doing a cam install after this summer. Should I wait till I put the cam in to get tuned? Not sure if its a waste getting tuned twice if I get minimal gains with headers.
Gyrene has a good idea or you could see what a retune will cost as it usually minimal... It won't hurt anything to run it untuned with headers only though. Upgrade the MAF, add a FAST etc... will need a tune to keep the AFR safe....
You can run the car untuned with the longtubes if you want. It won't hurt anything, you will just have the SES light on until it gets tuned. A lot of vendors will offer discounts for repeat customers on tuning. We offer mail order tuning where you pay the initial $225 for the first tune and any changes or retunes after that for a year are free. Same thing with dyno tuning, $400 for initial dyno tune and then $125 for any retunes after that.
I am getting ready for a mass install in the next few weeks. I am going to be installing lontube headers as part of the install. I was planning on hopefully doing a cam install after this summer. Should I wait till I put the cam in to get tuned? Not sure if its a waste getting tuned twice if I get minimal gains with headers.
In the spring I did Dynatech LT w/ their catted Y pipe, and then added Corsa exhaust. This had no other tuning and on a m6 driveline I made a good bit more power and cleaned up a bit on the file. The car was lean and pulling timing with just the bolt ons.
The cam cam about 6 months later and for 100$ more they dialed in the driveability and additional power.
IMO I think it is worth it. IMO unless you have all the parts in a box ready to go, I would tune for what you have and worry about down the road, later on.
Thanks for the info. I am gonna pm you for info since you seem to have a close setup to me.
This is my opinion and I was in the same position. I basically had a lid only and a 12 bolt w/ 4.10 gears. My shop did the tune for free on the gearing bearing in mind that I would be back for a dyno tune.
In the spring I did Dynatech LT w/ their catted Y pipe, and then added Corsa exhaust. This had no other tuning and on a m6 driveline I made a good bit more power and cleaned up a bit on the file. The car was lean and pulling timing with just the bolt ons.
The cam cam about 6 months later and for 100$ more they dialed in the driveability and additional power.
IMO I think it is worth it. IMO unless you have all the parts in a box ready to go, I would tune for what you have and worry about down the road, later on.
In the spring I did Dynatech LT w/ their catted Y pipe, and then added Corsa exhaust. This had no other tuning and on a m6 driveline I made a good bit more power and cleaned up a bit on the file. The car was lean and pulling timing with just the bolt ons.
The cam cam about 6 months later and for 100$ more they dialed in the driveability and additional power.
IMO I think it is worth it. IMO unless you have all the parts in a box ready to go, I would tune for what you have and worry about down the road, later on.