mike.warrenws6

how much do tunes usually run around and is a tune worth it on a stock TA

dee99gt

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For an all stock car... no.. are you planning on doing any mods to it?

edit: Tunes run anywhere from 300-500 bucks from my experience.

Zlow28

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im guessing you mean a dyno tune? If so, i would first do a couple bolt ons, then get it tuned.

mike.warrenws6

yes of course im going to mod it. just not for a few more months but my friends are just a tad faster than me so i was wondering if a tune or Dyno tune wuld help a little more. if its not worth it yet till some mods ill drop the idea..

dee99gt

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You may gain anywhere between 10-20hp I believe.. I personally don't believe in spending close to 500 bucks tuning a stock car unless you can do it yourself.. hell I went a year after my LT header and exhaust install.. is it a m6 or a4?

murphinator

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I am no tuning expert but was able to take a friends convertible auto car with catback ,intake ,shift kit from 13.6 @103 to 13.3 @106 on street tires with a basic 50%reduction of torque management , shortening shift times ,increasing shift rpm's slightly and a wideband tune to 12.7 afr + or -.2 ( 12.5-12.9) in about 45 minutes effort and I only charged him for the 2 credits ($100) it would have run stronger if he let me remove more torque management like a big boy lol

I do agree if your going to do some bolt ons soon to do those first and then have it "tuned" as in ve/maf/trans tune (if auto)/fueling via wideband

My6speedZ

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Wait until you mod. I would look at it in the terms that your throwing your money for parts away on a tune which gains will easily be eclipsed by the gains from a few bolton's, then find you a good tuner.

Bolt on tunes are usually 350-450 bucks.

Also, if your an A4 look into a good stall converter as one of your top mods. Stalled autos can turn really good times with minimal mod's and a stall.

mike.warrenws6

My TA is a 6 Speed T-56 all the way! ive got a volant CAI, Thinking about selling it and going with the SLP or FTP lid and Chris 1313. K&N Filter. Wanna go with a bigger MAF, P&P TB for now till i can afford a better one. Headers/exhaust coming around jan/feb time. This for now just to start. Also with an underdrive pulley

My6speedZ

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Run the Volant since you've got it i would say, but if you can sell it and get you a FTP lid and 1313 without forking out alot of cash do it. Get the 98mm FTP lid and delete the maf. P&P the tb and hold out for the headers and exhaust. Slap on your UDP, tune that and you'll be in love.

Don't forget the clutch.

What exhaust are you considering?

Capricio

Your first visit to the tuner is usually the most expensive due to how HP Tuners and other software companies do their licensing. Once the VIN is on the tuner's license, you won't have to pay that up-front cost again. My first tune with H/c/I was $400. Later on I added LTs and a high stall TC, he only charged me $40 plus dyno time.

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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get LTs THEN A TUNE.

Zlow28

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fixed

LS-ONE_DAY

I've had a long day and didn't read the rest of the replies but, pricing for a full dyno tune, typically between $300-$500 depending on mods. You can get a mail tune cheaper where you just send the PCM to the tuner. Frost (www.tunedbyfrost.com) will do a mail order tune for a stock or bolt on car for $150.

My6speedZ

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From what i hear Frost is the man when it comes to mail order tunes.

jamal

I just installed a 3600 stall on my car do I need a tune or can I drive it around without hurting anything

BStowers023

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Don't forget the Y pipe.....

LS-ONE_DAY

For a break in period you should be ok since you won't be nailing the gas and going WOT. Once the converter is broken in and ready for WOT you'll most likely want a tune because a higher stall converter can mess with the shift points for the transmission on the stock tune....and please say you installed a trans cooler with the converter lol

mike.warrenws6

for right now, im gonna get Texas speed 1 7/8 headers and their true dual rumbler. Eventually somewhat of a same setup with true duals back X pipe, 2 Xr-1 borla racing mufflers in the back, 2Ecut outs

mike.warrenws6

May i ask what gains you will see out of a MAF delete? and how to go about that?

My6speedZ

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I'm running TSP headers and true duals with bullets and i love the sound (some dont like it) and you cant beat it for the price. But if your already going to run that kind of a setup i would skip the cut outs. That's just extra $$$

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHC6StKsdcM

No gains really, I guess I should revisit that statement. Your porting your stock throttle body so I wouldn't in that case. I have a 102mm throttle body and rather than running a 100mm MAF I just went speed density and deleted the MAF. You proably shouldn't worry about it unless you were rocking a F.A.S.T intake manifold with a large mouth throttle body.