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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 01:35 PM
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when you get your car tuned what exactly do they do to the car to make it run better or faster or w/e they do..and how much does a good tune cost?
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good tunes around here cost 450-500 dollars
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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 01:55 PM
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well THEY prob dont do too much, but us guys that do it ourselves do a WHOLE LOT
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what do you need to tune it yourself?
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ls1edit, hp tuners, autotap, my buddy used cats on my car-i paid 350 thats scanning, tuning, and a dyno-tune included, try posting over in the tuning section, they can probably help ya better over there.
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