new to tuning - buying used handheld? mail order tunes?
07-17-2014, 09:35 AM
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new to tuning - buying used handheld? mail order tunes? I recently picked up a 1999 Camaro SS 6 speed.
I will be installing a Z06 intake manifold, speed engineering long tube headers + ypipe, catback, intake lid and removing AIR/EGR system. Other than the removal of the AIR/EGR system causing an engine light, is there any real need to have a tune with these bolt ons?
Would a mail-order tune suffice if I simply tell the tuner what mods I had done, or should I be doing data logging and sending that to the tuner?
For a mail order tune, do I get a tune file and upload it with a hand held, or do I need to send them a backup PCM for them to load the tune to?
Can I purchase a handheld tuner used, or are they generally locked to a specific vehicle they were first used on? Do they require additional user licenses when used? I was thinking of getting an HP Tuners hand-held.
I will be installing a Z06 intake manifold, speed engineering long tube headers + ypipe, catback, intake lid and removing AIR/EGR system. Other than the removal of the AIR/EGR system causing an engine light, is there any real need to have a tune with these bolt ons?
Would a mail-order tune suffice if I simply tell the tuner what mods I had done, or should I be doing data logging and sending that to the tuner?
For a mail order tune, do I get a tune file and upload it with a hand held, or do I need to send them a backup PCM for them to load the tune to?
Can I purchase a handheld tuner used, or are they generally locked to a specific vehicle they were first used on? Do they require additional user licenses when used? I was thinking of getting an HP Tuners hand-held.
07-17-2014, 11:12 AM
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Most handhelds will marry to the vehicle they are tuned to, ours unlock when you put the stock tune back in.
The device you mentioned is far from a handheld tuner, i'd dig into that a bit more as it may not be what you are expecting, its a full tuning suite that you use to create your own tunes from scratch.
Thanks
The device you mentioned is far from a handheld tuner, i'd dig into that a bit more as it may not be what you are expecting, its a full tuning suite that you use to create your own tunes from scratch.
Thanks
