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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 09:29 PM
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I just completed several mod including: LS6 intake, EGR delete, air pump delete, LT's, BH true duals, SSRA, plug and MDS wires. Just fired it up today after these mods and it runs OK, but doesn't seem to run any better maybe even slower than it did before. No doubt that I need a tune. It took e bit for my Check Engine light to come on.

My question is do I need to do anything special before taking it to the tuner? Drive "X" amount of miles and WOT "X" amount of times? My tuner is Lane Culver near Huntsville AL. They have a loaded dyno with wideband and will be doing a street tune with dyno.
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Old Jul 3, 2016 | 10:30 PM
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Better to drive it as little as possible until you get it tuned. Driving it before it's tuned won't accomplish anything other than possibly damaging the engine.
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Yep just get it tuned asap
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Thanks folks. No more driving till tune.
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Got 1st appointment of the day on this Thursday. Will be 80 degrees. Not ideal, but what can you do.
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