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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 04:41 PM
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Looking at Deleting my EGR and putting on a new Lid and SLP MAF. Should be fine without a tune, right? I am going to purchase a set of headers and a Y pipe or X pipe soon to have installed at a local shop and I also want to put on the LS6 intake, but I might wait to do that since it is kind of pricey.

Should I pay $450 for a dyno tune after all of that or just pull my PCM and mail order tune with Frost for $150? Its just a DD/Cruiser. Not a track car.

I believe I should be okay to drive it lightly, either way, until its tuned. If I drive it to the local shop, about an hour and a half away, that wont hurt it untuned with the EGR delete, lid, MAF, and headers will it?
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 07:49 PM
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Won't hurt it to drive it. Mail order tune is fine until you cam it. After that, don't bullshit around. Get a GOOD dyno tune.
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Old Mar 2, 2017 | 07:55 PM
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10-4. Ill probably do my LTs, AIR and EGR Delete, and send in the PCM to Frost.
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