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Old Nov 11, 2018 | 11:10 AM
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Go for it. I sucked at tuning carburetors, but as soon as I got into tuning with a modern car I was finally able to get **** done. If you can write software, I'd wager you have the aptitude, you just need to read up on how fueling and timing work. And knock control. And boost control. And idle control. And... it never really ends but that's 95% of it right there.
I'm sure I'll get it down but with nothing to really tune (I have a 2010 Impala) I hope all this knowledge is for nothing.
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Old Nov 11, 2018 | 04:25 PM
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ALMOST boring... You're thinking, "Gee, I could be getting all dirty changing jets and advance springs, and twisting the distributor around finding the timing sweet spot.... I kinda miss.....NAAAAWWWW!!! "
Exactly...
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Old Nov 11, 2018 | 07:50 PM
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I'm sure I'll get it down but with nothing to really tune (I have a 2010 Impala) I hope all this knowledge is for nothing.
Surely that Impala could use some intake and exhaust upgrades, maybe some head porting...
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Surely that Impala could use some intake and exhaust upgrades, maybe some head porting...
If there was any kind of performance aftermarket for the 3.5 Flex, I would look into it.
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