Mail order tune ok just for LT's?
02-02-2007, 08:46 AM
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Mail order tune ok just for LT's? I have a $50 discount from PCMforless for tuning and when I do my combo, I am going to do LTs and an LS6 intake/Ported TB for about 3 months before I do my heads/cam. The closest tuning place I have to go to is 3 hours away and it'll cost $400 for a tune. I can get a tune through PCMforless for $200. If all I need a tune for is the LTs and to remove the rear O2's/AIR/EGR, wouldn't that be a cost effective solution? I need to get tuned again for the heads/cam setup, but I will be purchasing my own tuning suite for that. I've already had tunes through PCMforless and they were really good, worked perfectly for my LT1 Caprice, and that was for a heads/cam/LTs combo. Anyone have a reason I shouldn't do this?
02-02-2007, 02:05 PM
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if you're going to do heads/cam 3 months later... I would say wait until then to consider a tune, the rear o2 codes and EGR won't affect performance, and I personally would say 200 is rather high for just a tune for an LS6 intake and headers (mail order at least)
02-02-2007, 04:11 PM
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Just get the codes deleted that you will throw with the install of the headers. Shouldn't cost much at all....Then get a good dyno tune after the heads/cam install...this will be your best, most cost effective solution...
02-02-2007, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by LS1Formulation
Anybody? Anybody? Bueller?
Bueller.............Bueller..........Pretty damn funny!!!Bryan and Alvin are both some of the best around. I know them personally and they're great guys, and VERY good at what they do.
Your 200$ will be well spent.
02-02-2007, 05:26 PM
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If your planing on buying your own softwear any way either do it now and delete the codes your self or just let them be for a little while and buy the softwear when you do heads and cam the codes wont hurt you just kind of annoying.
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02-02-2007, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by edcmat-l1
Bueller.............Bueller..........Pretty damn funny!!!Bryan and Alvin are both some of the best around. I know them personally and they're great guys, and VERY good at what they do.
Your 200$ will be well spent.
02-02-2007, 07:18 PM
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It's not just codes... the car will run rich with the installation of LTs. I COULD wait... but I am not putting my car back out on the road in the exact same condition it was when it was stored. I have an addiction to going faster, you see. It may actually take me longer than 3 months to save up for everything I need for the heads/cam package. I'd rather have some more performance when the car gets back on the road than be satisfied with the status quo. I also love working on my car, so installing an LS6 intake and LT's even though I'll have to take them off again is no big deal to me. I just installed shorties late last summer, so they gotta come off too. Sounds like I should go ahead with it then!
