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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 11:25 AM
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When you guys installed headers did you need to do any tuning? I know tuning always helps, just wanted to know if the motor threw any codes when the headers were installed.
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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If you aren't running cats, or deleted the AIR/EGR systems then you will throw a code. It won't affect the way the engine runs though, or shouldn't at least. As for tuning, the way I look at it is if I'm going to spend all that money on the headers, Y-pipe, and time to install it, you might as well get it tuned so you can get the most out of them.
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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yeah I got rid of the cats all ready and was using a new off road y-pipe with stock manifolds. I had it tuned to run right without the cats and no codes. So I figured it would be fine to just install the headers without tuning it again.
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 05:27 PM
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if you plan on a cam in the near future I would wait until after that
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Soltakr
yeah I got rid of the cats all ready and was using a new off road y-pipe with stock manifolds. I had it tuned to run right without the cats and no codes. So I figured it would be fine to just install the headers without tuning it again.
most places offer a dsicounted tune for further mods. Call your tuner and see if they do. Might save you some $$$ and def. gain some HP.
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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AFR wont be 100%, and the tune will give you 10-20RWHP more
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