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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 12:33 PM
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I recently had a set of Kooks headers/catted Y installed on my T/A. Now, the car seems to be sputtering a bit, bucking a little, when cruising around. I have not gotten a tune yet, but could a tune be what the problem is?

Basically, the Mods are: Kooks headers, GmmG catback, march underdrive pulley. Is that enough to through the stock tune out of wack?
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Old Apr 5, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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If you take it somewhere and ask for a tune, make sure you specify the driveability issues you're having. Otherwise, they might just kill some codes, throw it on the dyno, dial in WOT, and hand you the keys and a bill.

There are good tuners and shops out there. But, don't assume they all are decent. The other option you have is to spend a little more and get your own software. There are people that will help you here if you can't get past what's spelled out in the instructional files in the stickies.
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Finding the good tuner isnt the issue. I've already got that taken care of... I'm just wondering if the symptoms are a result of the lack of tune or something else.
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My stock tune never did anything like that all by itself...the headers did end up killing a couple sets of O2 sensors though, and that DID make it run like ****.
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Maybe thats what it is... thanks
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