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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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what is this? how do you ge t a tune in the mail? how can it help? im about to put lts and 3inch true duals and slp lid on my car, will this work for me. should i just have it dyno tuned?
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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A mail order tune is where you remove the pcm from your car and mail it to a tuner. They put a generic tune for your particular mods and send it back to you. Obviously this isn't the best choice because no two cars are the same, so a mailorder tune is really just a "guess". A dyno tune or finding someone with tuning software that has logging capabilities is your best bet for an accurate tune.
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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thanks!
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they are a hit or miss deal i got lucky and mine was a hit....

they are also great if there arent any tuners in your area....
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how much and where do you get them?
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WAIT4ME is a sponsor here...he was the cheapest i found...I had around 100 bucks shipping and all...and turnaround time was excellent....give him a pm or visit the website...
wait4meperformance.com
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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Wait4me is great to deal with and you can't beat their price. I just got a tune from them. The car redlines faster & it's running smoother overall. I definitely recommend them.
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what did you pay? whats on your car?
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its 75 bucks plus 9 bucks to ship it back.....i have full bolt ons gears and spray....
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that is the ****!!!!!!
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:18 PM
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I would spend the extra cash for a DYNO tune. I know a couple of people who have ran/are running a mail order tune and they all are having problems and are going to get a dyno tune.
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:25 PM
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what is the cost of the average dyno tune?
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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what is the cost of the average dyno tune?
400ish
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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500ish everywhere iv checked
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It depends where you live. Hey sportsaddict give Nick a call at Newtech down in Hayward. He's a good guy. I wanna say his SD tunes are 500, maf is probably less
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by NoGamesLS1
It depends where you live. Hey sportsaddict give Nick a call at Newtech down in Hayward. He's a good guy. I wanna say his SD tunes are 500, maf is probably less
yea thats where i was planning on going. r u on sacfbodyz
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MO is if you're going to spend 4 or 500 bones, you might as well buy the HP tuners software and tweak it yourself. That's what I was going to do, but I figured I'd try Wait4me since their price is a lot less and the tune comes with free updates.
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Originally Posted by hammerhead
MO is if you're going to spend 4 or 500 bones, you might as well buy the HP tuners software and tweak it yourself. That's what I was going to do, but I figured I'd try Wait4me since their price is a lot less and the tune comes with free updates.
Problem is if you dont know what your doin you can really mess your car up, might as well fork over the money and pay someone who knows what there doin and get it right, just make sure you have all your mods done that you wanna do for awhile, and I know a few places that once you pay the 4-5 hundred they only charge 150 bux for a retune, gotta pay to play
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Originally Posted by sportsaddict_21
yea thats where i was planning on going. r u on sacfbodyz
No. Im on norcal-ls1 sometimes. I need to start going to sacfodyz though.
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Originally Posted by hammerhead
MO is if you're going to spend 4 or 500 bones, you might as well buy the HP tuners software and tweak it yourself. That's what I was going to do, but I figured I'd try Wait4me since their price is a lot less and the tune comes with free updates.
If your going that route you also need a wideband. To do it right.

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