Newbie question need help with my GT
#1
Newbie question need help with my GT
I got my car in the fall, it came with CAI, cams, a cut and clamp x pipe, and axelbacks. I bought it from a dealer and it didn't come with a tuner. I assumed it had a proper tune but from reading a recent post about tuners, people "unmarry" tuners from their cars by setting them to the stock tune. Does my car most likely have a stock tune? I gassed it quite a bit before putting it away for the winter, is it bad for the engine to push it with my parts and a stock tune? Also I have no idea what kind of cams it has, and have no luck finding out from the previous owner; do i have to take off a cam cover to find out which cams it has? The speedo is running fast (because reset to stock probably) so I need to buy a tuner anyway, but should I invest in a tuner right away (still paying off car) or can I drive with the stock tune for now? Any help or suggestions is/are appreciated.
Last edited by 20binafd; 03-05-2013 at 08:42 PM.
#2
I got my car in the fall, it came with CAI, cams, a cut and clamp x pipe, and axelbacks. I bought it from a dealer and it didn't come with a tuner. I assumed it had a proper tune but from reading a recent post about tuners, people "unmarry" tuners from their cars by setting them to the stock tune. Does my car most likely have a stock tune? I gassed it quite a bit before putting it away for the winter, is it bad for the engine to push it with my parts and a stock tune? Also I have no idea what kind of cams it has, and have no luck finding out from the previous owner; do i have to take off a cam cover to find out which cams it has? The speedo is running fast (because reset to stock probably) so I need to buy a tuner anyway, but should I invest in a tuner right away (still paying off car) or can I drive with the stock tune for now? Any help or help is appreciated.
#3
The K&N may or may not require a tune. It might drive ok, but I wouldn't hammer on it. Do yourself a favor and get it dyno tuned. Nothing is worth the reassurance that your car is running optimally.
Last edited by bakerjd; 03-05-2013 at 07:49 PM.
#4
I plan on getting headers at some point, I don't think a dyno tune would be worth it. Also dyno tunes are expensive, I don't have 600 to spend a dyno tune when I could buy an sct tuner for 200 less that also does the job.
#5
You'll also have to purchase a tune. SCT tunes do not account for your mods nor do they supply a tune worth a crap. Granted that's still cheaper but it's night and day difference. Not my money so do what you will.
#7
But doesn't Bama tailor a tune to work with mods. I understand its approximate but it's a lot more versatile, isn't it? If I got a dyno tune, then later installed headers, deleted my cats, wouldn't that tune then be off?
#8
What BakerJD was getting at was that when you don't know the extent of the mods, only a Dyno tune (where they have air/fuel logging) will give you peace of mind that your tune is correct and safe. However, do your research on the existing mods and a bama tune (or any of the others) should get you pretty close to a great tune.
#9
Normally I would not recommend a dyno tune for a n/a setup, but a baseline with the proper logging is required to insure accuracy.
#10
...What BakerJD was getting at was that when you don't know the extent of the mods, only a Dyno tune (where they have air/fuel logging) will give you peace of mind that your tune is correct and safe. However, do your research on the existing mods and a bama tune (or any of the others) should get you pretty close to a great tune.
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