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How do tuners work?

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Old 04-04-2009, 05:42 PM
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if only there was a video showing how to tune a car so i can see if its easy or not
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Old 04-04-2009, 05:49 PM
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Dude, you plug it in and you follow the instructions. It even lights up so you can see it better. If you can plug in/unplug a lamp and read, you can do it. The hardest part is probably taking off the kick panel on the passenger side to see the computer code on the ECU - so you can tell the tuner your code when you order the tuner... and that's a breeze. It's so easy a caveman can do it.
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Old 04-04-2009, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ayrton02
Dude, you plug it in and you follow the instructions. It even lights up so you can see it better. If you can plug in/unplug a lamp and read, you can do it. The hardest part is probably taking off the kick panel on the passenger side to see the computer code on the ECU - so you can tell the tuner your code when you order the tuner... and that's a breeze. It's so easy a caveman can do it.
i guess i will buy iy then
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Old 04-04-2009, 08:21 PM
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it it better to buy it or get my car tuned at a shop?
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Old 04-04-2009, 09:17 PM
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talk to justin at vmptuning.com
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Old 04-05-2009, 04:37 AM
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+1 mustangman02232

If its still foggy just talk to Justin.

I bought my tuner from him and he e-mailed me several tunes for my swap.
Justin is a stand up guy that will make sure you are taken care of right.

-Eric-
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Old 04-05-2009, 02:25 PM
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What is the best tuner brand to go with?
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Old 04-05-2009, 07:03 PM
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With SCT, you can only flash your car 5 times before it locks, right?
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Old 04-05-2009, 09:22 PM
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^^What? No, you can only flash 5 vehicles before it locks, but only one vehicle can be programmed at a time.
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Old 04-05-2009, 10:43 PM
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Oh okay! Haha. I must have misread that sentence in the manual.

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