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Old 02-10-2010, 08:38 PM
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Few quick questions. I scored some mac longtubes and h pipe for a sick deal, they will be going on soon with some high flows. I found someone who does custom email tunes for the diablo. Do you guys think it would be worth it, after the intake spacer and longtubes, to get a custom email tune? Its only $65, and do you think he could set it for 91 octane through a custom tune? Just some quick questions.
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Old 02-10-2010, 08:59 PM
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Don't waste your time and money.

Just spend the extra and give the car a dyno tune.


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p.s. the car is looking great.
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I don't know about diablo but SCT has some good 93 oactine tunes that's whati'm running or will be when i get my motor put in. Put the LT's on and run without a tune, I've been doing that for a while. But you wait, i'll show you loud...
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Old 02-12-2010, 07:24 AM
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Why run the lt's without a tune when I have my diablo? If I don't get a email tune I'm not getting a dyno tune yet so they will be on with the canned 87 octane tune. I tried the 93 octane tune in my diablo but saw a big loss in mileage. idk why.
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Originally Posted by l_shizzle_l
I don't know about diablo but SCT has some good 93 oactine tunes that's whati'm running or will be when i get my motor put in. Put the LT's on and run without a tune, I've been doing that for a while. But you wait, i'll show you loud...

Don't worry about showing him loud, try and show me loud
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Old 02-12-2010, 01:12 PM
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get the tune. dont get a dyno tune, its not worth it yet. when you get the bigger mods then get the dyno tune. for stuff like udp, exhaust, intake... an email tune does just fine. best thing i found about getting a tune was the change in shifting with the automatic trans.
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Old 02-12-2010, 01:14 PM
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E-mail tunes really arent worth it unless you've done a swap and you need to get it running so that you can take it to the DYNO TUNER.

Save the cash and get it dyno tuned after you get your mods completed.

-Eric-
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Old 02-12-2010, 01:16 PM
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He already has a tuner and an e-mail tune really wont do much for him. Not worth the $65 imo.

Also last I checked VMP did it for $50, might want to give them a call and ask before dumping $65 on something that wont net you much if anything.
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The only reason I just ordered a tune from VMP was to get the PATS disabled so I can start my car. Other than that Ive been running it with the canned tune and it has been running pretty smoothly.
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Fink where you been? And I feel like the custom tune would help squeeze out a little more plus I figured the 91 octane would be better than 87. Not getting it dyno tuned till I have more done, again just to squeeze the most out of it. And its $65 I know VMP is $50 but they don't use diablo, not alot of email tuners do. Maybe I'll check breenspeed I think they do diablo.
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