BBK CAI
s197 Junkie
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 16,088
From: IN
RE: BBK CAI
ORIGINAL: Leoleo
I got and no tune, no problems. So NO it does not need a tune.
I got and no tune, no problems. So NO it does not need a tune.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 550
From: DE
RE: BBK CAI
ORIGINAL: howarmat
your havent had a code thrown yet, doesnt mean you wont get one......if you are getting a code, then it aint doing **** for you really either...
your havent had a code thrown yet, doesnt mean you wont get one......if you are getting a code, then it aint doing **** for you really either...
Anyone that says you NEED a tune is just trying to sell you something. And you may what that, which is okay.
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,409
From: Sterling Heights, MI
RE: BBK CAI
ORIGINAL: Leoleo
Wrong, colder air, hence more/denser air, means more power. Yes it would produce more with a tune, but it does not need a tune. The question is does it NEED a tune. Not do you WHAT a tune. And with the BBK CAI you do not NEED a tune. Maybe only 10 to 15 more hp without a tune, but there is a difference.
Anyone that says you NEED a tune is just trying to sell you something. And you may what that, which is okay.
ORIGINAL: howarmat
your havent had a code thrown yet, doesnt mean you wont get one......if you are getting a code, then it aint doing **** for you really either...
your havent had a code thrown yet, doesnt mean you wont get one......if you are getting a code, then it aint doing **** for you really either...
Anyone that says you NEED a tune is just trying to sell you something. And you may what that, which is okay.
If you think tuning is just a gimmick then you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
s197 Junkie
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 16,088
From: IN
RE: BBK CAI
ORIGINAL: Leoleo
Wrong, colder air, hence more/denser air, means more power. Yes it would produce more with a tune, but it does not need a tune. The question is does it NEED a tune. Not do you WHAT a tune. And with the BBK CAI you do not NEED a tune. Maybe only 10 to 15 more hp without a tune, but there is a difference.
Anyone that says you NEED a tune is just trying to sell you something. And you may what that, which is okay.
ORIGINAL: howarmat
your havent had a code thrown yet, doesnt mean you wont get one......if you are getting a code, then it aint doing **** for you really either...
your havent had a code thrown yet, doesnt mean you wont get one......if you are getting a code, then it aint doing **** for you really either...
Anyone that says you NEED a tune is just trying to sell you something. And you may what that, which is okay.
The above post is correct, to get ANY gains that are worth talking about, you have to lean out the a/f ratio for a STOCK tune
Thread Starter
4th Gear Member
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 1,175
From: NC
RE: BBK CAI
I was running 87 octane. Yesterday changed bact to stock and went Advance Autoparts to do a scan. I was running lean in banks 1 & 2. I had them clear the code.Its not that I didn't want a tuner and intake just had enough money for an intake. I had thought about an Airaid at one time but changed my mind. Now have to save some money and buy the tuner. Above all lesson learned.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 156
From: West Palm Beach
RE: BBK CAI
I have a BBK 62mm TB and CAIK. I found a great deal on a Diablo Predator (in the classifieds here) and loaded the 93 octane tune. Big difference. Once loaded NEVER run a load of 87 or you'll be sorrrrry.
3rd Gear Member
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 550
From: DE
RE: BBK CAI
ORIGINAL: acascianelli
The ECM will compensate for colder air, thats what a IAT sensor is for. What it will not compensate for is increased volume of air passing the MAF sensor. That's why a tune is needed. If you run an intake such as a; BBK, C&L without no-tune insert, Steeda(all pretty similar), you will be running lean.
If you think tuning is just a gimmick then you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
The ECM will compensate for colder air, thats what a IAT sensor is for. What it will not compensate for is increased volume of air passing the MAF sensor. That's why a tune is needed. If you run an intake such as a; BBK, C&L without no-tune insert, Steeda(all pretty similar), you will be running lean.
If you think tuning is just a gimmick then you don't know what the hell you're talking about.
5th Gear Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,409
From: Sterling Heights, MI
RE: BBK CAI
I just read through some documentation on BBK's site and they do say that a tune is not required; Brenspeed also says that a tune is not required. I was wrong, I apologized. Looking at pictures of a JLT/C&L compared to the BBK, you can see that the inlet of the intake is much smaller than the JLT or C&L, meaning that it's probably the same diameter as the stock intake thus not requiring a tune.