Armydad

Well my vortech is finally installed, now I have to get it tuned. It starts and idles fine but it runs like **** and backfires occasionally. No pinging as it is running very rich. I have to drive about an hour and a half to get to the tuner in CT. How risky is that if I keep my foot out of it, and grandpa it the whole way. May have to do some highway, 55 max.

Mustang3GT07

I wouldn't chance it. Just rent a trailer. You have to ask yourself, is it really worth blowing your motor on the way there because you wanted to save some money and not trailer it?

Chris98Gt

If you've got a handheld tuner then I'd call the place you are gonna have tune your car and see if they will email you a baseline file that will correct for the larger injectors and different maf. When I was ready to fire up my new motor I called injected engineering and they emailed me a baseline startup file for half the final tuning labor, which I thought was cool. I'd see if whoever you want to tune your car will hook you up the same way. I wouldn't drive it that far on the tune you had before.

Soldier GT

This is exactly what I will be doing next week. The car is suppose to be fixed Friday (finally) and I will have to drive it to the nearest dyno shop (2 hrs away). The performance shop that is doing the tune sent me two base line tunes, so that I could make it down there. Like you I will be running between 55-65 the whole way (man it's gonna be hard)...Hopefuly I want have any issues, we'll see. Good luck to you man...

Armydad

Thanks guys, good advice all. I'll call and see about a base tune, if not, then a flatbed I guess.

ct_white_stang

Where are you bringing it in CT?

And yes, I would flatbed it.

0949er

if aything you gotta at LEAST tune for the injectors. I wouldnt chance it though, that is a pretty long drive and plenty of opportunity for something to go wrong.

Harryman2002

Yeah, I would get it tuned. Its better to pay $150 to get it towed than to pay a few grand for a new engine.

uberstang1

Did you're blower kit come with a box tune chip or anything, if it did thats fine for driving to the tuner.

Armydad

No it didnt have a tune, I even called vortech, they dont tune for that year.

ct_white_stang, I was going to go to The Shop in Norwich, but they dont have sct software, now I may go to Janelly's, they can do a base tune for me and then dyno, but they get $180 an hour for tuning, ouch. Any other places you can think of