Some feedback on my first mod please
01-20-2010, 01:35 PM
#11
^^^You should never rely on the canned tunes that come on a tuner. Its somewhere to start but you should buy the kind of tuner that whatever tuner youre going to take the car to to have it tuned uses. My tuner uses SCT so thats what i bought and i have a custom tune in my car that was put into my SCT Xcal 3 and i have similar numbers to you. I would never just burn the tune into the car without having the tuner to store your stock tune. I would not suggest other mods before the gears and tuner. But you should probably learn a little bit more on here before you start giving the advice. The tech knowledge we have on here is amazing and we have a lot of guru's that know what they are talking about. So learn a little bit more than just what youve heard from friends because you dont know if what they say is true. Our cars have a terrible tune in them factory and a tuner will actually improve a decent amount.
As far as gears go, 3.73, 3.90, and 4.10's seem to be the more popular gears on here. I went with 4.10's and they are great. Im sure that i'd be happy with 3.73's too. But my gas mileage didnt suffer at all and it is much more fun with the gears. If you cant pick, get 3.90's because its right in the middle.
As far as gears go, 3.73, 3.90, and 4.10's seem to be the more popular gears on here. I went with 4.10's and they are great. Im sure that i'd be happy with 3.73's too. But my gas mileage didnt suffer at all and it is much more fun with the gears. If you cant pick, get 3.90's because its right in the middle.
01-20-2010, 01:42 PM
#12
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: NC
Posts: 8
screw 4-5 months, if you are buying it now you need to install it now (but i'm not one to talk, I have sleept beside a v-1 t-trim for 2 months lol)
Do you want to go F/I later down the road? I have 4:10s now, but 1st and 2nd gear are pretty useless from any kind of hard launch. 3.73 would be a little better once you start to make that extra power to the wheels, i guess unless you do some full suspension mods and DRs, then you can do 4.10s again haha
Do you want to go F/I later down the road? I have 4:10s now, but 1st and 2nd gear are pretty useless from any kind of hard launch. 3.73 would be a little better once you start to make that extra power to the wheels, i guess unless you do some full suspension mods and DRs, then you can do 4.10s again haha
01-20-2010, 01:46 PM
#13
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: California
Posts: 27
well sorry to step on your arrogance but i was not suggesting wiping your stock ecu clean the guy that i was talking about does it through sniper software and can have up to 8 stored tunes on one of the parts, and im not relying solely on what people say, i have read several articles and have personally expierienced what has happened to people, gears are the best bang for the buck, and you do see the biggest improvement through them but depending on the uses for your car and money i would do those when you go get it tuned, and as far as your gas mileage goes that is a bull face lie, if you go with 4.10's your gas mileage will change i know that for a fact
01-20-2010, 01:52 PM
#14
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: kentucky
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screw 4-5 months, if you are buying it now you need to install it now (but i'm not one to talk, I have sleept beside a v-1 t-trim for 2 months lol)
Do you want to go F/I later down the road? I have 4:10s now, but 1st and 2nd gear are pretty useless from any kind of hard launch. 3.73 would be a little better once you start to make that extra power to the wheels, i guess unless you do some full suspension mods and DRs, then you can do 4.10s again haha
Do you want to go F/I later down the road? I have 4:10s now, but 1st and 2nd gear are pretty useless from any kind of hard launch. 3.73 would be a little better once you start to make that extra power to the wheels, i guess unless you do some full suspension mods and DRs, then you can do 4.10s again haha
01-20-2010, 02:17 PM
#15
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: NC
Posts: 8
^^^You should never rely on the canned tunes that come on a tuner. Its somewhere to start but you should buy the kind of tuner that whatever tuner youre going to take the car to to have it tuned uses. My tuner uses SCT so thats what i bought and i have a custom tune in my car that was put into my SCT Xcal 3 and i have similar numbers to you. I would never just burn the tune into the car without having the tuner to store your stock tune. I would not suggest other mods before the gears and tuner. But you should probably learn a little bit more on here before you start giving the advice. The tech knowledge we have on here is amazing and we have a lot of guru's that know what they are talking about. So learn a little bit more than just what youve heard from friends because you dont know if what they say is true. Our cars have a terrible tune in them factory and a tuner will actually improve a decent amount.
As far as gears go, 3.73, 3.90, and 4.10's seem to be the more popular gears on here. I went with 4.10's and they are great. Im sure that i'd be happy with 3.73's too. But my gas mileage didnt suffer at all and it is much more fun with the gears. If you cant pick, get 3.90's because its right in the middle.
As far as gears go, 3.73, 3.90, and 4.10's seem to be the more popular gears on here. I went with 4.10's and they are great. Im sure that i'd be happy with 3.73's too. But my gas mileage didnt suffer at all and it is much more fun with the gears. If you cant pick, get 3.90's because its right in the middle.
01-20-2010, 02:23 PM
#16
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: NC
Posts: 8
well sorry to step on your arrogance but i was not suggesting wiping your stock ecu clean the guy that i was talking about does it through sniper software and can have up to 8 stored tunes on one of the parts, and im not relying solely on what people say, i have read several articles and have personally expierienced what has happened to people, gears are the best bang for the buck, and you do see the biggest improvement through them but depending on the uses for your car and money i would do those when you go get it tuned, and as far as your gas mileage goes that is a bull face lie, if you go with 4.10's your gas mileage will change i know that for a fact
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01-20-2010, 02:27 PM
#17
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: California
Posts: 27
? not sure if this was directed at me but I try to maintain a I try to maintain a constant state of humility :-)
01-20-2010, 05:18 PM
#20
well sorry to step on your arrogance but i was not suggesting wiping your stock ecu clean the guy that i was talking about does it through sniper software and can have up to 8 stored tunes on one of the parts, and im not relying solely on what people say, i have read several articles and have personally expierienced what has happened to people, gears are the best bang for the buck, and you do see the biggest improvement through them but depending on the uses for your car and money i would do those when you go get it tuned, and as far as your gas mileage goes that is a bull face lie, if you go with 4.10's your gas mileage will change i know that for a fact