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Old 06-28-2011, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by hemery13
Dang got outbided, off 2 find another 1!
Outbid on what? If it's a tuner, you'll need to be POSITIVE that it's unlocked (having one unlocked can cost $150) and then tunes for your car will also cost you. Canned tunes are lame and someone elses custom tunes won't work on your car and can likely corrupt your OE tune.

Please, please research before you buy. Of course, you may have been bidding on car wax for all I know...
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Old 06-28-2011, 07:54 PM
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Nuke is right...if you're bidding on a tuner, put the extra cash towards a cai & custom tune from am or brenspeed...it'll save you from a big mistake...i ordered the jlt intake and tune combo and loaded the 93 race tune from am and i will never look back...she runs alot meaner and shifts hard

if you're looking to intsall a supercharger, then you should take a visit to brenspeed, if it's just a cai and tune, it should be 45 min tops to install the intake and tune her
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Old 06-28-2011, 08:00 PM
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No i was talking about a car my bad, and can you guys tell me the difference between canned tune and custom tune please..im new 2 this stuff
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Old 06-28-2011, 08:18 PM
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like nuke said, a canned tune is useless garbage...it won't give the power and gains that a good custom tune will
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Old 06-28-2011, 08:53 PM
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A canned tune is a preset tune that will come with a tuner when you purchase it.

A custom tune is a tune that is made specifically for your car with your specific mods by a tuner company(Bama/americanmuscle for example).
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Old 06-28-2011, 09:02 PM
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i forgot what site i was on but i seen a 93 race tune, is that canned or custom?
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Old 06-28-2011, 10:32 PM
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it was probable one of bama's tunes. it would be custom. if you go to this link ( http://www.americanmuscle.com/sct-custom-tune.html ) and buy that, you get free custom tunes from bama for life. not a bad deal at all.
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Old 06-30-2011, 01:02 PM
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A canned tune is a huge upgrade over stock. A custom tune is a huge upgrade over a canned tune. However, a custom tune will cost you mucho dinero. My most recent custom tune was $450. Nothing wrong with a canned tune if it's what your budget allows for.
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Old 06-30-2011, 07:58 PM
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Mid Coast Performance (MCP) is located in St Charles Mo right behind Fastlane. Kurt Borton the owner and tuner runs the 78 Ford Fairmont in NMRA Hotsteet, but stepping up to the DR class. He has a 4.6 3v that runs a F3 Procharger, Powerglide setup last year went 8.2's this year hoping for high 7's and street legal. Brenspeed are are bunch of Great guys and bought a lot from them , but had Kurt tune my car and could'nt be happier. He is pushing 1300+ rwhp at 35 lbs of boost with the Farimont known as the " Almond Assassin"

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