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Old 01-16-2009, 08:54 PM
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for everybody that knows what's done to my motor will it need a tune to run right cause it just doesn't want to run right,right now
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Old 01-16-2009, 08:56 PM
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i thought you were carbed?
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Old 01-16-2009, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by symonds86
i thought you were carbed?
I was but I put the motor that came out of the 85 into the 91 gotta have mo powa lol
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with the mods in your sig, no you dont need a tune
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Old 01-16-2009, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by luckythirteen13
with the mods in your sig, no you dont need a tune
alright thanx I think I just need to pull the dizzy and retime it so it in't no big deal
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Old 01-17-2009, 12:13 AM
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no tune needed, a KOER is needed though!!!! see what the ecm says
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Old 01-17-2009, 01:17 AM
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I have much more into my car and I dont have any kind of tuning done..
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Old 01-17-2009, 03:35 PM
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does the fuel go directly into the cylinders when you switch the car on?(like I said I know nothing about efi)
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Old 01-17-2009, 04:56 PM
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no the injectors need to pulse and then the fuel still goes through the intake valve in our cars
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Idk if fuel injection adds more hp but it sure enough feels like it did. The 91 is heavier than the 85 was but it still feels faster
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