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Old 04-21-2009, 10:39 AM
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iv'e always heard that it was opposite but i could be wrong. i had been told when i went for my maf conversion on my 88 it was the way i stated
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Old 04-21-2009, 10:42 AM
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i could be wrong too and mis quoting MJR. lol. but like you, except, i've always heard the manual computers are more aggressive.
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Old 04-21-2009, 10:44 AM
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we'll see if he chimes in at some point haha
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Old 04-21-2009, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by kweb288
could just get a tune to make up for it though it would be kind of a waste on a pretty stock car


well it isnt i said earlier it has a h/c/i swap and it is already tuned but ill have to retune it for the manuel
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Old 04-21-2009, 01:26 PM
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dont retune it just for a manual swap. it will be fine.
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Old 04-21-2009, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by FivePointOhh
dont retune it just for a manual swap. it will be fine.
Agreed, doesnt need to be retuned just for a manual swap (will barely see any kind of gain from this)

And sorry thought it was a different thread were a guy had a basically stock car cant keep all these things straight
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Old 04-21-2009, 08:29 PM
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you really dont think it will need to be retuned? when i got it tuned with the auto i was really unhappy with it
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Old 04-21-2009, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by live4motocross11
you really dont think it will need to be retuned? when i got it tuned with the auto i was really unhappy with it
cough** cause it was auto... lol imo stick cars are more fun and you get better power from em. i've driven auto 5.0s and no matter what it was still a dog compared to mine
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Old 04-21-2009, 10:49 PM
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^^^^agreed. I didnt have to retune mine when i switched.
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Old 04-22-2009, 08:23 PM
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alright thanks guys
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