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Tune opinions - 5/22/2008 8:57:12 AM    Flake6899 Posts: 1833 Joined: 8/11/2006 From: WA Status: offline I'm going to need a tune for the cam that I'm getting and Justin from VMP said that he can do this without me getting a wideband. Will the tune be decent? _____________________________ 1999 3.8L 5 Speed CAI, dual exhaust, SCT xcal-2, 100 wet shot, FRPP 4.10's, auburn posi, Hurst short shifter, Aluminum driveshaft, P&P intakes and heads, SPEC Stage 1 Clutch Post #: 1

RE: Tune opinions - 5/22/2008 4:22:32 PM    Flake6899 Posts: 1833 Joined: 8/11/2006 From: WA Status: offline Cmon guys this is like determining whether I get a cam now or wait haha _____________________________ 1999 3.8L 5 Speed CAI, dual exhaust, SCT xcal-2, 100 wet shot, FRPP 4.10's, auburn posi, Hurst short shifter, Aluminum driveshaft, P&P intakes and heads, SPEC Stage 1 Clutch (in reply to Flake6899) Post #: 2

RE: Tune opinions - 5/22/2008 4:42:50 PM    VCS_SSSTANG Posts: 2004 Joined: 10/14/2007 Status: offline Are you going to go to his shop?  _____________________________ ~ Kyle ~ Bolt ons & vortech supercharged. 255/270 SAE-5 *new dyno soon* Dyno tuned 1st: Strictly Performance Widebad tuned: joe @ www.tricktuners.com (in reply to Flake6899) Post #: 3

RE: Tune opinions - 5/22/2008 4:53:28 PM    Flake6899 Posts: 1833 Joined: 8/11/2006 From: WA Status: offline Nope _____________________________ 1999 3.8L 5 Speed CAI, dual exhaust, SCT xcal-2, 100 wet shot, FRPP 4.10's, auburn posi, Hurst short shifter, Aluminum driveshaft, P&P intakes and heads, SPEC Stage 1 Clutch (in reply to VCS_SSSTANG) Post #: 4

RE: Tune opinions - 5/22/2008 4:59:32 PM    VCS_SSSTANG Posts: 2004 Joined: 10/14/2007 Status: offline This is straight off my tuners website, I'll let you decide: " We stress that wideband air fuel data is required for tuning all vehicles with major modifications and we will not tune high performance combos without wideband data.  Beware of any tuners that will attempt to email tune your high performance combo without wideband data.  Its just not safe! It would seem that the same exact car, with the same exact mods, would take the same exact tune, but that it not always the case due to production tolerances, maf orientation, etc.   " _____________________________ ~ Kyle ~ Bolt ons & vortech supercharged. 255/270 SAE-5 *new dyno soon* Dyno tuned 1st: Strictly Performance Widebad tuned: joe @ www.tricktuners.com (in reply to Flake6899) Post #: 5

RE: Tune opinions - 5/22/2008 5:09:11 PM    Flake6899 Posts: 1833 Joined: 8/11/2006 From: WA Status: offline Yeah I saw that on joes site....is a cam really considered a "high performance combo" though? Its not like I have a blower. _____________________________ 1999 3.8L 5 Speed CAI, dual exhaust, SCT xcal-2, 100 wet shot, FRPP 4.10's, auburn posi, Hurst short shifter, Aluminum driveshaft, P&P intakes and heads, SPEC Stage 1 Clutch (in reply to VCS_SSSTANG) Post #: 6

RE: Tune opinions - 5/22/2008 5:29:28 PM    mooses   Posts: 142 Joined: 2/22/2006 Status: offline Justin wouldn't do it if it wasn't safe.  You may not get the best gains, but I doubt you'll have any problems. (in reply to Flake6899) Post #: 7

RE: Tune opinions - 6/3/2008 8:07:18 PM    Blainestang   Posts: 323 Joined: 7/28/2006 Status: offline Obviously, a dynotune is the best way to go, but personally, I'd trust a mailed tune from Justin over a dynotune from just about anyone else. After my heads/cam swap, it took quite a bit of care just to get the car to Justin's shop without significant misfiring and the resulting flashing SES light. Since he tuned it, the stumbling is gone and the car makes more power than any heads/cam/CAI/exhaust car that I personally know of... and it gets 27mpg in mixed driving. Given the mods and situation, I couldn't have asked for more. All that being said... if Justin says he can tune it without wideband, I wouldn't be worried about trying it. Will he nail it the first time? Maybe not... but he's knowledgeable enough to get it close and go from there, IMO. Good luck... _____________________________ 1993 2.3L Notch (Electric Red, 5-speed): Open-Track Project 2000 3.8L (Black, 5-speed): H/C 2001 Harley-Davidson F-150 (in reply to mooses) Post #: 8

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