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captainofiron
05-19-2011, 03:37 PM
As I am gearing up for my dual exhaust build up, I have been pondering lately if I should get my ECM tuned.

My WS6 is basically bolt on, only major mods are

LTs w/high flow cats
1.65 RRs w/ Beehives
MSD opti

the rest is stock, or "upgraded" stock

would I benefit from a tune, as in gas mileage/efficiency/performance?
jkicak
05-19-2011, 09:11 PM
i would get a tune if i were u
SexyTransAm
05-19-2011, 10:25 PM
get at least a mail order tune
DMBlack
05-19-2011, 10:35 PM
Always tune
captainofiron
05-20-2011, 08:49 AM
anybody that you guys can recommend that wont trash my ECM?

Also would such small changes necessitate a tune?
faust
05-20-2011, 08:52 AM
moe bailey. moehorsepower on here
LSWHO
05-20-2011, 10:07 AM
anybody that you guys can recommend that wont trash my ECM?

Also would such small changes necessitate a tune?

A tune is as necessary as your headers.

A tune will give you more power. If you don't like power don't get one. A stock car can benefit from a tune.
captainofiron
05-20-2011, 10:23 AM
A tune is as necessary as your headers.

A tune will give you more power. If you don't like power don't get one. A stock car can benefit from a tune.

nah I hate power :laugh:

But would this also affect my mpgs?
jkicak
05-20-2011, 10:42 AM
nah I hate power :laugh:

But would this also affect my mpgs?

yes, will INCREASE your mpg.

i used pcmforless
captainofiron
05-20-2011, 10:55 AM
yes, will INCREASE your mpg.

i used pcmforless

great. thanks guys
LSWHO
05-20-2011, 12:54 PM
yes, will INCREASE your mpg.

i used pcmforless

I wouldn't say it will, but it can. It can also do the opposite if it's a bad tune.
captainofiron
05-23-2011, 07:39 AM
So far Solomon (lt1pcmtuning.com) and Bryan (pcmforless) have gotten back to me

nobody has answered my emails.

both of them answered pretty much all of my questions, so now I just have to decide who to use.

Bryan told me that he has seen ceramic coated headers adversely affect o2 sensors, I had never heard of that before, weird.

Anyways pcmforless wants $175 and lt1pcmtuning wants $120
DMBlack
05-23-2011, 09:15 AM
Did you check with MOEHorsepower? While my bolt-on PCM4Less tune seems good (had to send back for a stall wall issue even though they were told about my stall before hand). Friends of mine with h/c LT1 have not been happy with their mail order tunes, but now it seems as though Moe has them all fixed up. I have no experience with Solomon.
captainofiron
05-23-2011, 09:40 AM
Did you check with MOEHorsepower? While my bolt-on PCM4Less tune seems good (had to send back for a stall wall issue even though they were told about my stall before hand). Friends of mine with h/c LT1 have not been happy with their mail order tunes, but now it seems as though Moe has them all fixed up. I have no experience with Solomon.

yea I shot him a pm, no response