Engine Are Tuners Worth It

arena314 · Nov 5, 2015

So I bought my car completely the way it is and it has a tune on it but I don't have the tuner for it and I'm not sure what type of tune it has on it. My question to you would be is it worth getting a bama tuner off of American muscle? I would imagine it's already tuned to all the mods it has but would you guys recommend getting one and re tuning? My brother has an 06 3v 4.6 and he has a bama tuner with a cai and when he put it on his stock car he swore he felt a big difference but when I drove it I didn't feel a really big difference over it on the stock tune and intake. Lmk what you guys think. Thanks in advance

97gtstang01 · Nov 5, 2015

I say get it. You can also data log and adjust everything to your driving with them

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arena314 · Nov 5, 2015

Would I feel a nice power increase? Like I said it is tuned but I have no idea if it's tuned to all the mods it has and it has a decent amount

97gtstang01 · Nov 6, 2015

arena314 said:
Would I feel a nice power increase? Like I said it is tuned but I have no idea if it's tuned to all the mods it has and it has a decent amount

I felt a difference in my ride. And over all difference as well in the way the engine runs and idles. And better had millage

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arena314 · Nov 6, 2015

What mods do you have and what tune are you running?

mogs01gt · Nov 6, 2015

You dont need a tuner until you have added every bolt on possible. Typically you dont get the tuner until you get gears.

arena314 · Nov 7, 2015

I have 373's pi heads with pi intake pypes off-road x magnaflow mufflers a tr3650 trans cold air intake and short shifter I have a decent amount of upgrades but I'm not sure what tune is currently on my car so even if I just get a tuner and re tune it will it help me?

mogs01gt · Nov 13, 2015

arena314 said:
I have 373's pi heads with pi intake pypes off-road x magnaflow mufflers a tr3650 trans cold air intake and short shifter I have a decent amount of upgrades but I'm not sure what tune is currently on my car so even if I just get a tuner and re tune it will it help me?

Help you how? Are you having issues with it? If its not running ting, why waste the cash?

arena314 · Nov 13, 2015

It doesnt't run bad but I hooked it up to a scanner and I'm running rich. Plus when I give it gas the rev takes a few seconds before it idles down it runs a little rough in that way it almost seems as if it has no tune on it at all. Another thing is wont it set the redline higher because I could use that too

mogs01gt · Nov 13, 2015

arena314 said:
It doesnt't run bad but I hooked it up to a scanner and I'm running rich. Plus when I give it gas the rev takes a few seconds before it idles down it runs a little rough in that way it almost seems as if it has no tune on it at all. Another thing is wont it set the redline higher because I could use that too

Mod engines are notorious for having slow rev downs. I guess the tuner would set your mind at ease for knowing that its actually tuned and leaning up the mixture a bit could possibly net you a few ponies.

arena314 · Nov 13, 2015

Would my engine run better and would I feel more power? I honestly don't even think it has a tune

mbfwhite · Nov 14, 2015

arena314 said:
Would my engine run better and would I feel more power? I honestly don't even think it has a tune

Its mostly seat of the pants power youll be getting, especially in an auto. If youve got the money to blow, i say go for it. It adds alittle pep to the auto

arena314 · Nov 14, 2015

Mines a 5 speed tremic

mbfwhite · Nov 14, 2015

arena314 said:
Mines a 5 speed tremic

It will be a noteable difference, but like i said, mostly seat of the pants. It does the same for manuals, but it depends on your drive style

arena314 · Nov 14, 2015

Yeah I just want to increase drivability and get my car to run leaner idk if I believe the whole gain up to 21 horsepower thing they claim but I'm sure with will make my car drive better

mbfwhite · Nov 14, 2015

arena314 said:
Yeah I just want to increase drivability and get my car to run leaner idk if I believe the whole gain up to 21 horsepower thing they claim but I'm sure with will make my car drive better

I had 2000 that i tuned and it gained about 3 to the wheels, not worth doing if youre looking for the hp gain unless you get some serious mods. And even then you should dyno tune it. But it does make it alittle more fun on the streets, i noticed a significant difference in high end power.

arena314 · Nov 14, 2015

Yeah I'm really looking to increase top end because these 2v's are horrible in the top end

mogs01gt · Nov 16, 2015

arena314 said:
Would my engine run better and would I feel more power? I honestly don't even think it has a tune

define "run better"? About the only benefit you could gain is by using a tuner that can adjust timing. The PI cams are a bit bigger and require more timing. The bama tuners allow for a global spark advancement so those might work. You dont have much done to the car to warrant a tuner plus any tuner worth a damn is an easy $500+ dollars.

Non-PI:
Intake .462" lift/201 @.050"
Exhaust .462" lift/208 @.050"
114 intake C/L
113 exhaust C/L

PI:
Intake .507" lift/200 @.050"
Exhaust .534" lift/210 @.050"
114 intake C/L
115 exhaust C/L

arena314 said:
Yeah I'm really looking to increase top end because these 2v's are horrible in the top end

top end is horsepower, you simply need more.

arena314 · Nov 16, 2015

Would I get more in the top end and will it lean out the mixture a little?

mogs01gt · Nov 17, 2015

arena314 said:
Would I get more in the top end and will it lean out the mixture a little?

Not really. You'll probably get a few hp up top but you would definitely see more gains in the mid RPM range. Especially if its not tuned. So your SOTP feeling would increase a lot IMO.

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