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Benefits of a dyno with SCT?

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thomsonc

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I read in another thread, someone telling the person to get a handheld tuner (SCT) and then dyno tune it. What are the benefits of that, if your 'stang is otherwise completely stock with just gears and exhaust (no headers)?
 

SamMan

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You can adjust for gear changes and turn off rear O2 sensors with regards to gears and exhaust. Other than that I guess timing advance and tuning auto tranny shifts. Also you can read and clear error codes. Theres some other things such as air/fuel and coolant temp. Do a search for "xcal" and/or "predator" and you will get a feature list.
 
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The last thing I want to do is tune my own car. I'll leave that to the experts at MPH.
 

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If you have a power adder or extensive mods, sure. Go for a dyno tune too. For a car that's stock with just gears and exhaust, you won't see much more from a dyno tune. You may gain some but that money could be spent on other things like tires or suspension mods.
 

BlackenedSVT

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Yeah i agree with propellerhead. I dont know what kind of mods you have, but until you get to pretty much the same mods i have in my sig, you dont really need a tune or a hand held tuner. But they are handy to have!!

...speaking of which i need to buy one and get a tune!! grrrr.....
 
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