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Stanley Bullock

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Seriously Thinking of doing intake and Cam Swap. My question is: Do i absolutely have to have it tuned right away, or can it be driven until i obtain a Tuner. Also will i really notice a power Improvement without a tune, or will i just be beating a dead horse.
 

Superhereaux

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Power-wise I couldn't tell you, i'm sure it's a solid upgrade.

Tune-wise (haven't done it myself) i think you're ok to drive around until you tune it. To be honest i think you can get away with just the intake and cams, the tune would just optimize what you have (I could be wrong)
 

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i have a set of pi cams with your name on them for the right price... i just took them out of my car not that long ago
 

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The swap will still be very much worth the gains, even without a tune.
The stock tune will be fine, but at WOT, you will be very rich. It won't be so rich to cause any kind of harm to the engine, but it certainly won't be optimal for power. The MAF and fuel tables are setup to make the mixture more rich when you increase the airflow beyond stock.
 

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MAN!......WHAT EVER HAPPEN TO THE GOOD OLE' A9L. LIKE A SWEET OLD GRANDMOTHER, NO MATTER HOW MANY FREINDS YOU BROUGHT OVER TO PLAY, SHE WAS ALWAYS UNDERSTANDING
 
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