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Tuning Question - Do I need one after basic mods?

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I plan to do some basic mods to my 1994 GT convertible this winter. They will include gears , long tube headers, H pipe with cats, and a cold air intake. I already have a cat back (Flowmaster Am. Thunder).

My question is, should I plan on getting a good dyno tune after this rather basic stuff? Or can the stock computer/tune handle this level of mods without leaning out?

I do plan to get a good dyno tune eventually. But that seems to stretch the budget a bit (~$650 with dyno time and a custom burned chip). So I would like to delay it a bit, if that's safe to do.

Better yet, if I can delay the tune a year, then maybe I can get the intake done before then too, and save on some tuning rework.

Appreciate your opinions, and let me know if you have done similar mods without a tune successfully.
 

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I would think you would need to get you car tuned with just a couple bolt ons.
 

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Your stock computer should be able to handle that no prob. I'd say get an AFPR and then you can bump the fp if you need to.
 

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It's not necessary by any means. But if will certainly increase the power being put to the ground. But the gains will not be worth the price tag associated with the tune.

Wait until you gead heads/cam/intake or some form of forced induction to get a tune.
Scott
 
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