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smkshw

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stang89bidges said:
Hopefully it doesn't cost you another G for a couple pulls this time. Cost around my area is $150 - $300 depending on what you do. 3 pulls only is $150. Pulls with modifications like installing a chip or removing FMU or installing injectors the labor gets you to $350(not including parts cost).

I need a chip and new MAF, I was quoted $500ish to do all of this parts included.

I will install injectors myself.
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i phoned around talked to another "supposedly" good tuner....id have to start again with him and it will be a g at least he said!.....or,free to re tune with the other tuner same company as before!.....
talked to the manager and "if"i went with them i asked for the other guy to do it.....money is tight now but im still thinking im gona start again with the other guy,but i dont trust anyone at this point anymore!....lol
and this is canadian,our dollar sucks right now!...
 

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Man that's a lot for a few pulls.
 

smkshw

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stang89bidges said:
Man that's a lot for a few pulls.
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i know....if i go somwhere else their gona sell me the tune again,then tweek time all over again....idk with these guys
 

TOOLOW91

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smkshw said:
i know....if i go somwhere else their gona sell me the tune again,then tweek time all over again....idk with these guys
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I hope it all goes well this time .


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smkshw

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TOOLOW91 said:
I hope it all goes well this time .


Sent from my iPhone using my fingers while my auto correct makes me seem illiterate
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thanks....im praying it does too!......poor car deserves it!,me too!
 

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Make sure you're extremely clear with the guy, have a 6 year old write it down for him if it helps with getting a SAFE tune and get it up to operating temp this time!!

Good luck man, you're do some!
 
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They have TWO tuners at the same place? Thats new to me. Use the other guy there but hang out like a hawk the whole time and ask the manager to review as well before you leave. You have a right to be firm at this point.
 

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89oem said:
They have TWO tuners at the same place? Thats new to me. Use the other guy there but hang out like a hawk the whole time and ask the manager to review as well before you leave. You have a right to be firm at this point.
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ya there is 2 guys....its a big shop,not just a tuning place,lots of cars in there getting blowers and stuff all over the place,so mine shouldnt be a problem!?.....my buddy used the other guy and says he was good,but the first time my guy did good also!...lol....personaly for some reason i think he just didnt take the compression into account!....and i will be firm with them,thats for sure!
 
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Here ya go, great read: Vortech V3 SCi-Trim Supercharger Kit - Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords Magazine

We could all use tuners like this guy
 
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so with my new head gasket my compression went from 185psi to 160 psi.....any of you guys know what my compression ratio would be now?
 

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The 1011-1 is .041 compressed
9333pt1 is .047 compressed .

As far as figuring it out there's a lot of math that goes into it


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better question would be how i would find out my compession ratio now?
 

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posted at the same time,ok im not good at math!...lol
 

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Engine Compression Ratio (CR) Calculator


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Engine Compression Ratio (CR) Calculator


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thanks man,i only know a few of those answers though.....lol.....but ill fugure it out
 
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smkshw

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well guys im in trouble here,they did another free tune on my car,one good thing is my head gasket didnt blow....so i put the new gasket in,my cylinder pressure went from 185psi to 160psi,they ran it,with the 347 vortec pulley it saw 9 psi on their dyno?.....anyway,here are the results,they say that with my set up they cant make it work,its runs too hot?,compression is too high?,all the stuff i asked them before about!,so i paid a G to blow and change a head gasket,intake gaskets twice,tows,fluids and a lot of my time and head aches,and in the end they tell me to change my whole set up!.....i cant beleive these guys!
 

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With that they said my car was safe to drive,at this point i didnt care about the hp,but as soon as i drove it away it was pure detonation from 1psi to 6psi,thats as high as i saw,then when i went back they said that it wont work with my set up!
 

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So new tuner here i come and a meth kit.....not sure if i should lower compression more or not?,the other tuner i talked to said i should be fine but recomended to reserface my heads and run a mls gasket as well!??.....idk what to do!,my car is parked now with a sc installed!
 

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Whether there is or isn't something wrong with your combo I think these guys are like idiots. How can it be OK to drive one second then all a sudden it's all wrong?
 

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For the $ you have spent, you would have been better off going with a Fast XFI or Holley engine management system. You would be done. You would know more about tuning and be making more power.
 
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