which tuner do I want?

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x182dan

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I have a 95GT with a 331 stroker. I would like to try and tune the car myself. I am not sure which one I want. I've read that The Tweecer RT is very good but difficult to figure out. How good is the PMS tuner? I really don't need anything crazy I just want my car to run good and idle fine. Its an all motor car and I don't plan on using nitrous or adding an boost.

 

2000xp8

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A natural 331 should run fine without any tuner.
If it doesn't idle right, something is screwed up, it's nothing to do with the computer.

 

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Error in the Load calculation due to the stroker, and a larger/calibrated MAF meter can cause some drivability issues. Add a cam into the mix, and supposedly the 94-95 ecus can get a little rough.
These ecus use the Load calculations more heavily than the Fox ecus...


Personally,
I prefer the tweecer rt, for 2 reasons.
1. cost - it is less expensive than a fully loaded PMS
2. It's what I have, so I'm comfortable with it


I'm sure you'll get a variety of experiences/opinions....

 

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Take it somewhere and have it dyno tuned by someone that knows what they are doing.

 

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x182dan

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Stopsign32v said:

Take it somewhere and have it dyno tuned by someone that knows what they are doing.

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I would I have no problem doing that, but no one local to me will tune obd1.

 

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Stopsign32v

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x182dan said:

I would I have no problem doing that, but no one local to me will tune obd1.

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Where do you live? I'm sure there is someone. I once trailered my car 6 hours one way to get it tuned. Was it worth it? Yep!

 

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Ive used the PMS for several years and have been happy with it, and ive heard good things about the twEECer as well.

 

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x182dan

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I live in CT. Theres a mustang place called xxtuning in CT. They will not tune obd1 cars anymore. Theres a few shops in CT that will do obd1 but they are mostly ricer shops that I do not trust.

 

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Tweecer RT is the way to go