i had my hooker headers and off road pipe installed on my car and it runs like crap. I've been told i need a tune but i have no idea what to tune, how to do it, what to buy, ect. IM SO CONFUSSED! Can anyone help me and tell me EXACTLY what i have to do to get the most out of my car?

 

Get LS1 edit and autotap, great diagnostic and programming tools. You will need a laptop too. all in all, very $$ but works like a charm. Otherwise you can get a Mass Air Flow Translator for around 175. You can change your air/fuel ratio on the curve for pretty cheap. Wait to take it to a shop to get it tuned until you get a cam as it will be redundant to do it twice. Hope this helps!

BTW...did you throw a code?

 

i dont plan on getting a cam ever, i didnt throw any codes. Will getting a MAF help me completely? I'm still alittle confussed. Lets say i et LS1edit, what do i change about my PCM?

 

Are you sure it's slower? Have you confirmed it with time on the track? The ol' butt-o-meter isn't the most accurate measuring tool.

 

mullettour, what do you do at MH? Crewchief maybe?

 

no its slower, i can easily tell.

 

EOD

 

Sweet, I'll let you launch a F-15 if you let me blow something up

 

Freaky, did you double check to make sure all your spark plugs are hooked back up? I had a buddy that didn't hook one of them up and he was troubleshooting for days and it also didn't throw a code either, but his was a '94 if that makes any difference.

 

i thought i had all my wires connected to. when i went to get it programmed, it said i wasn running on the cylinder in the back. you need to double check they clicked in

 

Is the exhaust hitting anywhere ? I know on the LT1 if you make any kind of hitting noise on the exhaust it will confuse it with engine knock and will retard the timing.

 

My car ran like a$$ immediately after I did the install... I didn't have the front O2 sensors connected as I forgot all about getting extensions. As soon as I got my extensions and plugged them in, it took only about 30 mins or so of running the car for the SES light to turn off ... and low and behold the rearend of my car no longer smelled like a diesel run semi.