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Old 11-23-2008, 07:52 AM
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do I need a tune?

my car was pretty much stock non ram air a4 T/A. This summer when I painted it, I got the Raptor hood and last week borla catback. I had a few other bugs to work out and only driven about 40 miles total. It is noticeably more powerful and revs much faster and thats my question, it shifts very very very late. Will the car adjust to the new exhaust and ram air with more miles or do I need to do something else?
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Old 11-23-2008, 12:53 PM
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I have never heard of a car needing a tune after those minor changes. Shifting characteristics do require a reprogram
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Old 11-23-2008, 01:59 PM
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If you want to change shift points then, yes you'll need a tune but for very small mods like exhaust and lids you won't benefit too much from a tune.
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Old 11-24-2008, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Chevyssoccer
my car was pretty much stock non ram air a4 T/A. This summer when I painted it, I got the Raptor hood and last week borla catback. I had a few other bugs to work out and only driven about 40 miles total. It is noticeably more powerful and revs much faster and thats my question, it shifts very very very late. Will the car adjust to the new exhaust and ram air with more miles or do I need to do something else?
If it hits the rev limiter then it's late. If it doesn't then it's fine.
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Old 11-26-2008, 05:53 AM
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It is. And that is why I posted, I realize that these are not major mods but I have to back off a little to get it into 2nd
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Originally Posted by Chevyssoccer
It is. And that is why I posted, I realize that these are not major mods but I have to back off a little to get it into 2nd
Maybe a tune would fix it but it could very well be a trans issue.
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