Hi everybody,
I am new to this forum and am seeking information about a car that I am building. I have a 1997 Z/28 that I bought new and have only added exhaust, cold air intake and a shift kit when the car was new. The parts are from SLP back in 1997.
My car is an automatic and kind of a garage puppy as its never been in the rain or snow.
Now I am getting the itch for more power as my kids are grown up and I have some extra cash.
My plan:
-Port the stock heads or get some Edelbrocks.
-Change the camshaft. I want one that has a cool/rough idle and makes good power.
-Headers probably Pacesetter.

My question is how do you tune for the modifications on a 1997 Z/28?
Do I buy a tuner or can I bring my car to a dyno and have it tuned there?
I apologize for my ignorance but I am and "old school" pre computer guy.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You in advance,
Jack

 

http://madtuner.com/ or http://pcmforless.com/

 

You would need "Tunercat for OBD 2" which now is retailed buy "Jet" or "LT1 Edit" to tune your car. These will usually come with software for your laptop and a cable that hooks into your OBD 2 port under the drivers side dash. I recently sold my 97 trans am and have everything you would need (Tunercat for OBD 2 and cable plus starter tunes) to tune your own car. PM me and I will make you a good deal.

 

Lots of shops can tune the car after the mods, dyno tuning is the best way to tune but it can get expensive, i would send off for a mail order tune from a well known company such as PCMforless or madz28, they will get you close enough. As far as the heads go i would send them to be ported, and many places sell kits with matching cam like the LE1, or LE2, packages(*from Elliot protworks).

 

DO yourself a favor and never buy any Edlebrock stuff for your LT1.

Go with a LE1-LE2 setup

 

X2 on PCMFORLESS. I had them tune mine and it runs PERFECT after cam and headers.

 

Stay away from edlebrock, like every one mentioned talk to this guy http://elliottsportworks.com/