Good luck bro.
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Tonyrodz
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Thanks. Tuner told me the injectors were maxed out and I almost lost this motor due to running lean. If that would've happened it would've went to the junkyard!
Scottydoggs
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where did you go? tune time was it? and what they charge for the tune part only?
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Yup Tune Time in Lakewood. Not sure of the price of the tune alone.
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Did they list what all they had to change in the tune? What injectors did you go with?
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I didn't even get that far with them. I only talked to them over the phone. I will ask what they did change in the tune, and which injectors they installed. Gonna pick it up this Thursday.
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Woulda thunk that'd be the first thing to ask after they said "welp, all done here".
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I didn't want to keep them on the phone any longer then necessary--at that time. You know how some people like to rush you off the phone. I hate when businesses do that to me. Believe me, once I get there it'll be a different story.Woulda thunk that'd be the first thing to ask after they said "welp, all done here".
Get a printed detailed copy of the work done, including part numbers for items replaced. And a written summary of the changes to the tune.
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Hopefully they'll already have a sheet printed up ready to go.
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So far its money well spent.
It's like a totally different truck. Even sounds different. Power is there when you need it, there's no surging of the idle--and no idle chop--which is fine with me.
It was tuned using a Mustang dyno. Looks to be 345 rwhp and 355 tq. Not too bad.
It's like a totally different truck. Even sounds different. Power is there when you need it, there's no surging of the idle--and no idle chop--which is fine with me.
It was tuned using a Mustang dyno. Looks to be 345 rwhp and 355 tq. Not too bad.
WOW nice!!! I'm sure the gas gauge is going to act different too.
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Actually the tuner told me I should get just a little bit better gas mileage. Nice.WOW nice!!! I'm sure the gas gauge is going to act different too.
Hope it's straightened out now, Tony! Have some fun!
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So what injectors did you get and what changes did they make to the tune?
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I forget the name brand of the injectors, but they’re not oem. The injectors are 44 lbs--which is plenty for my application. I'm just really happy they were able to figure out all of its issues.
As for the tune, they had to start from scratch. They started with a baseline LQ9 tune, then tweaked it from there. Guy told me the tune was just "off". It also was tuned using Speed Density--it's a maf system.
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why in the world would anyone run a SD tune on a NA set up. thats ohhh so much more work and sooo much harder to make right. SD/VE tuning is really for boosted set ups that will out flow the maf's capability's.
really seems like the first tuner found a tune and slapped it in there and didnt give a *** if it was right or not.
did they figure out why the obd2 port would work on and off?
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Agreed, 1st tuner was a moron.
This tuner had to disconnect my Pioneer DD radio. After doing that the tune downloaded with no issues. I asked why he didn't just take the fuse out. He said he wasn't sure if it was wired correctly and it was just easier to unplug the complete radio. Idk, but it worked out for him.
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Finally home.
