10-06-2009, 05:28 PM | #15 |
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You ever ridden a horse? You really should consider a tune if you add an CAI. Read about vectorsport tunes in the forum. They offer a plug and play to your upgrades. You can also return the settings to stock when you take the car into the dealer if your worried.
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10-06-2009, 10:47 PM | #16 | |
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Vector has installed (I believe) 7 of our OTR intakes and tuned them now, so that isn't such a bad idea as either. |
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10-07-2009, 08:34 AM | #17 |
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Hmmmm kind of sounds like what I posted? LOL......Thanks Mike!
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10-07-2009, 09:06 AM | #18 |
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You guys who are riding the fence as far as getting a tune should realize that you are leaving a nice chunk of hp and torque on the table by staying on the stock tune. You are also not getting the best mileage that you could be getting by having it on the stock tune which is a touch rich from the factory. As far as warranty stuff goes, if you do indeed hurt the motor or drivetrain down the road and take it to the dealer for warranty work they will look at more than the tune. You could have the stock tune in there, but if they see headers, a cat-back, CAI, bald rear tires, etc, you could be in a bit of trouble anyways, stock tune or not.
Some of you guys have little faith in the strength of GM powerplants, lol. People have been pushing these motors with lots of boost to well over 700hp without a hitch. Go have some fun with your cars and stop worrying so much! I'd bet that most of your 5th gens aren't daily drivers anyways. |
10-07-2009, 12:50 PM | #19 |
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10-07-2009, 12:57 PM | #20 | |
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But, after 3 transmissions in my 4th gen, nothing can replace that warranty....over $3k covered by that warranty... |
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10-07-2009, 12:58 PM | #21 |
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Actually, I have, but just to watch him work on some SSRs. Unfortunately, no Camaros... How do you like your ported TB and tune? Did you do a street or dyno tune? PM me if this is getting too off-topic. Thanks.
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10-07-2009, 01:10 PM | #22 |
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You can afford a $35,000+ SS Camaro but you can't afford a beater car? My daily driver is a little old Chrysler Cirrus that I picked up for $1,000. Going on year number 2 for me with it. When it dies I will get another little beater car.
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10-07-2009, 01:13 PM | #23 |
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Ah, the old 4L60E blues, lol. I grenaded two of them myself, I feel your pain. My point is that some of you guys will get headers and other not-so-easy-to-remove mods that will void your warranty just like a reflash will. Any part on your car that ups the hp by even a small amount could be considered harmful to the drivetrain in the dealers eyes.
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10-07-2009, 04:45 PM | #24 | |
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But when you go and get a tune..well..thats it...goodbye warranty,NO acceptions. I swear...sometimes I wish I wasnt such a worry wart...and say...the heck with it...Go get a tune, supercharger, cam and all,and then off to the track and run the sh#t out of it. |
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10-07-2009, 04:57 PM | #25 | |
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One downside though, everyone says it's a grandpa car. |
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10-07-2009, 07:31 PM | #26 |
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It's not the cost of a beater, it's having to insure it and rates in my area of the country suck! Trust me, I would've kept my old 95 grand am 3.1 years ago, had USAA given me a break on insuring it, along w/ the car I replaced it with. It only had 85K miles on it too! Then again, w/ any beater, you never know when something might have to get fixed, which is why I keep getting new cars in the first place--peace of mind!
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10-08-2009, 12:35 PM | #27 |
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i have the new era otr and have felt some jumping when cold and warm. at idle and at speed going down the road. i haven't really thought much about it. i figured it had to do with the maf sensor.
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