Tune ??
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Tune ??
Sorry for the silly question, but what all is involved in a "Tune". Is this just a replacement of plugs and wires? What else is involved?? 
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Last edited by photoguy; Jul 10, 2007 at 03:22 PM.
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Depends what you are referring to. If you mean a tune up in the old school sense then yes, basically it is just switching out plugs and maybe wires, oil change, filter changes.
However if you mean "tune" now days it means going into the computer and tweaking parameters according to the mods you have done to your car.
However if you mean "tune" now days it means going into the computer and tweaking parameters according to the mods you have done to your car.
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Depends what you are referring to. If you mean a tune up in the old school sense then yes, basically it is just switching out plugs and maybe wires, oil change, filter changes.
However if you mean "tune" now days it means going into the computer and tweaking parameters according to the mods you have done to your car.
However if you mean "tune" now days it means going into the computer and tweaking parameters according to the mods you have done to your car.
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Aren't there many things that can be changed with a "tune"? Or am I thinking of a programmer? Things like changing the shift point of an automatic. Changing the on/off settings of the cooling fans, etc.
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I did a tune right after my headers/xpipe/catback/vararam/air bridge at MTI (GA) and Reese was able to squeeze out an additional 15hp and 20ft-lbs. In addition the car was much more stable and runs cooler (he included a 160tstat and fan adjust at 190).
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