De-modding question
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De-modding question
If I return to stock, other than a loss of hp and throttle response, will there be any negative effects from my custom tune for the following?:
Return to stock air intake...
Return to stock exhaust manifolds, and exhaust system all the way back...
In other words, will I generate codes? will the car run rough? Can I leave the tune alone?
Return to stock air intake...
Return to stock exhaust manifolds, and exhaust system all the way back...
In other words, will I generate codes? will the car run rough? Can I leave the tune alone?
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Nothing wrong with a stock 'Vette!!! 
Literally years of R&D and testing go into making these cars perform as flawlessly as possible across entire ranges of uses and purposes they will end up in with various owners. Hence all of the spy photos of camoflaged test mules of the next generation cars caught out and about.
It's kind of like saying, "We're going to build a Saturn V rocket, but along with the capability of reaching the moon, it must be absolutely tractable and comfortable cruising Sunset BLVD. at thirty miles an hour with no issues of driveability!!"
Personally, I don't think the engineers who develop our cars ever get anywhere enough credit!!!!
As a Harley mechanic, I built a great many 98 cu. in. and bigger stroker motors (now, they're coming from the factory that big but we were doing it with Shovel Head motors), and generally to get it to perform perfectly, you just about have to build it to a specific purpose. A road motor is going to be set up quite differently than a 1/4 mi. race motor, and making one that can do both?!?!?!? Oh my God!! That can quickly become an absolute nightmare!! NO way could you ever charge for the time that would actually be involved in that kind of project to have perfect driveability in both situations!!
Just my $0.02.
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Yes, in preparation to trade the car in and reap the cash from the mods that have no value to a dealer. I am thinking long term to the C7, so have put together a plan. Others may be thinking the same. For example, I just got a GM credit card and am using that exclusively now....currently up to $3000 can be applied to a new Vette, so anything along those lines later on when the C7 comes out is nice to look forward to. Back on point, I figure I can get close to $5000 selling off mods on my 97....dealer will not pay any extra for them for sure, so why not return to stock before trade in. Oh, thanks for your input guys....any other ideas let's hear what you got.
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Yes, in preparation to trade the car in and reap the cash from the mods that have no value to a dealer. I am thinking long term to the C7, so have put together a plan. Others may be thinking the same. For example, I just got a GM credit card and am using that exclusively now....currently up to $3000 can be applied to a new Vette, so anything along those lines later on when the C7 comes out is nice to look forward to. Back on point, I figure I can get close to $5000 selling off mods on my 97....dealer will not pay any extra for them for sure, so why not return to stock before trade in. Oh, thanks for your input guys....any other ideas let's hear what you got.
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None of those mods "required" a change in the tune. Lots of people run stock tunes with LT's and a CAI.
My suggestion would be to put the stock crap back on and see how it runs. You're really just guessing what the tuner did anyways.
My suggestion would be to put the stock crap back on and see how it runs. You're really just guessing what the tuner did anyways.
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