ECS Mail order tunes, still only $149!
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Doug, this may have been covered somewhere in the 1500 posts of this great thread but can you simply tell me if there are any limitations speaking only on behalf of an N/A tune that there may be? Looking forward to potentially using your services to get my car up and driveable this winter.
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Doug, this may have been covered somewhere in the 1500 posts of this great thread but can you simply tell me if there are any limitations speaking only on behalf of an N/A tune that there may be? Looking forward to potentially using your services to get my car up and driveable this winter.
If your car has a large cam or other internal mods then the files are sent as "start up tune files" so you can start the car, check it over and drive to your tuner. Also it is very difficult to mail order tune aftermarket mass air flows, they generally cause more problems than they are worth though so we do not recommend them ever.
I hope that helps, thanks for your interest!
#1544
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Cam will likely be a Texas Speed 228R 228/228 600 600 112 or maybe a Torquer V2 232/234 600 600 112. Heads will be 243 sent in to TSP for their basic CNC port job. Mas air will be stock. Nothing else too crazy. If you don't think it will be reasonable to tune I totally understand. My tuner is over 100 miles away and his schedule is horrible so If you guys can just get the car where it's driveable for a while for 150 bucks I think it's worth exploring that avenue.
Last time I put a Torquer V2 cam in a car it was not even remotely driveable out of the box lol.
Last time I put a Torquer V2 cam in a car it was not even remotely driveable out of the box lol.
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Cam will likely be a Texas Speed 228R 228/228 600 600 112 or maybe a Torquer V2 232/234 600 600 112. Heads will be 243 sent in to TSP for their basic CNC port job. Mas air will be stock. Nothing else too crazy. If you don't think it will be reasonable to tune I totally understand. My tuner is over 100 miles away and his schedule is horrible so If you guys can just get the car where it's driveable for a while for 150 bucks I think it's worth exploring that avenue.
Last time I put a Torquer V2 cam in a car it was not even remotely driveable out of the box lol.
Last time I put a Torquer V2 cam in a car it was not even remotely driveable out of the box lol.
Not a problem, thanks!
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Much appreciated and thanks for the quick responses. Hope to send the PCM that way during the holidays this year.
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Doug,
I spoke to you on the phone last last week I believe. I sent my ECU out to you all today since I finally got the car back together and running. Can’t wait to see what you do with the tune!
I spoke to you on the phone last last week I believe. I sent my ECU out to you all today since I finally got the car back together and running. Can’t wait to see what you do with the tune!
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I see you have quite a following here on the forum...your place is in Cream Ridge off 539 ??...I’m not to far away...used to drive by when I worked at McGuire...I think you guys opened up in 2000...I’ll have to swing by sometimes to check out your place !!
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Just got my PCM back from ECS. They shipped it back the day after it arrived.
My car is a near-stock 1998 Auto coupe that I have owned for a year.
I base-lined the car (new fluids, filters, brakes, tires, belts, hoses). Added Airaid intake, Borla straight pipes, 180F thermostat. Removed air injection pump & plumbing.
Engine always sounded rough like there was a miss or an exhaust leak that I couldn't track down, and it wasn't very fast.
Observations:
After the tune, the car runs smoother, seems effortless to accelerate now.
Can maintain 195F-205F coolant temp in stop/go traffic, hard driving, etc.
Quieter at idle and low RPM's (which is good with straight pipes).
Engine spins more easily. Sounds better, like a healthy LS1 should.
Car feels MUCH faster, pulls harder especially up high.
I can do burnouts now!! (5,500ft altitude, 2.73 rear end, C6 wheels).
There is a radar speed limit sign near my house - stop sign to radar sign was 64mph, now 75mph - no joke.
Shifts are firm and quick, seems to hold gears to a higher RPM.
Car will step a little sideways on WOT 1-2 shift, which it never did before.
It's amazing the difference in performance from my sad-sack well-used $8k Corvette before the tune and after.
Almost forgot, the check-engine light for the Secondary Air Injection is gone.
Money well spent. Thanks ECS.
My car is a near-stock 1998 Auto coupe that I have owned for a year.
I base-lined the car (new fluids, filters, brakes, tires, belts, hoses). Added Airaid intake, Borla straight pipes, 180F thermostat. Removed air injection pump & plumbing.
Engine always sounded rough like there was a miss or an exhaust leak that I couldn't track down, and it wasn't very fast.
Observations:
After the tune, the car runs smoother, seems effortless to accelerate now.
Can maintain 195F-205F coolant temp in stop/go traffic, hard driving, etc.
Quieter at idle and low RPM's (which is good with straight pipes).
Engine spins more easily. Sounds better, like a healthy LS1 should.
Car feels MUCH faster, pulls harder especially up high.
I can do burnouts now!! (5,500ft altitude, 2.73 rear end, C6 wheels).
There is a radar speed limit sign near my house - stop sign to radar sign was 64mph, now 75mph - no joke.
Shifts are firm and quick, seems to hold gears to a higher RPM.
Car will step a little sideways on WOT 1-2 shift, which it never did before.
It's amazing the difference in performance from my sad-sack well-used $8k Corvette before the tune and after.
Almost forgot, the check-engine light for the Secondary Air Injection is gone.
Money well spent. Thanks ECS.
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Just got my PCM back from ECS. They shipped it back the day after it arrived.
My car is a near-stock 1998 Auto coupe that I have owned for a year.
I base-lined the car (new fluids, filters, brakes, tires, belts, hoses). Added Airaid intake, Borla straight pipes, 180F thermostat. Removed air injection pump & plumbing.
Engine always sounded rough like there was a miss or an exhaust leak that I couldn't track down, and it wasn't very fast.
Observations:
After the tune, the car runs smoother, seems effortless to accelerate now.
Can maintain 195F-205F coolant temp in stop/go traffic, hard driving, etc.
Quieter at idle and low RPM's (which is good with straight pipes).
Engine spins more easily. Sounds better, like a healthy LS1 should.
Car feels MUCH faster, pulls harder especially up high.
I can do burnouts now!! (5,500ft altitude, 2.73 rear end, C6 wheels).
There is a radar speed limit sign near my house - stop sign to radar sign was 64mph, now 75mph - no joke.
Shifts are firm and quick, seems to hold gears to a higher RPM.
Car will step a little sideways on WOT 1-2 shift, which it never did before.
It's amazing the difference in performance from my sad-sack well-used $8k Corvette before the tune and after.
Almost forgot, the check-engine light for the Secondary Air Injection is gone.
Money well spent. Thanks ECS.
My car is a near-stock 1998 Auto coupe that I have owned for a year.
I base-lined the car (new fluids, filters, brakes, tires, belts, hoses). Added Airaid intake, Borla straight pipes, 180F thermostat. Removed air injection pump & plumbing.
Engine always sounded rough like there was a miss or an exhaust leak that I couldn't track down, and it wasn't very fast.
Observations:
After the tune, the car runs smoother, seems effortless to accelerate now.
Can maintain 195F-205F coolant temp in stop/go traffic, hard driving, etc.
Quieter at idle and low RPM's (which is good with straight pipes).
Engine spins more easily. Sounds better, like a healthy LS1 should.
Car feels MUCH faster, pulls harder especially up high.
I can do burnouts now!! (5,500ft altitude, 2.73 rear end, C6 wheels).
There is a radar speed limit sign near my house - stop sign to radar sign was 64mph, now 75mph - no joke.
Shifts are firm and quick, seems to hold gears to a higher RPM.
Car will step a little sideways on WOT 1-2 shift, which it never did before.
It's amazing the difference in performance from my sad-sack well-used $8k Corvette before the tune and after.
Almost forgot, the check-engine light for the Secondary Air Injection is gone.
Money well spent. Thanks ECS.
Love it! You made my day, glad you're so happy with it. Thanks
#1553
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Doug.
Quick question, I’m installing headers and XPipe in about a week and want a tune that includes deleting the rear o2 sensors. I’m going to leave the secondary air pump untouched for awhile. Would it be ok to go ahead and delete the codes for it but leave the system in tact until a later day? Or do I need to remove it before tuning?
Quick question, I’m installing headers and XPipe in about a week and want a tune that includes deleting the rear o2 sensors. I’m going to leave the secondary air pump untouched for awhile. Would it be ok to go ahead and delete the codes for it but leave the system in tact until a later day? Or do I need to remove it before tuning?
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Doug.
Quick question, I’m installing headers and XPipe in about a week and want a tune that includes deleting the rear o2 sensors. I’m going to leave the secondary air pump untouched for awhile. Would it be ok to go ahead and delete the codes for it but leave the system in tact until a later day? Or do I need to remove it before tuning?
Quick question, I’m installing headers and XPipe in about a week and want a tune that includes deleting the rear o2 sensors. I’m going to leave the secondary air pump untouched for awhile. Would it be ok to go ahead and delete the codes for it but leave the system in tact until a later day? Or do I need to remove it before tuning?