Vararam ?
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Melting Slicks
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Vararam ?
I purchased a Vararam a few weeks ago on sale from Cajundude. I have not yet installed it. After reading some more posts on here it seems some guys need to have their car tuned after installing it to work properly. My car in an 02 Z06 and I'm wondering how many of you had to have a tune or is it just a good idea to get one or is it not necessary? Thanks
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I purchased a Vararam a few weeks ago on sale from Cajundude. I have not yet installed it. After reading some more posts on here it seems some guys need to have their car tuned after installing it to work properly. My car in an 02 Z06 and I'm wondering how many of you had to have a tune or is it just a good idea to get one or is it not necessary? Thanks
Just going from 200* Engine Bay temperatures my Twin Cone K&N was breathing, to ~60 Fresh Air temps prolly added a few HP right there!
I'd wait till you had an Intake and Headers before getting a Tune - but a full dyno tune will never hurt...
-Dan
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I purchased a Vararam a few weeks ago on sale from Cajundude. I have not yet installed it. After reading some more posts on here it seems some guys need to have their car tuned after installing it to work properly. My car in an 02 Z06 and I'm wondering how many of you had to have a tune or is it just a good idea to get one or is it not necessary? Thanks
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yup
this fellers purdy smart, thet be whut tha puter an all them sensors is thar fer. it'll even learn yer drivin habits to a point.
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No tune after vararam and it ran great but a year later I did a Predator tune - stronger now but I mostly like the shift improvements for my A4. Tune not necessary in most cases. I would wait for more bolt-ons (esp after headers). 
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You do not need to get a tune with just the VaraRam install. As mentioned above, just drive around for a while.
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How do you properly oil the filter? I did not do this since the directions did not mention it. What type of oil? How do you apply it?
I have been getting codes (PCM P0171 and P0174) and my check engine light is on since I installed the Vararam in my '03 Z06.
I have been getting codes (PCM P0171 and P0174) and my check engine light is on since I installed the Vararam in my '03 Z06.
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Jason,
One more question. I do quite a few HPDEs with my 02 Z06. Will the rush of 120mph air in the Vararam have an adverse affect on the settings or will the computer adjust for that also. Thanks,
One more question. I do quite a few HPDEs with my 02 Z06. Will the rush of 120mph air in the Vararam have an adverse affect on the settings or will the computer adjust for that also. Thanks,
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I installed all the bolt ons from the vararam to the exhaust at once. The car ran perfect without a tune. A year later when I had my first cam installed is when the car was tuned. If I didnt install the cam, I would not have had the car tuned. There was no downside performance after all the bolt ons were installed. 
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I purchased a Vararam a few weeks ago on sale from Cajundude. I have not yet installed it. After reading some more posts on here it seems some guys need to have their car tuned after installing it to work properly. My car in an 02 Z06 and I'm wondering how many of you had to have a tune or is it just a good idea to get one or is it not necessary? Thanks
No tune required. Just drive for a while for the computer to recal.
The install is not that bad, follow CajunDude's instructions, take your time, and don't tighten everything down until you join the two intake sections. Other than that, it's cake.
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