After Supercharger Install .. Can my car be driven 100 miles to the Dyno Tune shop ?
09-21-2018, 09:50 AM
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After Supercharger Install .. Can my car be driven 100 miles to the Dyno Tune shop ?
I have ordered a Magnuson Heartbeat supercharger for my 2011 GS / A6.
A new harmonic dampener has already been installed and pinned by a local shop ... I will be installing the SC myself.
The problem is ... The shop that has a DynoJet and the guy that will dyno tune the car is about 100 miles from my house.
QUESTION: AS long a I drive at normal speeds and completely stay out of the boost, can this car be driven to the dyno shop with just the GM stock tune in the car?
PS ... I ordered this SC as a "Tuner Kit" ... (No hand-held tuner shipped with the SC)
Thanks,
Ron
A new harmonic dampener has already been installed and pinned by a local shop ... I will be installing the SC myself.
The problem is ... The shop that has a DynoJet and the guy that will dyno tune the car is about 100 miles from my house.
QUESTION: AS long a I drive at normal speeds and completely stay out of the boost, can this car be driven to the dyno shop with just the GM stock tune in the car?
PS ... I ordered this SC as a "Tuner Kit" ... (No hand-held tuner shipped with the SC)
Thanks,
Ron
09-21-2018, 09:52 AM
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As long as you don't swap injectors and stay out of boost you will be fine.
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09-21-2018, 10:04 AM
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Put it on a trailer. It doesn’t take much to get the Maggie into boost. Don’t risk your engine
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09-21-2018, 10:35 AM
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Easier to load a base tune in remotely, tow it, or you need to swap injectors at the place.
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Thanks for all the replies ...
Even though the injectors supplied with the SC have a higher flow rating than the stock LS3 injectors (I believe they are LS9 injectors), I was thinking that the car's electronic fuel trim would automatically adjust enough to compensate for the larger injectors.
Even though the injectors supplied with the SC have a higher flow rating than the stock LS3 injectors (I believe they are LS9 injectors), I was thinking that the car's electronic fuel trim would automatically adjust enough to compensate for the larger injectors.
09-21-2018, 10:57 AM
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It doesnt take long to swap injectors so why not just leave the stock ones in and drive it there? I can change my injectors in like 10 minutes, this seems like the best/easiest option if you ask me. Just dont get the car into boost and you'll be 100% fine. Do that fast and the furious **** and dont double clutch and granny shift. 
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It doesnt take long to swap injectors so why not just leave the stock ones in and drive it there? I can change my injectors in like 10 minutes, this seems like the best/easiest option if you ask me.
Just dont get the car into boost and you'll be 100% fine. Do that fast and the furious **** and dont double clutch and granny shift.
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Thanks for all the replies ...
Even though the injectors supplied with the SC have a higher flow rating than the stock LS3 injectors (I believe they are LS9 injectors), I was thinking that the car's electronic fuel trim would automatically adjust enough to compensate for the larger injectors.
Even though the injectors supplied with the SC have a higher flow rating than the stock LS3 injectors (I believe they are LS9 injectors), I was thinking that the car's electronic fuel trim would automatically adjust enough to compensate for the larger injectors.
Either way, I'd agree it's a better idea to leave old injectors in it for the drive. I've never changed them with that SC though so no clue how hard they are to change. Obviously on a centri/stock intake car it's super easy.
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09-26-2018, 07:45 AM
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The injectors are easy to change, so, as suggested, that’s the best route if you’re not able to load a base tune.
I have a Heartbeat base tune somewhere in HPT format, so if you have access to someone who has HP Tuners who can load a base tune for you to drive to your tuner’s shop, to avoid having to change the injectors at the shop, let me know, and I can email that to you.
I have a Heartbeat base tune somewhere in HPT format, so if you have access to someone who has HP Tuners who can load a base tune for you to drive to your tuner’s shop, to avoid having to change the injectors at the shop, let me know, and I can email that to you.
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09-26-2018, 03:43 PM
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Thanks for the offer, but I don't have access to HP Tuners .... I just found out that there is a shop in my city that has a DynoJet and uses a tuner (Jeremy Formato) that travels to my area about once a month that does tunes ... so I don't have to drive the car too far at all.
09-26-2018, 06:47 PM
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Even a short drive with big injectors can easily damage the motor, if it runs at all.
09-27-2018, 07:35 AM
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Thanks for all the replies ...
Even though the injectors supplied with the SC have a higher flow rating than the stock LS3 injectors (I believe they are LS9 injectors), I was thinking that the car's electronic fuel trim would automatically adjust enough to compensate for the larger injectors.
Even though the injectors supplied with the SC have a higher flow rating than the stock LS3 injectors (I believe they are LS9 injectors), I was thinking that the car's electronic fuel trim would automatically adjust enough to compensate for the larger injectors.