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Old Apr 26, 2022 | 02:31 PM
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Gentlemen, I am in the process of adding long tube headers (no cats), catch can, and a better air intake on a base '05 6 speed. My concern is how important is the tune after these changes? Realizing I am eliminating the downstream O2's and will get a code, the idea of a $600 dyno tune seems overkill for the results expected?
Any thoughts or suggestions please..................
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i would def get tune after putting on long tubes, you will get the most benefit of the parts then
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Same thing has been on my mind. If you do go to a dyno post your results please. I may do similar mods with my new to me '05.
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You’re gonna want a tune for sure. And 600 is a good price for a tune these days.
of course depending on the shop and tuner.
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Exhaust work doesn’t NEED a tune but changing your intake will modify the airflow that the maf sees and thus should tune for it.
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Old Apr 28, 2022 | 03:11 AM
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If you have a through tuner nice improvement's can be made to a stock vehicle without headers, that is worthwhile. Adding the headers & the rest of your add on's should be a notable improvement.

Far more involved than turning off the rear NB's, quality of your tune person is key. I would do some research on that.

The factory LS2 intake is choke point, that would also be a worthwhile swap if you are wanting to maximize the bolt on's.
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