driving with no tune

**zeetwentyeight** · 08-22-2010, 04:20 PM

I just got the lt s in will I be ok to drive without a tune for a short time and also are coated headers suppossed to smell like there getting burnt at first?

**35th-ANV-SS** · 08-22-2010, 04:24 PM

You will be fine driving without a tune. A tune is not a necessity with LTs, however, you will get the most out of them with a tune. Many people on here have ran LTs without a tune for long periods of time (1-2 years) without issues.

I am pretty sure that the smell you are smelling is normal until all of the residue burns off of them. You may want to double check though that something like an O2 wiring harness is not contacting the headers.

**DaddySS** · 08-22-2010, 05:17 PM

LTs often make it run rich which over the long term is not good. A tune is well worth the money in short term gains (HP) and long term longevity.

**Hi-Po** · 08-22-2010, 05:41 PM

Mail order from Frost for bolt ons. 125 bucks.

New exhaust can smell, yes.

**zeetwentyeight** · 08-22-2010, 06:09 PM

Well half of my tune is done that guy that does it for me is gonna do all of it tomorrow just wanted to make sure that it was ok for a day or two.
Also my car honestly feel either slower or the same after Lts would this also be cause of the tune?
i am 5000 ft above sea level