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10-04-2005, 12:04 AM #1Snake EaterGuest
chip vs. tune
how much does a chip actually help? would tuning the car with say a dyno or ls1 edit be good enough? would a stock ls1 w/ chip and cutout in stock exhaust vs. ls1 w/ lid, catback,cutout and headers NO tune be about an even race or w/ the chipped ls1 losing by a tad bit?
The reason why I ask is because i raced a friend of mine. i only started to pull a little during 4th.. i hope it's not my car messing up..Last edited by Snake Eater; 10-04-2005 at 12:17 AM.
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10-04-2005, 04:44 AM #2
ls1's are flash based not chip based...as far as how much a handheld programmer will help you its hard to say...especially considering it sounds like you have an m6.
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10-13-2005, 08:58 PM #3
long tubes add about 35rwhp on average..and a lid with the FRA mod probably adds another 15 at the wheels...so yea a ls1 with those mods would walk a ls1 with just a cutout. I wouldn't get a dyno tune if I were you unless you have at least full bolt-ons, i.e. headers, lid, free mods...etc
Which ls1 are you..the one with the tune and cut out?
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10-14-2005, 12:52 AM #4Snake EaterGuest
I am the LS1 with headers, ory, catback, and lid but without a tune. My friend owns the LS1 w/ stock exhaust, cutout, and a chip.
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10-14-2005, 03:37 AM #5Originally Posted by SeVeReDiStOrTiOn
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10-14-2005, 02:40 PM #6
how would you know, you drive a V6
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10-14-2005, 03:46 PM #7Originally Posted by ss~zoso~ss
Last edited by foff667; 10-14-2005 at 03:48 PM.
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10-14-2005, 04:53 PM #8Originally Posted by SeVeReDiStOrTiOn
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10-14-2005, 05:39 PM #9Originally Posted by keliente
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10-15-2005, 05:43 AM #10
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Stock LS1 from the factory is tuned to meet CAFE and EPA bullshit and is tuned "down".....a dyno tune on a 100% stock LS1 will gain not only RWHP it will perform throughout the RPM range much stronger....bottom line is a dyno tune is well worth the money and I highly recommend one for a stock or modded car to fully realize the power you have that needs to be "let out".....
As for the originators specific question....A handheld tune will work....a dyno tune will rock.....I liken the two by the Internet sex versus the real thing analogy.....
And the gentlemen who posted above here is right on the money from a Cost Effectiveness perspective....plan your mods and tune accordingly to maximize return on investment....
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