What to get in a basic tune.

**wicked1** · 04-18-2013, 06:39 AM

I have a 99 Trans Am m6 and would like to get a tune. The car is stock except for a suncoast airbox and catbacks. I think I want the rear 02's deleted, the skip shift eliminated and the secondary air system deleted. Is there anything else I should throw in there? Thanks in advance for any response.

**35th-ANV-SS** · 04-18-2013, 01:40 PM

Think you covered it all for an M6 car.

**2002ssslp** · 04-18-2013, 06:09 PM

You may want to look at the timing and map the call from the MAF. These cars like 28 deg inital timing.

**ls1camino** · 04-19-2013, 05:08 AM

Advance the timing and add some fuel. Personally, I would delete the MAF and run a Speed Density Tune.

**2002ssslp** · 04-19-2013, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

advance the timing and add some fuel. Personally, i would delete the maf and run a speed density tune.

yup !

**98TransAmWs-6** · 04-20-2013, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

Advance the timing and add some fuel. Personally, I would delete the MAF and run a Speed Density Tune.

This...that is what I did and I never looked back.

**wicked1** · 04-20-2013, 01:52 PM

Thanks everyone for your input. And Im thinking since everyone agrees this must be the way to go.

**0rion** · 04-21-2013, 09:19 PM

I would delete the egr too while you're at it & lean the car out. You doing the tune or a frost mail order? Frost knows all that and will hook you up with everything you need.

**wicked1** · 04-22-2013, 02:56 AM

Originally Posted by 0rion

I would delete the egr too while you're at it & lean the car out. You doing the tune or a frost mail order? Frost knows all that and will hook you up with everything you need.

Was kinda thinking of having Frost do it. It really doesn't sound like a bad price and saves me from messing something up.

**ls1camino** · 04-22-2013, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by wicked1

Was kinda thinking of having Frost do it. It really doesn't sound like a bad price and saves me from messing something up.

Make the trip down to Richmond...completely worth it.

**JayL** · 04-23-2013, 07:33 AM

Frost mail order for yours will be great! 5 days you will have it back in the car! For almost stock Steve will get it 99%!!! Cant beat the price and it will cover everything you want for sure!

**wicked1** · 04-24-2013, 12:32 PM

Good deal

Now another question. In say a year or so I do heads, cam and full exaust. Will a mail order tune take care of that or does it absolutely have to be dyno tuned?

**JayL** · 04-24-2013, 12:55 PM

You can do mail order for that...you would send the PCM back to frost with a list of mods and they can retune it for you, that being said at that point a "GOOD" dyno tune would be the way to go for the best results!!!

**wicked1** · 04-24-2013, 01:53 PM

Gotcha. thanks for the reply. I was under the impression a mail order tune was good but if you want to squeeze out all the power you can get it dyno tuned.

**ls1camino** · 04-25-2013, 04:30 AM

Originally Posted by wicked1

Gotcha. thanks for the reply. I was under the impression a mail order tune was good but if you want to squeeze out all the power you can get it dyno tuned.

This is true.

When I did my motor swap, I sent the computer out to Frost for a mail order tune. This allowed me to start the car, drive around, and break in the motor before taking it down to him to throw it on the dyno for a real tune.

**0rion** · 04-25-2013, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

This is true.

When I did my motor swap, I sent the computer out to Frost for a mail order tune. This allowed me to start the car, drive around, and break in the motor before taking it down to him to throw it on the dyno for a real tune.

I believe he cuts you a deal on the dyno tune after doing this right?