Worthy of a Chip and tune?

Fee · May 1st, 2011, 04:50 PM

Hey again all. I finally got some of my electrical woes figured out so i was wondering with my current mods if i should even bother setting up a programmable chip and a tune or should i just hold off? As it goes now i have:

Trickflow trak heat upper and lower intakes
75 mm trickflow throttle body and egr spacer
BBK cold air fender intake
Cat back Magnaflow exhaust
March Power and AMP series Power pulleys
MSD plug and play efi distributor and Street fire Coil
4.10 rear gear with cobra clutch packs

I'm just curious if i should even bother getting a tune or a chip installed in the computer for anymore power or to help it run any better? If so i'd also like to know if anyone in the chicagoland area knows of a shop that will actually put a tune on a chip for these older cars. Obviously if it was an obd II i would be able to just buy a tuner for it but this is not the case. Any help in the matter would be greatly appreciated or if i should just hold of that would be nice to know too. Took it to the trak this weekend with the new intake setup on it and actually felt like a lost a little something and was running maybe .3 ish slower than usual. Just curious if a chip might remedy of some of this or if thats normal without a complete exhaust. Thanks again everyone!

93hatch · May 1st, 2011, 05:25 PM

nope no tune

fogged306 · May 1st, 2011, 05:29 PM

^^ Yep. With stock heads and a stock cam, there's really no need for a tune. Yea you can do one, and if the tuner knows what he's doing he can squeeze some power out of what you've got, but it won't be anywhere worth the money you pay for the tune. Spend that money on a set of heads instead.

FastStang91Lx · May 1st, 2011, 10:23 PM

+3

Fee · May 2nd, 2011, 03:01 PM

Thank you much everyone

flattusmaximus78 · May 2nd, 2011, 04:06 PM

It shouldn't feel slower thats for sure. Spray it.r

fogged306 · May 2nd, 2011, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by flattusmaximus78

It shouldn't feel slower thats for sure.

I agree. I missed that part. those gears alone should have made a difference in the way the car feels.

May 1st, 2011, 04:50 PM	#1
Fee Regular 1988 Mustang GT 14.5 for now Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 62 iTrader: 0 reviews	Worthy of a Chip and tune? Hey again all. I finally got some of my electrical woes figured out so i was wondering with my current mods if i should even bother setting up a programmable chip and a tune or should i just hold off? As it goes now i have: Trickflow trak heat upper and lower intakes 75 mm trickflow throttle body and egr spacer BBK cold air fender intake Cat back Magnaflow exhaust March Power and AMP series Power pulleys MSD plug and play efi distributor and Street fire Coil 4.10 rear gear with cobra clutch packs I'm just curious if i should even bother getting a tune or a chip installed in the computer for anymore power or to help it run any better? If so i'd also like to know if anyone in the chicagoland area knows of a shop that will actually put a tune on a chip for these older cars. Obviously if it was an obd II i would be able to just buy a tuner for it but this is not the case. Any help in the matter would be greatly appreciated or if i should just hold of that would be nice to know too. Took it to the trak this weekend with the new intake setup on it and actually felt like a lost a little something and was running maybe .3 ish slower than usual. Just curious if a chip might remedy of some of this or if thats normal without a complete exhaust. Thanks again everyone!

May 1st, 2011, 05:25 PM	#2
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,644 iTrader: 0 reviews	nope no tune __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

May 1st, 2011, 10:23 PM	#4
FastStang91Lx I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,572 iTrader: 2 reviews	+3 __________________ Point made in less than a few hours with minimal response. http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ml#post4465184

May 2nd, 2011, 04:06 PM	#6
flattusmaximus78 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1993 5.ohhhh 12.97 @140mph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Gatorland Posts: 6,122 iTrader: 3 reviews	It shouldn't feel slower thats for sure. Spray it.r __________________ 02 Pewter z28, hoosiers/lid/exhaust/spray...125mph 1993 gt Sold, already missed --Moates Quarter horse $225-- --Cobra intake $150-- --tremec 3550 bell and shifter $1100--

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May 1st, 2011, 05:29 PM	#3
fogged306 MM Fanatic 89 GT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 4,875 iTrader: 2 reviews	^^ Yep. With stock heads and a stock cam, there's really no need for a tune. Yea you can do one, and if the tuner knows what he's doing he can squeeze some power out of what you've got, but it won't be anywhere worth the money you pay for the tune. Spend that money on a set of heads instead.

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Fee Regular 1988 Mustang GT 14.5 for now Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 62 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thank you much everyone

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