Driving without tune after cam install
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Justin could probably send you a base tune to get you there. Or find a good shop close to your location. My tuner is about 10 minutes away but i can bring in my pcm and get a base tune put on it, put the pcm in my truck and drive it there for a dyno tune.
It's a lot more convenient to have someone local do the tuning as long as they know what they're doing.
It's a lot more convenient to have someone local do the tuning as long as they know what they're doing.
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your deletin the DOD, so that means your changing valley covers. the ecm will not be able to adjust oil pressure bc you wont have it hooked up. therefore as long as the cam isnt a monster 224+ you should be able to drive it as far as you want without using extreme acceleration/WOT. also unplug your MAF itll richen up plus itll make the o2s go into open loop and it wont know how much fuel to put so it adds a safer amount of fuel on its own.
youll be fine but HORRIBLE gas milege
youll be fine but HORRIBLE gas milege
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How soon is he coming? You might have him ship you a PCM with a base tune so it is safe to drive there.
There's nobody local that can do it? Not trying to take any business away from Blackbear, but in your situation it would definitely be ideal to have some local or at least closer than that do the tune.
There's nobody local that can do it? Not trying to take any business away from Blackbear, but in your situation it would definitely be ideal to have some local or at least closer than that do the tune.
Justin could probably send you a base tune to get you there. Or find a good shop close to your location. My tuner is about 10 minutes away but i can bring in my pcm and get a base tune put on it, put the pcm in my truck and drive it there for a dyno tune.
It's a lot more convenient to have someone local do the tuning as long as they know what they're doing.
It's a lot more convenient to have someone local do the tuning as long as they know what they're doing.
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your deletin the DOD, so that means your changing valley covers. the ecm will not be able to adjust oil pressure bc you wont have it hooked up. therefore as long as the cam isnt a monster 224+ you should be able to drive it as far as you want without using extreme acceleration/WOT. also unplug your MAF itll richen up plus itll make the o2s go into open loop and it wont know how much fuel to put so it adds a safer amount of fuel on its own.
youll be fine but HORRIBLE gas milege
youll be fine but HORRIBLE gas milege
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I wouldnt worry about it myself. As long as you get it started and its safely driveable so long as you dont beat on it your not going to damage anything ( providing the install was doen properly as in no ptv issues wtc. ) but nothing in running it mildly will hurt it. I've done a HELLA lot more than just a cam swap on LS engines and driven it before tuning without issue.
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Yeah man wouldnt sweat it. I did heads, decent sized cam, big injectors, intake manifold, throttle body, longtubes, completely new custom exhaust, etc etc basically everything and it drove pretty well surprisingly. My idle was pretty whacked out though. I had to drive about 45 mins to the dyno/tuner
That was five or six years ago and that same engine still runs mint.
That was five or six years ago and that same engine still runs mint.
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