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Old 24-05-2009, 10:30 PM   #1
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Default How soon after cam upgrade should/can you get a custom tune?

Hey guys, after doing a cam upgrade- when should or can you get a custom tune? Should you wait a week or two and let it settle and not give it alot, before putting it on the dyno? or is it better to get it all put in and then put in on the dyno the next day and get the mixtures and ratios right?
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Old 25-05-2009, 09:41 AM   #2
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I'd probably go with the latter of the two mate, just to make sure the AFR's are still OK. Only real way to be sure.
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Old 25-05-2009, 10:38 AM   #3
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Mate, just go tune it lol :-) No need to run them in or anything. Maybe a diff story if it wasnt a hydraulic setup.
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Old 25-05-2009, 10:50 AM   #4
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Depending on what cam you go with (I'm just bloody glad you're finally doing this instead of making another million threads about it by the way) you may need to get the car tuned asap so it will actually run . I drove my ute round untuned with the new heads and cam for about a month but that was only because I didnt have time to tune it and it wasnt long trips etc.
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Old 25-05-2009, 11:05 AM   #5
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Depending on what cam you go with (I'm just bloody glad you're finally doing this instead of making another million threads about it by the way) you may need to get the car tuned asap so it will actually run . I drove my ute round untuned with the new heads and cam for about a month but that was only because I didnt have time to tune it and it wasnt long trips etc.
That and because you are an incredibly lazy person

Peter, you need to get that thing tuned asap after the cam goes in just to be safe.
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Old 25-05-2009, 11:14 AM   #6
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lol I have driven around with the dev4 for some time now and it runs (sometimes just)

I recommend you get a tune mate..
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Old 25-05-2009, 12:45 PM   #7
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i drove my xr8 around for about a year untuned with afr heads and an xe270hr. no probs at all , depends how big the cam is.
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Old 25-05-2009, 07:58 PM   #8
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I put a pretty big cam in my car, it ran for 15 minutes before fouling the plugs/cat/oxy sensor and chewing $20 of ultimate and spitting raw fuelout the exhaust. Moral of the story, get it tuned ASAP.
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