View Full Version : tuning an lt1
Quikz28
11-30-2010, 03:40 AM
hey slowhawk i was curious if you tune lt1s? i had my headers put in over the summer and my car needs a tune bad. i might be able to get and obd1 cable
black heartbeat
11-30-2010, 05:39 AM
as far as I know he needs the software to do it too so you would need to buy lt1edit or tunercats I believe then bring it to him and have him tune it with the software. Correct me if I'm wrong Don
DemonWithin99
11-30-2010, 08:39 AM
^ pretty sure he's correct on that but you also need to add the red lipstick and 9" heals. lots of affection and even feed him, then he might consider touching an LT1... lol
ILuvPizzaTimes10
12-01-2010, 02:18 PM
dont forget knee pads!!! hahahaha i bet you think its running super rich black smoke on shifts and feels like loss of power? LT1s with LTs run LEAN real bad up top dont beat on it till you have it checked out. what year is your car? PM the details of your setup.
Quikz28
12-01-2010, 06:16 PM
the car doesnt feel that bad i think, its a 95 z28, LTs, ORY, catback and cai, thats about it. i ran it up NED without the lts and ory and it went a 13.62 @ 101, now with the LTs and ory it went 13.5 @ 102. i was hoping to see a little better improvement over the previous 13.6, and a buddy of mine is saying i need a tune badly, but idk
ILuvPizzaTimes10
12-01-2010, 07:04 PM
i wouldnt keep beating it untuned/unchecked! have it looked at professionally to be sure. LTs will make the car run lean. not only are you getting more air out of the motor hence getting more air in BUT you moved the O2 sensor another 5 feet away from the ports. all that adds to lean. MAYBE. haha cars are finiky. did you replace the O2's wen you did the headers? if not WHY!?!?!? alot of things could also add to a bad "tune" ands not even the tune.
Quikz28
12-01-2010, 07:21 PM
the o2s were replaced when i put them in. i shouldnt of said i need a tune badly in the initial post but i think the car should be putting up better times comparing to what it did before the lts. i drove the car all summer and it didnt miss a beat, but im hoping with a tune it will pick up a little bit more power. its prob not gonna get tuned until the spring cause its put away for winter storage
DemonWithin99
12-02-2010, 08:27 AM
1st things 1st... a4 or m6?
Quikz28
12-02-2010, 11:09 PM
a4
black heartbeat
12-03-2010, 01:07 AM
Don't keep running it if its rich like I did! lol
Quikz28
12-03-2010, 01:13 AM
what happened to yours ^^ when u ran it while it was running rich?
irockidz28
12-03-2010, 01:37 AM
Don't keep running it if its rich like I did! lol
you fix that thing yet???
DemonWithin99
12-03-2010, 05:30 PM
being an a4 GO GET IT TUNED!!!! do not pass go, do not collect anything but a speeding ticket, and go directly to get it tuned. you beating the crap out of it will kill something, either the motor or the trans.
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