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12-20-2012, 02:17 PM
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questions about factory tune
I am old school and I am not wicked knowledgeable with computer tuning. I had a few questions. I believe my car may have been tuned at some point and I want to restore it to factory specs. Specifically, the car idles as if it has a ton of intial timing. If my vehicle had a custom tune at some point, is there any way for me to reset it to factory specs without special equipment? Or, can I adjust the timing? If not, I am located in Mansfield Mass, is anyone out there that has a tuner and that would be willing to help me out with this for cash?
thanks. mike MRCHEVYVAN (at) GMAIL 
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12-20-2012, 03:36 PM
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depends on what kind of car this in reference to. most all of us go see Slowhawk Performance. They have a thread of their own on here, or I'm sure you can call or email them directly if they don't see this and reply.
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12-20-2012, 04:13 PM
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duh. my bad. 2002 firebird formula ls1. no offense to slowhawk but Ive left messages. im sure its just wicked busy over there.
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12-20-2012, 04:37 PM
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messages no call backs go figure.......
how can you tell its got high timing at idle? or a custom tune for that matter? the best way to know if its one of those canned tunes like a hypercrap or something is the fans come on Way early. around 190 instead of the 225 gm has them set at.
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12-20-2012, 05:00 PM
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Don't remember any messages recently that were not returned. Some days we get 20+ messages and I miss some.Hard part of 2 people working and no one at the desk. E-mail or PM here is always better to ask questions.
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12-20-2012, 07:27 PM
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Just order a stock pcm off ebay and he will throw your vin in there i just did it. 99 bucks shipped then sell your old computer for more.
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12-20-2012, 08:18 PM
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I Just dont understand the whole thing. I miss the days of custom chips when you could just swap em out. I cant say that it has been tuned for sure but I know what a car runs like with too much initial timing. Usually they ping, they knock, they idle rough like they have a small vacuum leak.. I wasnt aware of the fans coming on early as a sign of anything. also, my car runs cooler than I think it should. sometimes when crusing back roads it will only heat up to about 160-175ish even after running for more than an hour. also, i feel like it idles rough I know the ls1 is know for shivery idle but I want it smoother. usually when you retard timing you can get a gen 1 smallblock to idle like its not even running. IDK about these engines tho.. guess I need to call in a pro. I will email slohawk off board. no disrespect intended sir I just know how it is to be busy.
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12-20-2012, 08:24 PM
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no biggie. You just need someone like myself to look over the car and read the computer. I can tell you in no time what is done to the car.
Chips are crap from the past. Todays stuff is lightyears ahead.
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12-20-2012, 08:30 PM
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12-21-2012, 05:08 AM
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you hear that? he's easy.....har har har
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