[Official] "Do I need a tune with bolt-ons?" thread

frost [Official] "Do I need a tune... 10-11-2009, 11:39 AM

boomboom need a tune?? 12-26-2010, 02:38 AM

Jamaica Yes please. 12-26-2010, 03:17 AM

G37sHKS Yeah, If you can afford a... 12-26-2010, 06:21 AM

One_Quick_Z Agreed if you want to get the... 12-26-2010, 06:45 AM

boomboom So if I get headers get a... 12-27-2010, 12:05 AM

Viera You can get full bolt-ons... 12-27-2010, 12:12 AM

Kastley85891 **** man, I tune my cars in... 12-27-2010, 08:34 AM

boomboom Awesome, thank you..no i... 12-27-2010, 02:33 PM

Kastley85891 delete 12-27-2010, 11:14 AM

onefastz Bolt on's, need tuning? 04-30-2011, 07:27 AM

spearfish25 A tune can get you some more... 04-30-2011, 08:38 AM

onzedge You should also reset your... 04-30-2011, 08:56 AM

6MT That's not necessary. An ECU... 04-30-2011, 09:25 AM

christian370z I would recommend at least... 04-30-2011, 01:06 PM

ediazpr better if with a tune 02-25-2013, 05:47 PM

Dsphoto cat back, test pipes and cai 08-08-2013, 07:31 AM

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Footloose301 I'm running Stillen Gen3, HKS... 04-30-2011, 01:46 PM

onefastz Yeah the only thing holding... 05-01-2011, 03:29 PM

Onixt 2 bolts on do I need a tune? 11-04-2016, 04:59 PM

kenchan from the reading uprev seems... 05-01-2011, 03:43 PM

SPOHN If I were you I'd just hold... 05-01-2011, 05:25 PM

3zworld Tunes after mod question 03-04-2012, 02:21 PM

Vichtz Just a little help 05-21-2012, 02:59 PM

Proshop01 I have the F.I. exhaust and... 05-21-2012, 03:17 PM

gbrettin I have the F.I. Exaust w/o a... 05-21-2012, 03:26 PM

Pelican170 You dont need to get it tuned... 05-21-2012, 03:35 PM

bigdog1250 You definitely don't NEED a... 05-21-2012, 04:25 PM

Huck :iagree: G3's and just the... 05-21-2012, 04:33 PM

MacLean Welcome & congrats on ur Z... 05-21-2012, 05:03 PM

Vichtz Thanks for all the advice and... 05-21-2012, 05:49 PM

bdavis89 I did the same, granted it... 05-21-2012, 07:36 PM

DJ-of-E Funny how he's probably a... 05-21-2012, 07:08 PM

Nick911sc Just wanted to let you know,... 05-21-2012, 07:12 PM

Vichtz Ok sounds like a plan. Thanks... 05-21-2012, 10:45 PM

LakeShow Congrats on the Z. Bottom... 05-22-2012, 01:25 AM

ntn007us To tune or not to tune? 05-28-2012, 12:45 PM

seymore4 If you've got the $$ tune it.... 05-28-2012, 01:03 PM

Jordo! :iagree: The difference in... 05-28-2012, 02:49 PM

ben1620 Will I be hurting my car... 07-05-2012, 12:03 AM

Huck I'm not an expert so I could... 07-05-2012, 09:28 AM

ben1620 I know I will need a tune. My... 07-05-2012, 09:44 AM

TerribleONE I would guess with all those... 07-05-2012, 09:46 AM

SurfDog I have berk HFC, and CBE and... 07-05-2012, 10:05 AM

seymore4 It won't grenade your engine... 07-05-2012, 01:09 PM

Huck I would say be on the safe... 07-05-2012, 03:39 PM

gomer_110 I'm currently running FI CBE... 07-06-2012, 04:24 PM

ben1620 That's definitely okay and... 07-06-2012, 05:09 PM

seymore4 Install them yourself for... 07-06-2012, 06:26 PM

gtabaz Ok so i have the ARK Grip V2... 07-18-2012, 10:11 PM

frost wait until after CAIs imho. 07-18-2012, 10:22 PM

SurfDog I just finished full... 08-10-2012, 10:41 PM

w0rM I just put an FI exhaust on... 08-10-2012, 10:59 PM

seymore4 there is no option other than... 08-10-2012, 11:48 PM

SurfDog what better way to appreciate... 08-10-2012, 11:50 PM

w0rM Haha good point. I wish the... 08-11-2012, 12:47 AM

SurfDog I have not done this, but I... 08-12-2012, 09:45 PM

seymore4 Basically the way the etunes... 08-12-2012, 11:08 PM

SurfDog :iagree: I have read some... 08-14-2012, 11:21 AM

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Red_Z I already have CBE and HFC... 08-29-2012, 03:04 PM

ZMan8 You're probably OK with that... 08-29-2012, 03:36 PM

raymondo510 So I just installed my FI CBE... 09-29-2012, 03:16 AM

Footloose301 Tune it 09-29-2012, 06:32 AM

raymondo510 Well that was easy 09-29-2012, 08:35 AM

Footloose301 Haha. As long as all the... 09-29-2012, 10:13 AM

raymondo510 Yea I wasn't planning on... 09-29-2012, 11:47 PM

Huck I've read mixed reviews about... 09-30-2012, 10:03 AM

Tward FI exhaust, stillen gen 3,... 10-02-2012, 10:22 AM

Footloose301 Read above posts^^^^ Your... 10-02-2012, 10:47 AM

Tward My bad 10-02-2012, 10:58 AM

Germanguy I have ebay y-pipe and a... 11-21-2012, 05:46 PM

seymore4 Get an uprev tune! Your car... 11-21-2012, 07:41 PM

ben1620 +1 for a great seller. Love... 11-22-2012, 01:23 AM

Germanguy Thanks, but I dont want to... 11-22-2012, 07:24 AM

SS_Firehawk If you don't want to get a... 11-22-2012, 09:11 AM

Germanguy I dont want to upgrade the... 11-22-2012, 10:17 AM

Germanguy Could I measure with Torque... 12-01-2012, 02:58 PM

SS_Firehawk If you just stick to Post maf... 11-22-2012, 10:29 AM

jcasti07 Lets say I installed a CAI... 12-24-2012, 12:07 PM

seymore4 depends how you do it. If... 12-24-2012, 04:36 PM

CC QUIK To SS Firehawk, Who do you... 12-25-2012, 10:08 PM

Huck :tup: Sent from my... 02-25-2013, 05:49 PM

kfull FI CBE ordered. I'm guessing... 04-24-2013, 11:54 AM

Huck Lol nope, bolt and go! ... 04-24-2013, 04:00 PM

dc3843 Tune required? 04-24-2013, 07:59 PM

DEpointfive0 You never NEED a tune, I... 04-24-2013, 08:00 PM

Trips Only IF you want the optimal... 04-24-2013, 08:09 PM

gbrettin I have a Fast Intentions cat... 04-24-2013, 08:10 PM

Baer383 Here we go again about no... 04-24-2013, 08:39 PM

arnoldas i got test pipes, stillens... 04-24-2013, 08:40 PM

Baer383 Read my post above You... 04-24-2013, 08:51 PM

dc3843 Baer383, who do you go... 04-24-2013, 10:38 PM

1st So just as an fyi for myself.... 04-24-2013, 11:06 PM

DEpointfive0 ... You shouldn't get a CEL... 04-24-2013, 11:07 PM

1st ........Really come on now... 04-25-2013, 09:38 AM

Baer383 I tuned mine myself using... 04-25-2013, 05:01 AM

User Name Will I be ok with an M370... 05-02-2013, 05:25 PM

SPOHN Yes. It's mostly when you... 05-02-2013, 06:01 PM

User Name Thanks dudes. I did call a... 05-02-2013, 07:12 PM

scionide As far as handheld options... 05-06-2013, 04:39 PM

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SS_Firehawk yes 05-02-2013, 06:00 PM

seymore4 Buy the tuner version, tune... 08-05-2013, 07:39 PM

Voice59 I just purchased z1 headers... 08-08-2013, 12:01 AM

DEpointfive0 You'll be fine 08-08-2013, 12:09 AM

NickBaragona I have Gen 3 CAI, FI Exhaust... 08-19-2013, 07:06 AM

Sh0velMan It is more likely that you... 08-19-2013, 07:36 AM

NickBaragona I always realized I could get... 08-19-2013, 07:38 AM

seymore4 Without some datalogging or... 08-19-2013, 09:20 AM

NickBaragona Are there any symptoms to... 08-19-2013, 11:23 AM

Maduro Hey can anyone explain to me... 08-31-2013, 09:52 PM

P\'s_Z Interested to know why also,... 09-02-2013, 01:20 PM

Maduro Thats just it tried to put it... 09-04-2013, 05:39 PM

///PureSwank Headers Sent from my... 08-31-2013, 10:10 PM

Maduro Yeah thinking about either... 09-04-2013, 05:45 PM

Chuck33079 What was your baseline? You... 08-31-2013, 10:34 PM

Maduro Yeah didnt run it before the... 09-04-2013, 05:33 PM

Chuck33079 What do you mean it didn't... 09-04-2013, 05:36 PM

Maduro Well they did manage to get... 09-04-2013, 05:42 PM

Chuck33079 That number means nothing... 09-04-2013, 05:45 PM

Maduro Didn't even think of that -... 09-06-2013, 09:39 PM

Chuck33079 Ask the place you got dynoed.... 09-06-2013, 10:19 PM

brucelidat So I had a tune done a while... 10-08-2013, 12:51 AM

Navyboy916 You will run leaner with the... 10-08-2013, 01:49 AM

ANMVQ Always wondered about when to... 10-29-2013, 08:50 AM

VincentLe is it safe to run CBE and... 12-13-2013, 11:55 PM

seymore4 Test pipes will require a tune 12-14-2013, 12:13 AM

wolfesquire R2C cold air intake, Fast... 04-04-2014, 09:39 PM

Live4Driving What is the leanest AFR that... 04-17-2014, 04:59 AM

jwick 14.7 is idle. I don't recall... 04-17-2014, 06:58 AM

synolimit Knock. Leaning a car out to... 05-02-2014, 03:20 AM

Live4Driving Isn't 11.7 very rich? My... 04-17-2014, 07:32 AM

Chuck33079 The number for ideal power is... 04-17-2014, 07:34 AM

jwick :iagree: Mine might be in... 04-17-2014, 07:36 AM

reynald3616 I have a Ark Grip CBE,... 04-18-2014, 01:05 PM

Sh0velMan You'll probably get around... 04-18-2014, 02:00 PM

Cdb370z I have a 2013 370z nismo. It... 05-02-2014, 03:04 AM

JustJayy16 Stillen g3 06-08-2014, 02:11 AM

DEpointfive0 Not true. Bullshít. /thread 06-08-2014, 02:16 AM

exsanity /ibtl :icon17: 06-08-2014, 02:23 AM

frost ibtm :stirthepot: 06-08-2014, 01:08 PM

TheBoomSpoon Since i use torque android... 06-08-2014, 01:24 PM

///PureSwank Nah rule of thumb is 3 or... 06-08-2014, 01:48 PM

Team_STILLEN We have similar experience... 06-11-2014, 11:09 AM

///PureSwank Yeah, you pretty much hit the... 06-11-2014, 11:13 AM

///PureSwank Forgot to mention ported... 06-11-2014, 11:17 AM

jdocis317 I am about to purchase... 06-15-2014, 11:50 AM

seymore4 It will not void your... 06-15-2014, 12:01 PM

synolimit Still a check sum in the ecu.... 06-15-2014, 12:33 PM

seymore4 Never heard of that happening 06-15-2014, 07:50 PM

jdocis317 Thanks. Part of me wants to... 06-15-2014, 03:04 PM

synolimit Stay NA and you'll be fine. ... 06-15-2014, 08:10 PM

foodgoesNryan I installed a K&N Typhoon... 11-21-2014, 11:48 AM

jwick Do you have an aftermarket... 12-11-2014, 03:19 PM

foodgoesNryan bump 12-09-2014, 10:52 PM

Team_STILLEN We have not seem random... 12-11-2014, 10:09 AM

McLovin2010 have stillen g3 laying in my... 12-12-2014, 03:43 AM

Team_STILLEN There is generally very... 12-12-2014, 10:21 AM

wolfesquire Right now I have fast... 12-24-2014, 12:49 AM

jwick Yes. That's a lot of breather... 12-24-2014, 06:02 AM

Team_STILLEN You should at least have it... 12-24-2014, 10:08 AM

Houston Z33 Car came with a Nismo CBE... 01-13-2015, 02:44 AM

jwick It's not absolutely required,... 01-13-2015, 06:57 AM

Leroydsouza Mods Currently On ... 01-25-2015, 02:53 AM

ChrisWindisch I am probably too late!!!!... 08-18-2016, 03:24 AM

K370 Hey guys am getting a NISMO... 09-20-2016, 11:13 AM

RanRich You won't lean out with a... 09-20-2016, 11:25 AM

K370 Thanks RanRich Sent from... 09-20-2016, 02:42 PM

justsomeguy Should I get a Tune? 10-23-2016, 03:03 PM

Array You would see a definite... 10-23-2016, 03:31 PM

husam2012 Currently have Gen 3's along... 10-23-2016, 05:18 PM

Team_STILLEN If you aren't getting any... 11-04-2016, 05:43 PM

cjwsrt6 What's the thoughts on stock... 11-26-2016, 08:29 AM

Team_STILLEN Always a good idea to tune if... 12-09-2016, 12:05 PM

Ghh0st Currently Running AAM Short... 01-24-2017, 11:18 AM

Ghh0st Anyone? Currently have Z1... 02-23-2017, 06:43 PM

jchammond Z1 doesn't require a tune... 02-23-2017, 06:58 PM

jchammond Started & was tuned with... 02-23-2017, 07:02 PM

Ghh0st Dyno results? Midpipe is next... 02-23-2017, 07:03 PM

jchammond 315/255whp/tq i lose about... 02-23-2017, 07:08 PM

jchammond Original... 02-23-2017, 07:13 PM

Ghh0st Mine right now.... 02-23-2017, 07:17 PM

jchammond I'm thinking i used a 1/2"... 02-23-2017, 07:39 PM

jchammond Right/Lefthttps://uploads.tapa... 02-23-2017, 07:46 PM

RanRich BUMP! Putting test pipes... 04-05-2017, 01:39 PM

Wilson2608 You'll be fine you just may... 04-05-2017, 01:43 PM

RanRich As in a code for running lean... 04-13-2017, 11:28 AM

Jimbo370 Would a tune be beneficial... 05-20-2017, 03:35 PM

BLK N-Z34 I recently installed AAM... 06-24-2017, 07:56 PM

jchammond if there's a local dyno... 06-24-2017, 08:33 PM

BLK N-Z34 I live in Tennessee and the... 06-25-2017, 04:07 AM

jchammond You can make dyno runs... 06-25-2017, 05:18 AM

jchammond Also; what sensors are... 06-25-2017, 05:24 AM

BLK N-Z34 The car is now throwing the... 06-25-2017, 05:50 AM

OhioYJ My car has Berk HFCs on it,... 06-25-2017, 06:44 AM

jchammond Definitely best to be hand... 06-25-2017, 06:57 AM

BLK N-Z34 I've been reading that it... 06-25-2017, 07:32 AM

jchammond Raise it up & get underneath... 06-25-2017, 08:04 AM

BLK N-Z34 I went ahead and purchased a... 06-26-2017, 01:32 AM

jchammond Tenfo. And you do not have... 06-26-2017, 02:20 AM

BLK N-Z34 The results are in. I took it... 07-01-2017, 03:01 PM

jchammond That's a flat torque line &... 07-01-2017, 04:29 PM

jchammond I received a couple different... 07-01-2017, 05:32 PM

BLK N-Z34 All four pulls were completed... 07-01-2017, 05:43 PM

jchammond Looking good, as your 4th... 07-01-2017, 06:10 PM

BLK N-Z34 I'll have to keep that in... 07-01-2017, 06:23 PM

jchammond Anytime Bud, Jon will be... 07-01-2017, 06:30 PM

Ghh0st Z1 Intake, AAM Shorttails... 02-11-2018, 03:23 PM

Ghh0st Anybody? Sent from my... 02-16-2018, 08:14 PM

A-A-ron Already have HFC's and a... 04-12-2018, 10:39 AM

yaoxiao4 you'll be fine without a... 04-12-2018, 10:42 AM

A-A-ron Wouldn't it be running lean... 04-12-2018, 01:11 PM

Chuck33079 Yes. 04-12-2018, 02:37 PM

projectpanda I'm planning to get a tune... 04-16-2018, 09:40 AM

RanRich BUMP Looking at a deal on... 07-28-2018, 06:08 PM

Sastis 2016 370z Tomei test pipes,... 01-18-2020, 11:34 AM

SouthArk370Z Should be OK as long as you... 01-18-2020, 12:01 PM

Sastis Will do, thanks! 01-18-2020, 12:02 PM

projectpanda With those mods, you’ll be... 01-18-2020, 11:36 AM

Sastis Figure I ask, even if it's a... 01-18-2020, 11:42 AM

projectpanda Better safe than sorry so I... 01-18-2020, 11:49 AM

Sastis Hey thanks for replying... 01-18-2020, 12:01 PM

Sharad909 Hey guys, it's better just... 04-10-2020, 03:00 AM

SouthArk370Z Better yet, learn how to... 04-10-2020, 09:12 AM

Sierra After I had an Invidia Gemini... 06-19-2021, 01:47 AM

04-30-2011, 08:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1857	A tune can get you some more HP (~10) but it's not necessary. Uprev is strongly supported here. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

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