WHats up, i just got my 99 gsr rebuilt after a hydrolock. The mechanics supposedly put in new gsr block, 2 layer headgasket, milled the head .020 and put in type r cams... Also added was blox IM, 65mm TB, and 3"SRI. I got full exhaust.

Now my question is this place is tellin me i dont have to tune it and this dosent make sense to me... I figure ii needed a p28 and s100 to accomidate for the single stage IM and raise vtec??????

 

you should definately tune the car....

 

wont it run all out of wack with these mods and no tuning? It startin to seem this place is feedin me a crock of ****, i seen the block before it went in and looked nowehere near new... I never heard of just slappin in cams and all these parts on a obd2 ecu w/ no tuning... I have no way of knowing if they actually did the work they did, I need some help and dont wanna get ripped off, thanks

 

The mod that requires tuning here is the TB & IM combo. That'll probably mess with your air fuel big time. Anyway, get those mods working together and im sure you'll get even more power.

 

As ^ said, the TB and IM changes things a bit but I wouldnt say the tuning is necessary. Now, that doesnt mean that a chip reprogram isnt a good idea. Your ecu isnt taking full advantage of your mods, so yeah a uberdata or crome upgrade would be nice. But again, it's not necessary. Your car just wont full use the upgrade their their utmost potential.

As for the block being new, I doubt that. No shop I know would use a brand spanking new, fresh from the Honda dealer block. Did the specify it the block was going to be new as in fully rebuilt with new gaskets/bearings/rings?


And if you want to make sure they actually installed ITR cams shafts, there is a way to tell by looking at the grooves on the cams. Do a quick search and you find a how to with pictures. Then just pull off your valve cover and compare your cams with the pics.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CARMA_626 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">As ^ said, the TB and IM changes things a bit but I wouldnt say the tuning is necessary. Now, that doesnt mean that a chip reprogram isnt a good idea. Your ecu isnt taking full advantage of your mods, so yeah a uberdata or crome upgrade would be nice. But again, it's not necessary.

As for the block being new, I doubt that. No shop I know would use a brand spanking new, fresh from the Honda dealer block. Did the specify it the block was going to be new as in fully rebuilt with new gaskets/bearings/rings?


And if you want to make sure they actually installed ITR cams shafts, there is a way to tell by looking at the grooves on the cams. Do a quick search and you find a how to with pictures. Then just pull off your valve cover and compare your cams with the pics.
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if you want your car to run like **** and bog at vtec crossover with ITR cams...then yea skip tuning...car wont blow up, but dont expect to enjoy it

 

exactly, thats what makin me doubt they even put in the cams if they werent planning on tuning.