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Derekl21 Jun 13, 2012 11:36 AM

which tune?
 
So I wad thinking of getting the a tune kit from 3800preformace.com but after reading a couple fourms I saw you guys also said overkill was a good one. Which one would you guys recommend? And which one would give me more power I want my car to be fast

ChibiBlackSheep Jun 13, 2012 11:41 AM

Mod first, tune last.

I would use a vendor like ZZP or Overkill for the tune. But you want to do all of the modifications that you want first so you don't have to tune again later.

Derekl21 Jun 13, 2012 11:47 AM

Well what kind of mod would you recommend?

ChibiBlackSheep Jun 13, 2012 11:59 AM

I recommending reading this thread: https://montecarloforum.com/forum/he...n-3800s-10942/

dan1313 Nov 6, 2012 12:43 PM

I would recommend a tune from ZZP. Ive heard a lot of other people besides myself going there too

bizparr Nov 6, 2012 06:42 PM

What Chibi said, mod first tune last.

But once it's time to tune, I can happily endorse the Overkill Tune. I bought one a few months back and it does everything I was hoping for and more, can't say a bad thing about it.

Happy modding...

Shandley Nov 24, 2012 12:52 PM

Although the communication with Will is not too good (in my own personal experience), the Overkill product works great! He'll custom tune to your mods so +1 for modding first. He did good work. Currently, I have the 87 octane setup but I am about to mod further so I hope he can make the changes for me.

turbo monte Nov 24, 2012 04:48 PM


Originally Posted by Derekl21 (Post 467171)
So I wad thinking of getting the a tune kit from 3800preformace.com but after reading a couple fourms I saw you guys also said overkill was a good one. Which one would you guys recommend? And which one would give me more power I want my car to be fast

i lol'd when i read "i want my car to be fast" no offense man.

but just to let you know, the tune is the last part in a mod plan as already stated. you need to do the mods you want or can afford and then tune for the mods. the mods are what makes the power and the tune makes the mods work correctly do make the power. if you tune a stock car the gains will be very minimal and you probably wont feel any difference at all.

now if you want to go fast you will need to either supercharge or turbo the car. natural aspirated cars just cant make enough power to be fast they need the power adder.

a supercharged build will get you quick and you will make 300whp with not to much into the build but anything over 300whp on a supercharged build will start getting very pricey for little gains.

a turbo build is pricey right from the start but will net you way bigger gains then a supercharged build will. i know a guy that is making 550whp in a buick regal on a turbo build. my monte is at 384whp on a turbo build but i am on low boost, with another 3,000 in upgrades i will be around the 550whp mark as well.

last thing, DONT FORGET ABOUT YOUR TRANSMISSION!!!!! if you start making decent power you will kill the trans eventually. look into "triple edge" for a trans or the guy that did my trans build by the name of "tim king" i am very happy with my tim king build and will get another one from him if ever needed for sure.

good luck and happy modding :)

S.O.G. Nov 25, 2012 10:24 PM

Good thread lol i gotta question bout new tranny...at what point should u stay considering a new tranny? I have a 04 Supercharged monte

ChibiBlackSheep Nov 26, 2012 08:28 AM

At the point your transmission starts slipping, or banging into gears because you ruined it ;)


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