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#95976 - 07/15/07 04:20 PM Re: Premium??
98gpse Offline
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Registered: 07/08/07
Posts: 150
Loc: Cobourg Ontario
Ya I agree with 4drgt. The thing is though that unless your doing massive upgrades(top end swap,cam etc.)a generic one should do. I just want a little more kick out of a daily driver with 200,000km on it so all I'm going to do is u-bend delete, glasspack, intake,and a PCM. For now that should be good.
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1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE with 3800- U-bend delete, CherryBomb glasspack, Gutted air box, drop in K&N
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#95977 - 07/15/07 05:01 PM Re: Premium??
drummerboy1307 Offline
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Registered: 04/30/06
Posts: 3201
Loc: Groton, CT
when you first get your PT, upload a copy of your stock GT bin file, and if you ever have a problem, reload that file.

Also, wouldn't hurt to pick up a spare PCM to use in case by some random chance you fry yours
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#95978 - 07/15/07 06:07 PM Re: Premium??
20gtp02 Offline
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Registered: 04/13/06
Posts: 6709
A generic one won't do!!! I got ZZPs, I post this just a few posts ago on this thread, and you really have to Tuner for your cars needs. They had me way too rich down low and way too lean up top. I gained much mileage and performance after a few tunes from a buddy. I kept my stock PCM just in case I had a problem.
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#95979 - 07/15/07 06:26 PM Re: Premium??
98gpse Offline
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Registered: 07/08/07
Posts: 150
Loc: Cobourg Ontario
I would rather tune my PCM but tuners are ridiculously priced and I don't know anyone near me that can do it for me.
I could save up and get a tuner I guess but for what I want to do to my car at this point the cost is way out of proportion with the gain.
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#95980 - 07/15/07 11:02 PM Re: Premium??
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Registered: 01/08/07
Posts: 6026
Loc: Des Moines ,Iowa
if i got a tuner i would talk to ed or my local junkyard and get another pcm so i can keep my stock for accidents and such and then i could use my new one to tune ... i would love to have a tuner but i wish i had someone close to me to sit down and look at what i am doing with the tune
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#95981 - 07/17/07 02:15 PM Re: Premium??
The Fridge Offline
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Registered: 11/03/06
Posts: 363
Loc: Green Bay Wisconsin
All I gotta say is, its a v6 front wheel drive car. I don't complain about the gas milage.

I smile when I am beating on my car and see 20.5mpg on the DIC.

If you wanna save gas money, buy a honda.

Or better yet, drive my truck around. $85 a week and I get my gas .10 cheaper a gallon cause I can run 20%ethanol.

As long as we have cars that need somekind of fuel we will always think we pay too much for it.

Its just like when my mom saw that cigarettes went up to $.68 a pack. She said "Thats it, I am NOT paying that much" and quit. Look at the prices now.
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#95982 - 07/17/07 11:02 PM Re: Premium??
98gpse Offline
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Registered: 07/08/07
Posts: 150
Loc: Cobourg Ontario
Ya it's sad I saw 97.7 cents a Liter today and went "CHEAP GAS!!" then I realised hey wait cheap was when it was 80 cents a Liter lol.
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1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE with 3800- U-bend delete, CherryBomb glasspack, Gutted air box, drop in K&N
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#95983 - 07/18/07 03:23 AM Re: Premium??
HercMan(Rob) Offline
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Registered: 09/12/03
Posts: 14035
Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
This is for everyone who is always asking about premium and extra costs.

At $2 more a tank (US that is) 5 tanks is only an extra $10. If you can't afford that then stay away from the mods.
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