Bama tuner

[DK95GT]

Hello everyone I just recently bought a 95 GT 5.0 5 speed as my first car. it has a bbk cold air intake, MSD pro billet distributor, bbk long tube headers, full exhaust and it sounds like it might have a mild cam I don't really know much other than that. It surges at idle but is fine while driving. I would like to give it some more power so I was thinking about getting a bama tuner as well as 3.55 rear gears. If anyone has suggestions please let me know, thanks.

 

[cobrajeff96]

Had a Bama tune once from American Muscle back in 2009, whom I'll never do business with again (separate issue in recent years).

They had my car running a bit too lean, luckily it was just a simple N/A build. But I've never heard anyone say good things about their tunes. Now that I've got a lot of years experience, the only tuners I trust implicitly are Palm Beach Dyno and Wengert (associated with HPR in Tennessee). Lund is highly spoken of but I can't vouch.

 

[DK95GT]

Had a Bama tune once from American Muscle back in 2009, whom I'll never do business with again (separate issue in recent years).

They had my car running a bit too lean, luckily it was just a simple N/A build. But I've never heard anyone say good things about their tunes. Now that I've got a lot of years experience, the only tuners I trust implicitly are Palm Beach Dyno and Wengert (associated with HPR in Tennessee). Lund is highly spoken of but I can't vouch.

Thanks for the heads up I'll definitely wait and get a dyno tune. I don't want any added complications since it's running pretty good right now and I don't have the funds to fix any mistakes lol.

 

[DK95GT]

Thanks for the heads up I'll definitely wait and get a dyno tune. I don't want any added complications since it's running pretty good right now and I don't have the funds to fix any mistakes lol.

I just have to find a good shop that will do it for a reasonable price here in Florida.

 

[cobrajeff96]

They're all competitively priced about the same for the most part. It's a relatively simple configuration so you might be able to get it done with a remote tune. If you don't mind the drive and want it done right the first time, Palm Beach Dyno. Not sure if the EEC-IV / V computer can be remote tuned or datalogged, not my domain.

 

[ttocs]

I had a bama chip. All my options were in their pulldown menu so I was confident that it should work I was just using trickflow heads/cam which have been used since they were making the 94 new so it should be known. The car ran horribly but I was barely able to limp it to a local place with a dyno to tune it. Ran perfect on the way home.

 

[DK95GT]

Thank you for all the help I'll check out palm beach dyno. If rather it get done the right way the first time instead of screwing with tuners and wasting money.

 

[cobrajeff96]

Welcome.

FWIW, PBD got my coyote swap motor purring like a kitten on the first go. A very simple, very common N/A build but it shows that they got the tune refined quite nicely.

 

[ttocs]

yea save your time and money, a dyno is the best option.

 

[DK95GT]

Palm beach dyno is about three hours from me but it's not like I can get it done right now anyway. I have to wait till April to register and insure the car to get it there and I have plenty other things to do. I have to finish all the body work and figure out if Im gonna paint or wrap it. So I have time to do some research on everything and get it all figured out so I'm not all over the place when I can actually get to everything.