Ok I got an 09 SS thats got 17000 miles on it so its still under warranty. my question is because i'm about to put on Hahn charge piping and CAI thats going to void the warranty if i leave it on when i go to the dealer correct?

so my question is will i get the same performance if i get the tune then put the charge piping and CAI rather than tuning with it and possibly losing my warranty?

 

The GM tune is *canned*..doesn't matter whether you have piping on or off! Leave it off when you go in. Although the piping *should* not void your warranty..you never know what they're going to say or do. I would also remove the pipes whenever you go in for warranty work...yeah a real hastle. Also, I don't think you gain very much with any pipes using a *canned* tune as opposed to a *real* tune with the apparatus on the car (Trifecta).

 

Like ronn said GMS1 is a canned tune so a CAI won't add you any power it will just screw up your fuel trims. Don't get an intake unless you plan on getting a custom tune for it.

The dealership shouldn't care about the the charge pipes though but if you ever do have a serious warranty claim I would switch back to the stock pipes just to be safe, it only takes 20 minutes.

 

like tom said, most dealerships dont care enough about charge piping. if u blow ur motor then swap back to stock to keep ur warranty. i modded my balt, lowered intake and catback when it had a warranty and noone made a big deal about it

 

I gotten a CAI from Hahn and about 1500 miles later it threw a CEL. I wasn't feeling I was getting any power out of it, other than noise. So don't get one unless you tune for it like this guy said ^. If I was you just get the KN drop in filter and later get the ZZP Intake tube that they are still working on.

 

K&N and the revised AEM are the only ones that are currently reallyokay to run with a stock or GMS1 tune... im waiting on my K&N to arrive right now..

 

I looked at the Matt's ZZP snorkel mod, and sometimes feel that it isn't really necessary to do that. That's when I come to believe the intake on the airbox is the most restrictive one out of the bunch.