New Setup...what do you guys think?
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only if they can prove you tuned it.. if your that worried about it get stage 2 flash at the dealer and do a pulley/injector/belt swap. and IF you want to you can rewrite the stage 2 tune using HPT to fix the AFR's but keep the rest of it( the tune ID as sating GMS2..) your car through the VIN would be tuned from the dealer.. and they can only void your warrenty if a mod you did caused the problem.. talk to YOUR dealer.. **** saturn motorsport's has a race header/DP combo that you can order from ANY saturn dealer.. and GMPP makes an exhaust.
you have many option's..
you have many option's..
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for 5 k you can buy your own hptuner's(get the pro one for loggin ability). and a few different size pulley's.. since you want to keep your warrenty go no lower than a 2.9 there have been issue's of people running a 2.5 or a 2.6 or even a 2.7 and having issue's and TRYING to flash it back to stock before they take it in.. but when the dealer look's at ltft(long term fuel trim) they get voided.. i say stick with some 42's and get a 2.85 for race day and a 2.9 for daily driver. and you can still get any header DP combo and any other mod's ya want..
here's a price list for ya
HPT pro new=600+ used=400+
pulley's+puller new=300+ used=250+
stage 2 belt new=50 used=not worth the cash
header/DP new=800+ used= not a good idea to buy used
catback new=500+ used=300+
lowering spring's new=200 used=140+
cross drilled rotor's new=300
the mod list i posted is SICK, and still under 4g's BRAND SPANKIN NEW and there's still a g left to play with if ya get a few used part's and save alittle cash.. you can do a dual endpass with option B and STILL have 500+ getting everything new..
here's a price list for ya
HPT pro new=600+ used=400+
pulley's+puller new=300+ used=250+
stage 2 belt new=50 used=not worth the cash
header/DP new=800+ used= not a good idea to buy used
catback new=500+ used=300+
lowering spring's new=200 used=140+
cross drilled rotor's new=300
the mod list i posted is SICK, and still under 4g's BRAND SPANKIN NEW and there's still a g left to play with if ya get a few used part's and save alittle cash.. you can do a dual endpass with option B and STILL have 500+ getting everything new..
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what makes you think you'd be out of a car?? Everything I have installed can be taken off before going to the dealership...not a big deal...
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yeah, but im gonna have to get my mods installed as i dont even have a garage to work in, or the tools....not that i lack knowledge...but there would be nooo way for me to strip that stuff, especially if i had to be at work the next day....i cant miss a single day at work, i have 12 people under me and if i miss they sit here with their thumbs up their butts!
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imho once you do ANY mod to a car a warranty is like a lock on a car, its only as good as the dealer looking at your car, and a criminal looking at your car lock, if they want to steal your car they will find a way, if the dealer wants to void your warranty they will find a way. i COMPLETLY understand wanting to keep your warranty for the peace of mind though. thats just my opinion. if that made any sense lol
your mod list looks pretty good though!
your mod list looks pretty good though!
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imho once you do ANY mod to a car a warranty is like a lock on a car, its only as good as the dealer looking at your car, and a criminal looking at your car lock, if they want to steal your car they will find a way, if the dealer wants to void your warranty they will find a way. i COMPLETLY understand wanting to keep your warranty for the peace of mind though. thats just my opinion. if that made any sense lol
your mod list looks pretty good though!
your mod list looks pretty good though!
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yeah, but im gonna have to get my mods installed as i dont even have a garage to work in, or the tools....not that i lack knowledge...but there would be nooo way for me to strip that stuff, especially if i had to be at work the next day....i cant miss a single day at work, i have 12 people under me and if i miss they sit here with their thumbs up their butts!
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are you sure about this? cause ive seen it happen.. to a friend who HAD an RL.. and traded it in becuase he got his warrenty voided. for throwing on a 2.7 and 60's and a cobra HE then trying to take it in after going back to completely stock on a donated blower. and the ******* car still aint running right. dealer looked at LTFT and said it isnt right then looked at the black box info.. showing boost higher than 12.5 at 6.5+ rpm's with 100% throttle mean's he wasnt bieing easy on the car AND it was tuned since the VIN say's it's not a stage2 car.. please contine to think im wrong. cause you know everything RIGHT?
to the op. for 5k you can do so many mod's it's not even funny and still keep warrenty. spring swap's at the dealer. a rotor/brake pad swap yourself. a header and intake install yourself and they cant touch your warrenty. get HPT jus to be able to really see what's going on with YOUR car. cause then you can post log's and people here who know what's going on can tell you.
to the op. for 5k you can do so many mod's it's not even funny and still keep warrenty. spring swap's at the dealer. a rotor/brake pad swap yourself. a header and intake install yourself and they cant touch your warrenty. get HPT jus to be able to really see what's going on with YOUR car. cause then you can post log's and people here who know what's going on can tell you.
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the balck box is used for car wreck info. the trims can be well within spec via 60's
i have had a tech 2 on my car by a gm tech lead. he didn't see anything out of the ordinary. trims were well within spec. the dealer does not have access to the black box.
hpt uses the vehicles vin numbers to lock the credits to the vehicle. two cars i have tuned personally have passed with flying colors at dealerships for warranty work, and being traded in.
i have had a tech 2 on my car by a gm tech lead. he didn't see anything out of the ordinary. trims were well within spec. the dealer does not have access to the black box.
hpt uses the vehicles vin numbers to lock the credits to the vehicle. two cars i have tuned personally have passed with flying colors at dealerships for warranty work, and being traded in.
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the balck box is used for car wreck info. the trims can be well within spec via 60's
i have had a tech 2 on my car by a gm tech lead. he didn't see anything out of the ordinary. trims were well within spec. the dealer does not have access to the black box.
hpt uses the vehicles vin numbers to lock the credits to the vehicle. two cars i have tuned personally have passed with flying colors at dealerships for warranty work, and being traded in.
i have had a tech 2 on my car by a gm tech lead. he didn't see anything out of the ordinary. trims were well within spec. the dealer does not have access to the black box.
hpt uses the vehicles vin numbers to lock the credits to the vehicle. two cars i have tuned personally have passed with flying colors at dealerships for warranty work, and being traded in.
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well thats nifty to say the least. my dealer is cool as hell about stuff.
there is a lot of hidden stuff in the car no one knows about. a lot of it is in the hard coding of the ecm itself.
::shrugs::
i give
there is a lot of hidden stuff in the car no one knows about. a lot of it is in the hard coding of the ecm itself.
::shrugs::
i give
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