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Old 05-13-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Default 2006 Mustang v6 new mods added do I need a tune?

Hey guys im New to the forum, and I love this site I have a 2006 v6 automatic, I recently added pyps Headers, true duals no x or h pipe, BBK throttle body, and KN air filter.
My question do I have to tune my car to run better, for some reason I feel my Air/Fuel ratio is off, can it be possible with these mods.
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yea, you definetly need a tune for that throttle body and even though the K&N might not require a tune i would definetly recommend it, you need to be very careful because if your running lean which is probably the case you might start to burn stuff up, i could be wrong on the throttle body but i am almost positive that needs a tune.

A tuner should be a future mod anyways, you need it for most of your mods
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I would highly recommend a tune. It would be safe, itll add power, and the car will perform better with the mods you just added.
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What kind of headers? If they're long tubes you almost certainly need a tune.
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yea, you definetly need a tune for that throttle body and even though the K&N might not require a tune i would definetly recommend it, you need to be very careful because if your running lean which is probably the case you might start to burn stuff up, i could be wrong on the throttle body but i am almost positive that needs a tune.

A tuner should be a future mod anyways, you need it for most of your mods
Don't need a tune for the TB... it's when you change the size of the MAF housing that you need a tune...

A tune is a very good idea thought, especially since the OP has an automatic!
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I didn't even realize there was an aftermarket V6 throttle body.
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the only long tube headers made for the v6 (to my knowledge are MAC) but i think i just saw a video that showed KOOKS just came out with one as well so i assumed pypes headers were shorties.
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the only long tube headers made for the v6 (to my knowledge are MAC) but i think i just saw a video that showed KOOKS just came out with one as well so i assumed pypes headers were shorties.
Gotcha. It does look like Pypes only offers a shorty.
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