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Originally Posted by 427
This is what keeps me away from tuners! I'm sure if I can increase the flow of air the mass air meter will give me the fuel. I'm running 3000+ elevation also, so the engine is moving less air and making less power than a stock one where I race it. I contacted a tuner when I first bought the car, they told me the engine would blow up if I drove it above 120mph, so I have very little confidence in tuners.
Kurt
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Don't let one bad apple define an entire community. After all, you don't do that with a dentist or a contractor either when you happen upon a bad one. There are quite a few reputable tuners mentioned repeatedly in these forums, and I'd think most of them offer remote tuning as well as reliable advice, so you may not even need to drive too far.
I can't decode this statement of yours, though: "I'm sure if I can increase the flow of air the mass air meter will give me the fuel"—the mass airflow sensor does not give or command fuel, it is an input source to the ECM that then decides on fuel flow based on the tune. Even then, if there's more air pulled in, the entire fuel system must be capable of supplying the required amount of fuel. Also if you add a flex fuel system, more fuel volume will need to be moved, given ethanol's lower energy density.
All in all I would definitely find a tuner and work with them before making any of these changes.