Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

[notsonic]

i just got my pcm back from ed wright over at www.fastchip.com

$300 plus shipping. comes with stickers too. :p

mild performance tune (still runs on 87,) i think the fan comes on sooner, speedo recalibration for tires and gears, trans adjusted for gears and firmer shifts.

i'll send him an email just to check on everything that was specifically changed. (i really only cared about the gears.)


i dont have any base line numbers to go by, but if all goes planned (i finish my essay) i'll head to englishtown on saturday or sunday.

its been a week since i drove my camaro, and i've been driving my 86 caprice in its place, so the butt dyno is saying its a z06. its hard to accurately say how much of an improvement it is. all i can say is it works, and my speedo is right.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

great, can't wait to find out some actual numbers.

btw what make, model and tranny?

i'm thinkin bout sending in for a tune but since i'm camming my car i'm not sure if advancing timing any more is a good idea.

[notsonic]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

mod list/vehicle history time:

95 3.4l camaro, auto, t-tops, 181,000 miles. manufactured in december of 1994.

anything that can resonably be construed to effect 1/4mi. time
fastchip tune
carsound direct fit high-flow cat
flowmaster american thunder catback
ebay chrome intakes cai.
ss wheels, 275/40-17 kumho ecsta asx tires (about 20k on em)
accel coils
3.73 gears
zexel lsd from a 98+
rear discs from a 98+
32mm front sway with poly endlinks/bushings
19mm rear sway with 1le endlinks/bushings
eibach/slp v6 springs (93-97, whatevers listed for the 3.4)
bilstein/slp shocks (got em a few years ago, before all the part shortage and number changes)
boxed poly/poly bmr lca's
bmr lca relocation brackets at lowest setting
spare tire/jack removed
87 octane quick-check gas

maintenence mods:
ngk ur5 plugs
new wires (duralast :rock:)
ebayed used egr valve
new water pump
recently changed oil and coolant.
recently changed rear end oil.
recently changed fuel filter.
recently changed pcv valve.
autozone rotors/ceramic pads.
new tensioner
one of them fancy goodyear belts



stuff i may get on for saturday:
98+ 1le aluminum driveshaft
poly panhard bar bushings
poly rear sway endlinks/bushings

stuff i may get on that doesnt matter:
y87 steering rack
moog outer tie rod ends w/poly boots

stuff im waiting for:
lt1 auto trans crossmember
poly trans mount
poly torque arm bushing

stuff that has nothing to do with anything:
sequential tail lights
aiwa head unit
pioneer speakers (just stock replacements, no subs)
red led door panel bulbs
generic floor mats
rear hatch panels with speakers that arent hooked up
chevy visor cd holder
removed door molding on one side
front plate w/factory holder
various stickers under the hood


i think thats everything ive ever done to the car ever.

i realize like 90% of this list is irrelevant, but it wouldnt be the internet without excessive mod lists.

ive never been to the track before in any car, or even to spectate. if i run 16's ill be happy.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

can you elaborate on how the shifting feels and if the car seems any more powerful?

[notsonic]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

can you elaborate on how the shifting feels and if the car seems any more powerful?

i only took it for a quick spin around the block a few times so far, forgot my wallet so i didnt want to go too far from home. i'll be driving it 20mi. to school tomorrow so i'll have a better feeling.

what i can tell you so far is that when you let off the pedal, it almost feels like when its in 1st or 2nd, like it stays in gear longer before going into neutral or whatever it is autos do. its not exactly the same as being in one of the low gears, but its similar.

you have a 4l60, not a 4l60e right? i dont know if anything can be tuned for that.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

well that would make sense since the 4l60 is not electronically controlled (can we interchange that with computer?) so yeah probably not, but thats not what ed has told me so far in my correspondence with him however like i said with the new cam being put in, i'm not sure i want to mess with ignition timing and i don't wanna pay 300$ for shift improvements when i can get a transgo kit for 150$. maybe if i ever get different gears i would consider it. thanks for the info.

[notsonic]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

after driving it to school today;

i can't notice much in terms of shift firmness. i always thought it shifted pretty firm to begin with, so who knows.

i swear my speedometer is still off. i tested 0-60 in about 9 seconds. i think thats right. but on the highway the speedo was saying 90, and i'm fairly certain i wasnt going that fast. BUT i could only get it to go about 100 or so (never been able to hit the limiter with stock gears, but was able to with the uncalibrated speedo with the new gears, now i cant) so i really have no idea. i need to test it with someone else driving some speeds to see how accurate it is. i didnt check my odometer since the difference in the trip is so little between 3.23s and 3.73s.

i could be wrong though, its been a while since i've had the speedo right, and ive never had it right with the gears so who knows.


the thing definitely seems faster though. it pulls harder for longer in the upper rpms too. ill take note of exact numbers when im driving home if theres no traffic.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

keep us posted.

[notsonic]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

well the times were embarassing

http://forum.camarov6.com/showthread...197#post886197

and my speedo is still off.

[tkoforpresident]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

soooo the tune didn't work?

[Mr. Logger]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

I'm thinking he needs to practice his driving.

[notsonic]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

ive never raced before.

considering i never got to try the stock tune, i cant say for sure if its an improvement or not.

i wouldnt use my times as an accurate measurement, not yet anyway.

but i still complained about the speedo.


also how do you compare modded v8 explorers to a v6 camaro?

there were jeeps there running 12s, who gives a ****. if there was another 3.4 fbody, thats worth comparing.

[Mr. Logger]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

That better? Compared to other 3.4s you still sound slow.

[notsonic]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

That better? Compared to other 3.4s you still sound slow.

im well aware.

telling me im slow doesnt help. unless you can tell me something from looking at my slips.

[Mr. Logger]

Re: Got my 3.4l tuned by fast chips!

Well, how are you launching?