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[QUOTE]Originally posted by 93PONY: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by JohnB: [qb] Of course a Terminator is easy, at the most...they are what, 4 years old? Wiring harnesses aren't brittle, vaccum leaks aren't abundant, and normally a owner can't do shit to the timing. They've typically gone through maybe two-three owners and had boltons. Sure, there are the "one-offs" with KB's, Whipples, etc...but for the majority, they have basic boltons. On the other end of the spectrum, you've got the Fox...that at best is 14 years old (93 model). They've had more people through them than a Hooker and have had NUMEROUS boltons in the name of performance; all the while probably doing nothing for the poor car. Timing's been set by "ear" (gawd I wish I had a $1 for every time I've heard that), it's got a massive exhaust leak because of the warped header flange on the crap-tacular 1990s BBK header, and check engine light is on for decoration. For a owner of either to think a car can be tuned outside the realm of possibility is ignorance. Likewise, it's insanity for a tuner to attempt a tune on a vehicle that exhibits similar traits. [/qb][/QUOTE]LOL Had a car on the dyno not too long ago. 5.0 of course, Basic setup, stock shortblock, AFR heads, Edelbrock intake, S-trim with 'unknown' boost (no guage), etc, etc. Went to check/set timing & found NO timing pointer! :eek: Timed by ear since they never installed the pointer...& of course it was suppose to get a 'pump gas' tune. LOL I did the best I could (set timing based on 10 degrees base timing), but that one had my blood pressure pretty high while on the dyno. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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