new owner of a coyote

[mach504]

OK so basically guys I brought a 2011 coyote. It came with a few goodies boss 302 intake pypes exhaust. Well my 1st question is the car has to be running a tune in order to drive correct an if not how does a car sound without that tune. Reason why I ask is I found the owner an he tells me he took the tune off the car.

 

[Jumpmaster2015]

Don't drive it if he is correct. He probably took the tune off so he can unmarry his device from the vehicle.

 

[mach504]

Right but I been driving it for like 2 months would the car do anything to show no tune

 

[KPatrone]

Right but I been driving it for like 2 months would the car do anything to show no tune

The car will not give an error, but you could certainly be doing some damage to your vehicle driving without an appropriate tune for that intake. Spend a couple hundred on a tune and a tuner before you have to spend several thousand in repairs.

 

[noldevin]

Whether or not your car is exhibiting any side effects right now, you definitely need a tune for that boss intake. Like KPatrone said, spend a couple hundred on a tune before you have to spend a few thousand on fixing your engine.

 

[mach504]

Thanks guys

 

[el jefe 302]

OUCH, two months! Damage may already be done. People already said this, do not drive the car. Also you said pypes exhaust, does it have pypes longtubes? Or just a catback/axleback? If it has longtubes make sure the O2 extenders aren't installed.

 

[Jumpmaster2015]

Have you gone wide open throttle at all? Id like to think that if you have babied it with light loads that the damage could be minimalized

 

[mach504]

I been on it couple times I'm just go ahead an get a tuner an try put a tune on it hopefully nothing Is messed up

 

[mitchster]

Does the last owner still have the tuner? Ask him who did the tune for the 302 intake.

 

[Jumpmaster2015]

I been on it couple times I'm just go ahead an get a tuner an try put a tune on it hopefully nothing Is messed up

You are flowing a ton of extra air with the Boss intake, without the fuel to compensate for it. The cylinders are going to run lean (hot) with this condition, especially with an up to temp engine running at wide open throttle. You could go get a compression test done to see if there is any damage to the rings. IF that checks out then slap a tune on the car and call it good man. If you damaged it you damaged it, but if engine is still running strong then just ride it out (unless you have the time and resources to tear the engine down and figure out what is going on).

I do not think that AED or Lund would tune your car with the way it has been driven. Bama will sell you a tune no questions asked, I would probably go that route if I were you.