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    Anyone got a tune for the Vortec 8.1L

    hello I was wondering if anyone has messed with the 8.1L tune that comes in the 2500HD

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    Quote Originally Posted by King26matthew View Post
    hello I was wondering if anyone has messed with the 8.1L tune that comes in the 2500HD
    Done one on an 02 van PCM for the one in my 99 Tahoe. Has the 425 HP Marine cam, shorty headers, full exhaust and marine injectors.

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    I started looking for the same a week ago. If you use a google search of the forum there is information here on the 8.1L tunes. Some have good information that spells out the changes most do. There are also a few tunes in progress stashed here, but after downloading, I am better off just starting from scratch. Other forums like efilive have 8.1 information on changes that are not hard to follow no matter what software you are using.
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    site:https://forum.hptuners.com/ 8.1*
    Last edited by don-f; 04-19-2020 at 12:17 AM.

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    I tune 8.1 Vortecs all the time. What are you looking for?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1970ss8.1 View Post
    I tune 8.1 Vortecs all the time. What are you looking for?
    I have done a few myself.

    Biggest gains are torque management, PE delay, WOT fueling on a stock engine.

    Once you cam them they need a bit more work. They want alot more timing with a cam.