Is a thermostat needed for a tune?

[Andrew116]

Im planning on going on Hot Rod power tour in June and want to get a livernois tune before then. I was reading through their website and they said they recommend a cooler Thermostat and new spark plugs before a tune. I planned on new spark plugs anyways because my car is just over 100,000, but would the thermostat really be necessary if I live in Minnesota?

 

[76FoMoCo]

you will not notice any difference from your end. just helps the car make a little more power and is part of the tuning
the 3 bar map, plugs and a stat is with the lms 93 tune is a good easy power adder. will take you about 30 minutes to install all of it in most cases

 

[SM105K]

No.

 

[76FoMoCo]

No.

And DEN?

 

[SM105K]

And DEN?

NO and DEN!

 

[Andrew116]

What is DEN?

 

[SM105K]

What is DEN?

Just some friendly banter between older gentlemen.

The real question is.....

Dude, where is your car?

 

[moonie]

AND DEN AND DEN AND DEN...

 

[SM105K]

AND DEN AND DEN AND DEN...

BLAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[76FoMoCo]

NO and DEN!

LMFAO!

 

[Capri83RS]

For the plugs, it depends on what year your vehicle is. The 2013+ comes with the recommended colder plugs.

I've got an Unleashed 93 Octane 3-bar MAP tune on my 2014, with no other modifications aside from an AEM drop-in dry filter. That was put on @ 19k miles, and the car just rolled over 60k miles. It's the wifes daily driver, it's been to the 1/4 mile dragstrip multiple times, and I do the Dirt Drags yearly with it.

 

[Lostneye]

These cars are sensitive to plugs and they are not that bad to change. LMS likes the 2013+ stock plugs SP534s now superseded by SP580s. Change them before the tune and every 20-25K miles.

 

[yaycandy]

I have the livernois thermostat installed. I dont see a difference. Technically the tune was made for that temperature but in real world testing that i think i saw on here somewhere, its like less than a 2 degree difference. Probably just a waste of money.