best programmer for the buck???
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best programmer for the buck???
Ok, for Christmas this year my dad wants a programmer of some kind... the options i've given him so far are the hypertech, and the predator. Is there a difference in performance between the two??
Second, going on how the truck will never have a custom tuned ecm, which do you guys recommend???
Last, are there any other better options??
Second, going on how the truck will never have a custom tuned ecm, which do you guys recommend???
Last, are there any other better options??
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how versitle is it tho?. can you change it later? can a dealership tell (void warrenty?) keep in mind the truck is bone stock, this will be his first mod, finally, the most it will ever probably have is cold air and exhaust on top of this.....
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Originally Posted by 3/4ths a 350
Ok, for Christmas this year my dad wants a programmer of some kind... the options i've given him so far are the hypertech, and the predator. Is there a difference in performance between the two??
Second, going on how the truck will never have a custom tuned ecm, which do you guys recommend???
Last, are there any other better options??
Second, going on how the truck will never have a custom tuned ecm, which do you guys recommend???
Last, are there any other better options??
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Originally Posted by 3/4ths a 350
yeah superchips micro-tuner right? didnt know they have a scanner in it, food for thought, thanks for the info.
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LS1 EDIT!!!!!!!!!
you can do anything you want with it. and i dont think the dealer can tell because with edit the whole program is rewritten. so when they pull it up thats the program. theres no tracing it. from what i was told. but you gotta be carefull with it. its real in depth and if your not carefull, you could really screw things up. also its not a plug and go tuner like the other three. you dont just press a couple of buttons and go. you have to have a laptop for it and also need to buy atap or efilive. to really get a good tune. there are several shops that do tunes and can get these trucks runnin like a scalded ape.
just my .02
you can do anything you want with it. and i dont think the dealer can tell because with edit the whole program is rewritten. so when they pull it up thats the program. theres no tracing it. from what i was told. but you gotta be carefull with it. its real in depth and if your not carefull, you could really screw things up. also its not a plug and go tuner like the other three. you dont just press a couple of buttons and go. you have to have a laptop for it and also need to buy atap or efilive. to really get a good tune. there are several shops that do tunes and can get these trucks runnin like a scalded ape.
just my .02
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I got a HPPIII Hypertech for $300 brand new and it knocked a half a second off my et. With the Hypertech, AEM intake, and Magnaflow cat back on a 4500lb extended cab 5.3 I've been 14.9. I'm not tryin' to race John Force over here, just wanted to crack my neighbors *** in his SI Civic. Job done! I'm not done here, I figure with a converter, fans, pulleys, etc....I should have a low 14 second reliable truck. LS1 may very well be the shizit, but I like my $300 HPPIII and my $80 diagnostic scanner from J.C Whitney (ha ha)! Its kinda like my hill-billy version of ATAP and LS1 edit. Different strokes for different folks! Its all good as long as you keep having fun. And when I'm done with it, I'll get $250 back for it on EBAY. How can you go wrong. I've heard several stories (search the threads) about people having bad experiences with the Superchips and other hand helds, but never once have a heard about a problem with the Hypertechs. Thats why I bought one. I mean come on, I got 5 tenths of my E.T., you can't tell me that Superchips is gonna give you more than that. You make your choice and have fun with it.
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At the SEMA show Crane Cams debuted a new Power Tuner for trucks. It already has cam profiles loaded in it, and also works with the stock cam. According to what I was told by one of their booth guys, their programmer allows you to return the truck to stock with no problem in case you have to go into a dealership for some sort of warranty service.