No problem Scream, I'll answer your questions. I don't take it as a flame.
It's your money and I would want answers too before I paid someone to tune my truck.
You're right on the unlimited truck tuning, there aren't a lot of tuners out there.
Pricing: the newer the year, the more it costs; I have to buy the unlimited version and the newer versions are always more. So, I have to charge more for the newer trucks. If I were to charge the same for all years, I'd be loosing on the newer trucks. btw, I'm not the most expensive, you could pay more for a performance program.
Tuning: A mail order can't be as good a dyno tune, as far as numbers. There are too many variables and without actually tuning the truck at the shop...
I like to tune for real world driving. Everybody raves about how important a dyno tune is, but there is no substitute for real world driving. All the obstacles you run into, air, uphills, downhills, tip in, all play a part in how much timing and how a/f is corrected. Don't get me wrong, a dyno will always tell you how much HP you're getting but trust me, the minute you take it off the dyno and run it on the street and then monitor it, you'll be making some adjustments. Driveability tuning is just as important as getting max hp from a dyno tune. I do dyno tune, however, those are just numbers to me, sure it's nice to know how much hp you have but it's also very important you get downshifting, upshifting, KR, max timing , a/f ratio all lined out on the street too. I guess I've done enough to know what works on the street in order to provide a nice mail tune.
Your tune: I've tuned many combos, yours is not too extreme and with a little bit of monitoring and changes, yours would turn out just fine.
4l80E: Sure, the 4L65E trucks use the same pcm, it's just a matter of getting the right flash and tables lined out.

feel free to ask away, I don't mind,

allen

edited: btw, most ppl will spend about $250 for an air intake, $250 or so for some flex fans, about 600$ for a full brand-name catback, and still not get the power gains of a performance tune. I'm not flaming you guys who have these mods, I have them too, and they are some of the first mods we do, and they do all add up and contribute to future mods, but that's less hp and it cost a lot more than a tune. just a thought.

 

Are your tunes locked? I have Edit, so could I tweak the tune if I made changes that affected the A/F ratio later on?

 

Email me a price for a tune on a 01 5.3.

 

no they are not locked quickWS6, Allen has tuned mine, and i have gone in and tweeked what he has done, or instructed me how to change some of the programming. you will be able to change anything you feel comfortable changing.

 

01thunder, when allen tunes your's does he use YOUR edit, or his own edit? if he uses your edit then that's why you can change your setting on your edit.

 

In talking with him .. I got the impression he would use his. I mentioned having EDIT for myself on my truck and he said that wouldn't make a difference in his.

He also said that him doing a tune for me would give me a good base to start on. If you read in his previous post too, he says that no tune is perfect for you, even a dyno tune, and mentioned that he would be changing stuff as soon as he got a chance after driving off the dyno.

I'm gonne assume that he doesn't lock them and doesn't necessarily use your EDIT.

 

"Slow" Allen uses HIS edit and I use MY edit to make changes. you forget HE has the unlimited version and can access any PCM that is a LS1 based motor.
no HE did not use MY cable to tune MY truck, HE used HIS own cable.
anymore questions????

 

i was just asking for clarification ******* calm yourself.

 

oh did i step on a toe here
im sorry
didnt know you where the only one to be able to post words in capital letters
i thought that everytime we used a noun we had to capitalize it.

also before you get your panties in a bunch and start the name calling ( which Im not going to lower myself down to that level of childish games.) I was not trying to **** you off but if it did than "oh well!". grow up.
if you cant take it than dont dish it.

 

i didn't dish anything, if i was to dish something i would have downed Allen's tunes which i never have. i was simply asking a question and putting emphasis on something. you replied trying to be cute or belittle me in someway by doing what you did. GROW UP