What Programmer to buy?
Apr 29, 2007 | 08:37 PM
#21
Originally Posted by BADMOFO
I'm not a big fan of Mail Order tunes, and believe it or not had Great Luck with Hypertech. It knocked 5 tenths off of my truck in the quarter. I also had a Crane Vinci which I bought from a guy on here used for $200. It's currently in use on a friends truck and it works GREAT. I'd get the Crane/Vinci tuner, you can do a bit more with it, and it works as a trouble code OBDII scanner that can read and clear codes. 
A dynotune with wideband is the only way to go for a custom tune, but the handhelds work ok on a "stock" or mildly modified (bolt ons) truck IMO.
A dynotune with wideband is the only way to go for a custom tune, but the handhelds work ok on a "stock" or mildly modified (bolt ons) truck IMO.
Obviously yes a dyno or street tune would be best but to say a handheld is better than a GOOD tuner, I just don't agree with that.
Apr 29, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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I didn't say it was better, but I don't think handhelds are "bad" in general. You can get a used handheld for about $200, and then when you "out grow it", mod wise, put it on Ebay and get most if not all of your money back. Alot of mailorder tunes take out %'s of T/M, which I don't think is always a good idea with a stock trans. I know a ton of people around here with 14 and 15 second trucks have tore up transmissions with as a result of T/M being removed. I'm just saying a handheld tuner is NOT a waste like a lot of people claim. Do a search on here going back to when the only other tuning option was LS1edit, and you'll see a lot of respected guys around here were running handheld tuners, and all agreed they worked. Are there better options, YES. How much can you sell a mailorder tune for if you decide to sell the truck, ZERO. I ran my truck the same day with and with out the HPPIII, and it went over .4 faster with it. It was also nice when I swapped out tires in the summer to my taller 20's.
Apr 30, 2007 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by RandomHero
PM Dirt Track Racer about the guy who had a predator programmer. he did a before and after dyno with the predator and lost 1 hp
Apr 30, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 323inside
so would a mail in tune from nelson be better than going to Horsepower enginnering here in houston??? which would you guys recommend?
Apr 30, 2007 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by screamingjimmy
can a guy shut of the 02 secondary sensors with a diablosport predator, cause my truck recently started to throw a check engine light and i am figuring my 02 simulators are hooched???
To answer your question.....YES it will.
Apr 30, 2007 | 01:00 PM
#29
Originally Posted by Torque_Wrench
He didn't tune his correctly then. I tuned a customers truck 10 minutes before the dyno run and he gain 12 hp. I know that 12 Hp ain't 30 hp gains but....It was better than what he started with.
Apr 30, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by screamingjimmy
sorry, i am misunderstanding you, do you mean that i can only clear the codes, or i can permanantly shut of the secondary sensors?