HP Tuners Users...questions.
Sep 25, 2005 | 04:28 PM
#11
Originally Posted by lotzafun
Team up with a friend, so that you can learn on two vehicles, or be able to tune other types. Split the cost between the two of you that way.
Learning curve was not as bad for me, turned wrenches for alot of years, just a different way of looking at it. If you have the basics of how to tune an engine, the rest of it you can learn by reading boards here or at HP Tuners website. Everyone has been very helpful at both. If you do not understand what to do in the first place, then HP Tuners is not for you. Pay to have someone tune yours for you.
I got the basic program and it has been a blast for me, my signature shows what else I have done to my truck, and HP Tuners has allowed me to change my computer at will without waiting for results. If you need more info drop me a line and I will try to answer you quick as I can.
Learning curve was not as bad for me, turned wrenches for alot of years, just a different way of looking at it. If you have the basics of how to tune an engine, the rest of it you can learn by reading boards here or at HP Tuners website. Everyone has been very helpful at both. If you do not understand what to do in the first place, then HP Tuners is not for you. Pay to have someone tune yours for you.
I got the basic program and it has been a blast for me, my signature shows what else I have done to my truck, and HP Tuners has allowed me to change my computer at will without waiting for results. If you need more info drop me a line and I will try to answer you quick as I can.
Been talking to a buddy off and on who does not have a tune yet and is wondering what direction to go.I really want a versitile programming system with a network of users to trade ideas with. This is what I am after. HP seems to be one of the top two or three out there.
Sep 25, 2005 | 10:27 PM
#12
On The Tree
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 138
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From: Camby, IN
the thing that I liked best and the reason that I went with HP Tuners, was the fact that it does not lock you into the VIN, you can tune all vehicles of the same type and year application. If you look at there website message boards, there are several people that help you and ask nothing in return. Kind of like pay it forward type of thing. You take what you learn and teach and help others when they need it.
Really enjoy sharing ideas with others and helping them where I can. Half the fun of tuning is knowing that you made the improvements, the other half is knowing by the seat of your pants that you made your vehicle perform better as well. It is all about performance, no need for shadetrees where you are going. Good luck and feel free to give us updates on your progress.
Really enjoy sharing ideas with others and helping them where I can. Half the fun of tuning is knowing that you made the improvements, the other half is knowing by the seat of your pants that you made your vehicle perform better as well. It is all about performance, no need for shadetrees where you are going. Good luck and feel free to give us updates on your progress.
Sep 26, 2005 | 08:33 AM
#13
Originally Posted by lotzafun
the thing that I liked best and the reason that I went with HP Tuners, was the fact that it does not lock you into the VIN, you can tune all vehicles of the same type and year application. If you look at there website message boards, there are several people that help you and ask nothing in return. Kind of like pay it forward type of thing. You take what you learn and teach and help others when they need it.
Really enjoy sharing ideas with others and helping them where I can. Half the fun of tuning is knowing that you made the improvements, the other half is knowing by the seat of your pants that you made your vehicle perform better as well. It is all about performance, no need for shadetrees where you are going. Good luck and feel free to give us updates on your progress.
Really enjoy sharing ideas with others and helping them where I can. Half the fun of tuning is knowing that you made the improvements, the other half is knowing by the seat of your pants that you made your vehicle perform better as well. It is all about performance, no need for shadetrees where you are going. Good luck and feel free to give us updates on your progress.
Will do.
So if I can tune anyone's same year vehicle, is that PCM dependant? What I'm asking is if someone with a 99 year truck with an 02 PCM would be possible to tune?
Thanks.
Sep 27, 2005 | 11:49 PM
#14
On The Tree
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 138
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From: Camby, IN
As long as the pcm is the same year as the program you bought, then yes you could tune it. For instance, my program is for 2002, does not matter if it is a GMC or Chevy, I can tune it as long as it is a 2002 pcm. So you could tune several vehicles if you wanted too. If you are into a truck club, maybe you could find others that could benefit from this also, charge them a small fee to tune there truck for them to help pay for your program. Or offer them the chance to get what you learn, if they help you learn the ropes. Different engine sizes will react differently to small changes. Best to make several small changes than to make one big change.
The thing that I like best about the HP Tuners program is that I can make a change to the pcm, flash it, go drive the truck and log several sensors and readings in a file that can be played back when I return from a test drive. Then you can analize the info over and over until you figure out what is going on. It is not a crap shoot, as long as you know what to read out of the data that you record into the file. Even if you can not figure it out, there are several places to get help, that is the cool part. Sharing info with others, and getting feedback on what to change or correct, is alot more fun then having someone hundreds of miles away do it for you. The expression on their faces after you dust them off, either on the road or on the strip, is priceless.
The thing that I like best about the HP Tuners program is that I can make a change to the pcm, flash it, go drive the truck and log several sensors and readings in a file that can be played back when I return from a test drive. Then you can analize the info over and over until you figure out what is going on. It is not a crap shoot, as long as you know what to read out of the data that you record into the file. Even if you can not figure it out, there are several places to get help, that is the cool part. Sharing info with others, and getting feedback on what to change or correct, is alot more fun then having someone hundreds of miles away do it for you. The expression on their faces after you dust them off, either on the road or on the strip, is priceless.
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