Thinking about biting the bullet and buying HP Tuners
03-30-2011, 05:51 PM
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Like AKlowriderZ71 said above, if you have a general idea how everything works, it's just a matter of being comfortable with the software. The more you use it, the more comfortable you'll get. HPTuners site has a repository that you'll be able to access once you have your setup, and I sometimes randomly download other people's tunes solely to study them and see what others do as compared to what I do...Good Luck.
03-31-2011, 08:26 PM
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I kind of prefer toting a laptop with me so I can see what cells I'm hitting while driving 
^^^ This is exactly what the repository is good for.
Originally Posted by rel3rd
HPTuners site has a repository that you'll be able to access once you have your setup, and I sometimes randomly download other people's tunes solely to study them and see what others do as compared to what I do...Good Luck.
03-31-2011, 09:51 PM
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Thanx for the info guys. I am gonna get it in the next few weeks hopefully but I think I need a new laptop first. This old toshiba sucks!!! I am looking at doing a 5.3 swap in my 86 k10 so I wanna have it when I get ready to run it.
04-01-2011, 06:18 PM
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I agree, but for some reason ever since I upgraded to the MPVI Pro when datalogging with my laptop, it seems to either freeze up the screen, or just act like the cable is disconnected and loses all info I just logged??? My laptop has plenty of "power" and memory so it's definitely not a computer issue.
04-02-2011, 08:36 AM
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question tho, i bought the standard, not the pro. not here yet so i havnt had a chance to use it yet. could i just get a wideband and mount it on my pillar and use that as another tool in tuning. or is it a must that i bite another 500 dollar bullet?
04-03-2011, 04:48 PM
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You can use a wideband with out the pro version, but you have to have a gauge. On the pro you can plug it in without a gauge, and set it up for a specific a/f, from my understanding.
04-09-2011, 04:33 PM
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Standard does not allow you to record your wideband values, and costs around $499
Pro allows you to log in the vehicle without a laptop, then bring it back in the house and download your data. It also allows 0-5V inputs from the sensors you add, like a wideband. But...it costs around $650
I went with the standard and bought an Innovate wideband for $160.
I have not had good luck with mail order tunes, or local "cheap" tunes.
Plug it in, log, and tune. Repeat.
Pro allows you to log in the vehicle without a laptop, then bring it back in the house and download your data. It also allows 0-5V inputs from the sensors you add, like a wideband. But...it costs around $650
I went with the standard and bought an Innovate wideband for $160.
I have not had good luck with mail order tunes, or local "cheap" tunes.
Plug it in, log, and tune. Repeat.
04-21-2011, 08:23 PM
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. Good to have a brother that is in this crap as much as me. I am sure we will be asking some dumb questions one here