Which predator to buy?
10-09-2009, 12:45 AM
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I know getting a professional tuning shop would be best, but I dont know of any in my local area (Vancouver). So I would just like to know the difference.
10-09-2009, 01:00 PM
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The G units are simply regular Predators with a sticker on them.
Standard Predators have tunes designed for a stock to mildly modified vehicle to increase performance and mileage.
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10-09-2009, 09:15 PM
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SLP Predators have tunes created by SLP for use with their Power Pacs they sell for most cars.
The G units are simply regular Predators with a sticker on them.
Standard Predators have tunes designed for a stock to mildly modified vehicle to increase performance and mileage.
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The G units are simply regular Predators with a sticker on them.
Standard Predators have tunes designed for a stock to mildly modified vehicle to increase performance and mileage.
Thanks
Mike
So they can all bascially do the same thing. Then why does the standard predator cost more than a granatelli unit? and will a predator be enough for a tune for longtubes and can i delete and turn off the AIR and rear O2s with it
10-10-2009, 11:57 AM
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Question, what do the professional tuning shops use? LSxEdit, HP Tuners, and EFI Live is the answer, and why is that?
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10-10-2009, 04:55 PM
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While I do agree that Hp tuners does alot more. The predator is nice to clear codes and have live data readings. If I didn't have mine I wouldn't have known that my knock sensor was going out ( pulling 4 degrees). Also you can have tuners put tunes in them. Like having a NA tune and then switch to the Nitrous tune.
10-10-2009, 06:39 PM
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I realy do not mean to bash the product and I think I was a bit too smart a$$y with my reply. There is a place for the Diablo products, and there is a place for HP and EFI. It realy depends on the users wishes and goals. Some people want minor mods and do not want to learn to tune, this is were I agree HP or EFI is not going to make the user happy, and some people want to mod the heck out of their stuff and want to learn to tune so HP and EFI gives them the ability to get crazy.
So please forgive my a$$yness earlier. I had a knee jerk reaction to the post. My original point was not well point. What I should of asked the OP was just how much modification does he plan to do to his car? If he only wants to do bolt ons, like headers,TB and sutch, then the Diablo product line will work for him. If he wants to go to cam swaps and head mods or incressing cubic inches or forced induction then a product like HP or EFI would be a better choice for him.
So please forgive my a$$yness earlier. I had a knee jerk reaction to the post. My original point was not well point. What I should of asked the OP was just how much modification does he plan to do to his car? If he only wants to do bolt ons, like headers,TB and sutch, then the Diablo product line will work for him. If he wants to go to cam swaps and head mods or incressing cubic inches or forced induction then a product like HP or EFI would be a better choice for him.
10-11-2009, 11:49 AM
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10-11-2009, 05:08 PM
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I got a hold of a few shops with dyno tunes and use efi live and hptuners. A couple of them said efi live is always their first choice as its even more flexible than hptuners, regardless they are both awesome and most everyone on here with a pro tune seem to have used one or the other.
The shops i found all have experience with muscle cars, I believe them too cause there are tons of guys especially out in Langley, Abbotsford, etc with muscle cars and customs thanks to Mission raceway.
I had a list with #s and everything, ill get it to you in a day or 2
Maybe we can work out a deal if we bring both our cars there, mines mostly tuned, just needs a bit of fine tuning now that I added cats back on (think its too rich for the cats).
The shops i found all have experience with muscle cars, I believe them too cause there are tons of guys especially out in Langley, Abbotsford, etc with muscle cars and customs thanks to Mission raceway.
I had a list with #s and everything, ill get it to you in a day or 2
Maybe we can work out a deal if we bring both our cars there, mines mostly tuned, just needs a bit of fine tuning now that I added cats back on (think its too rich for the cats).
10-11-2009, 09:47 PM
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I got a hold of a few shops with dyno tunes and use efi live and hptuners. A couple of them said efi live is always their first choice as its even more flexible than hptuners, regardless they are both awesome and most everyone on here with a pro tune seem to have used one or the other.
The shops i found all have experience with muscle cars, I believe them too cause there are tons of guys especially out in Langley, Abbotsford, etc with muscle cars and customs thanks to Mission raceway.
I had a list with #s and everything, ill get it to you in a day or 2
Maybe we can work out a deal if we bring both our cars there, mines mostly tuned, just needs a bit of fine tuning now that I added cats back on (think its too rich for the cats).
The shops i found all have experience with muscle cars, I believe them too cause there are tons of guys especially out in Langley, Abbotsford, etc with muscle cars and customs thanks to Mission raceway.
I had a list with #s and everything, ill get it to you in a day or 2
Maybe we can work out a deal if we bring both our cars there, mines mostly tuned, just needs a bit of fine tuning now that I added cats back on (think its too rich for the cats).
10-12-2009, 02:08 PM
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I realy do not mean to bash the product and I think I was a bit too smart a$$y with my reply. There is a place for the Diablo products, and there is a place for HP and EFI. It realy depends on the users wishes and goals. Some people want minor mods and do not want to learn to tune, this is were I agree HP or EFI is not going to make the user happy, and some people want to mod the heck out of their stuff and want to learn to tune so HP and EFI gives them the ability to get crazy.
So please forgive my a$$yness earlier. I had a knee jerk reaction to the post. My original point was not well point. What I should of asked the OP was just how much modification does he plan to do to his car? If he only wants to do bolt ons, like headers,TB and sutch, then the Diablo product line will work for him. If he wants to go to cam swaps and head mods or incressing cubic inches or forced induction then a product like HP or EFI would be a better choice for him.
So please forgive my a$$yness earlier. I had a knee jerk reaction to the post. My original point was not well point. What I should of asked the OP was just how much modification does he plan to do to his car? If he only wants to do bolt ons, like headers,TB and sutch, then the Diablo product line will work for him. If he wants to go to cam swaps and head mods or incressing cubic inches or forced induction then a product like HP or EFI would be a better choice for him.
11-14-2009, 09:13 AM
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their professional dealer/tuner CMR software is just like hptuners/efi live...
you can't "download" a custom tune from anywhere, you'd need to find yourself a diablosport CMR dealer/tuner, and either visit them in person so you can get your car on the dyno and be custom tuned right there, or email them copies of your tune files, and they can create you a custom tune for anything... then they email you back a custom tune file made for your vehicle, you import it to the predator, and you install it to your car....
and fyi, do NOT get a granatelli versioned predator... diablo does not make them for granatelli anymore, so any that they have and are still selling, are OLD and will not have all the latest capabilities or features...
you want to get the regular diablosport predator...
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