Hypertech tuner. good buy?
02-02-2007, 12:18 AM
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On a completely stock car (not even a catback exhaust) it is supposed to be decent at best. My friend has a Automatic 96 SS with pacesetter headers, a loudmouth exhaust and a 52mm throttle body and he LOST 24 RWHP with the hypertech tune on a dynojet. If you are modded at all don't use the tune. That being said I used to use mine all the time to adjust shift firmness, change the speedo for tire and gear swaps and get rid of the speed limiter but save your money, all those things can be done with a real dyno tune for about the same price and you would actually gain horsepower.
02-02-2007, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueB4C
On a completely stock car (not even a catback exhaust) it is supposed to be decent at best. My friend has a Automatic 96 SS with pacesetter headers, a loudmouth exhaust and a 52mm throttle body and he LOST 24 RWHP with the hypertech tune on a dynojet. If you are modded at all don't use the tune. That being said I used to use mine all the time to adjust shift firmness, change the speedo for tire and gear swaps and get rid of the speed limiter but save your money, all those things can be done with a real dyno tune for about the same price and you would actually gain horsepower.
02-02-2007, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by grnmonster
yea i think ill save my money for a real tune! but where in so cal.?
or send your PCM to madz28.com or PCMforless.
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02-02-2007, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Speed Density
Wtf you talking about?
That **** makes Powah!
Hypertech=absolute ****, any product they have.
Tony.
That **** makes Powah!
Hypertech=absolute ****, any product they have.
Tony.
02-03-2007, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Revelation Z28
i think haddadmotorsports can tune.
or send your PCM to madz28.com or PCMforless.
or send your PCM to madz28.com or PCMforless.
PCMforless.com, MadZ28.com, Fastchip.com, Superchips.com ... they all do good work.
02-03-2007, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueB4C
On a completely stock car (not even a catback exhaust) it is supposed to be decent at best. My friend has a Automatic 96 SS with pacesetter headers, a loudmouth exhaust and a 52mm throttle body and he LOST 24 RWHP with the hypertech tune on a dynojet. If you are modded at all don't use the tune. That being said I used to use mine all the time to adjust shift firmness, change the speedo for tire and gear swaps and get rid of the speed limiter but save your money, all those things can be done with a real dyno tune for about the same price and you would actually gain horsepower.
02-03-2007, 08:55 AM
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No. I used to have that. If it were cheap (which it isn't), it might be good for the stock setup just to adjust small things like limiters, fans, A4 tranny shifts.... get a tunercat, lt1edit, or custom tune from one of the shops mentioned on the site.
