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Old 02-22-2007, 06:26 PM
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Looking between Ion's tune, hypertech power programmer 3, or any other tune. Which one do you think is the best, given that I'm 6k ft above sea level (if that matters) I have LT's, ORY, and GMMG cat back. Future plans are the LE2 heads/cam package, gears, etc.
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Is this an early April fools joke... A power programer VS a custom tune?
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Toss the hypercrap away.
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PCM for less
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pcmforless is the best out there. I once had my car tuned by madz28 and it fucked my car up and when I tried to contact Ion for help I had no responce.
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Originally Posted by foggedz
Is this an early April fools joke... A power programer VS a custom tune?
It was something a guy we know recommended. 97RedZ28 just wanted to hear your guys opinions.
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Madz28 or PCMforless.
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definitely go mail order over power programmer. i used CAM and had good success. the cost of his mail order can be applied to the cost of dyno tuning if you decide to upgrade to a dyno tune later
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if you have a local shop that will do it on a dyno do that. if thats not availible mail order. hand helds are junk, they dont even make good paper weights. personally ide wait if i were you, you wont see much out of a tune of just a bolt on car. i ran my full exhaust car all year last year and had no real problems. i just got my mail order tune from madtuner back today, but im still in the process of putting my car back together.
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Originally Posted by Shawns30thannZ28
they dont even make good paper weights.
They work wonders on diesel engines
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Originally Posted by StealthFormula
pcmforless is the best out there. I once had my car tuned by madz28 and it fucked my car up and when I tried to contact Ion for help I had no responce.

Do you wanna expand on this claim. I have heard nothing but good things about Ion, and he has personaly went out of his way to help me out when I fried out my computer during a tune.
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Mail order is decent when you are just boltons, but when you are going H/C definatly get a dyno tune.
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Originally Posted by Nate81Camaro
They work wonders on diesel engines
haha toushee salesman. i still wouldnt get one for a non diesel though.
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I would definitely say custom tune, all mentioned do a great job, I have seen awesome results with my tune.
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Originally Posted by LALT1
I would definitely say custom tune, all mentioned do a great job, I have seen awesome results with my tune.
And what tune did you go with? Like mentioned about, I have heard nothing but good things about Ion's work; I'm just second guessing myself with it because of a friend of mine saying that it would be better to get something that i can tune the car with myself, so when i go to the dyno, i can make sure that every ounce of power possible is being achieved. I plan on going with Lloyd's LE2 package probably some time in June when i get back from my deployment. I'm just with what tune would be best because June isn't that far away and at the same time i plan on putting a 100 shot on the Z when i do the heads/cam.
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Does MADz28 do LS1 tunes? How can I get ahold of him?
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Originally Posted by StealthFormula
pcmforless is the best out there. I once had my car tuned by madz28 and it fucked my car up and when I tried to contact Ion for help I had no responce.

Really?
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if you wanna do it yourself, LT1_Edit is what you want.
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I'd have to say you can't go wrong with either a PCMforless tune or a madz28 zune.


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