Dyno Satursday - Hypertech or No?

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Aug 3, 2005 | 10:31 AM

JoeyAnderson

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Dyno Satursday - Hypertech or No?

I've got a 1998 SS that I'll be putting on the dyno for the first time Saturday - mostly stock with a lid, magnaflow catback and 160° thermostat.

I got the Hypertech to reset the fan temps to match the thermostat, but I've never used the "performance upgrade" feature, frankly because I don't think it will help any.

I will not have time to dyno once, reprogram with the hypertech, then dyno again, so my question is - Which will yield bigger numbers, the stock tune or the Hypertech tune?

Thanks in advance!

Aug 3, 2005 | 10:40 AM

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I would do 1 pull without and 1 pull with and lets see the difference it makes. It should pick you up. I hope

Aug 3, 2005 | 11:06 AM

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hypertech may help, may not really depends ont he car. i mean its worth a shot to try it if you wanted to but if it was me i would run it how it is now

Aug 3, 2005 | 01:31 PM

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When I had my 99 Z28 with a lid, exhaust and pulley it picked up 9hp but did gain some mid tq. Now if you have headers or anything more I would take the tuning out since the hypertech is tuned for a stock car. With your mods I would deffinatly use it.

Aug 3, 2005 | 01:52 PM

JoeyAnderson

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I'd do one pull without and one pull with, but I dont have time to switch between pulls.

WS6FirebirdTA00 - Don't I know you from somewhere?

Good to see a fellow TFB'er...

b18c1hybrid, thanks for the past experience.

Anybody else got opinions?

Aug 3, 2005 | 01:54 PM

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b18c1, trying not to get off topic but whats done to that civic, pretty impressive times

Aug 3, 2005 | 02:46 PM

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Here is my Dynosheet from a year ago the first 2 were with the hypertech the last without. You make your own conclusions.

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Aug 3, 2005 | 04:47 PM

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See Sig. But the only mods that affect hp where 160 stat, Lid, K&N, Smooth Bellow, and TB bypass. This was trough stock exhaust. I planning to go to the dyno this sat. to see if the ory, and borlamouth bought me any more ponies. My guess is I may have lost a bit of torque under the curve but will not know until sat.