who has a power programmer, and is it a noticable gain?
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who has a power programmer, and is it a noticable gain? i saw a hypertec programmer thats used on ebay that i could get for $100. it has been reset. do any of you have programmers that you think work well? and which ones do you have? thanks
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Waste of money..if u want a handheld, get a VINCI/CRANE... 
...this is the best one.....or a PREDATOR.......which u can get almost at the local Supermarket....
...this is the best one.....or a PREDATOR.......which u can get almost at the local Supermarket....
Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
Waste of money..if u want a handheld, get a VINCI/CRANE... ...this is the best one.....or a PREDATOR.......which u can get almost at the local Supermarket....
...this is the best one.....or a PREDATOR.......which u can get almost at the local Supermarket....
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Originally Posted by BayAreaSS
........ 
if u r talking about the locations of predator...u can buy them all over the place here.. 
They are only good for changing the setting of your fans for 160* t-stat or changing the wheel/tire size and finding the codes your car is throwing out.
Other then that if you want a tune then find someone with HPtuners or EFIlive or LS1edit. Then pay them some money to tune your car.
Other then that if you want a tune then find someone with HPtuners or EFIlive or LS1edit. Then pay them some money to tune your car.
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Originally Posted by Justin00SS
They are only good for changing the setting of your fans for 160* t-stat or changing the wheel/tire size and finding the codes your car is throwing out.
Other then that if you want a tune then find someone with HPtuners or EFIlive or LS1edit. Then pay them some money to tune your car.
Other then that if you want a tune then find someone with HPtuners or EFIlive or LS1edit. Then pay them some money to tune your car.
Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
check out the VINCI PERFORMANCE Site....this unit does ALOT more than that/the Predator does what u mentioned.
I got terrible gas mileage. Somewhere about 10-12mpg without even getting on it.
I reset it (unloaded my vin) and sold that with a granatelli maf (that came on my car as well) for like $100 bucks on here after I got the car.
After a few days my car felt faster and I got better mpg without the HPP3 program and granatelli maf in it.
Part of the reason I would never reccomend a granatelli maf because I am sure that itself was the cause of my bad gas mileage and probably what killed one of my cats.
This was after I unloaded the HPP3.
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Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
Hypertech was I believe the first...then superchips....Vinci/Crane is MILES above all those.
None.
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Originally Posted by Justin00SS
NONE of them can do what a good tuner can do with HPtuners or LS1edit.
None.
None.
Why don't you read the thread first .
Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
NEVER SAID THEY COULD...DID I.
$300 bucks for a handheld tuner is about what you would pay someone to tune your car with a laptop.
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Not upset as you put it---------300 bucks gives u what a programmer will do for a moderately modded car......he asked and i answered...I gave him the INFO HE asked for............................ 
PRETTY SIMPLE ....
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Originally Posted by presto_z
screw handhelds... ls1edit or hptuners FTW
ohh i want hptuners bad!!!
ohh i want hptuners bad!!!
Originally Posted by NHRAMAN
Not upset as you put it---------300 bucks gives u what a programmer will do for a moderately modded car......he asked and i answered...I gave him the INFO HE asked for............................ PRETTY SIMPLE ....
PRETTY SIMPLE .... 
Originally Posted by nickdotcom
how hard would it be to tune your own car with LS1edit or another? i have never used it or seen it used but always imagined it was a very complicated program
But the benefits are endless. Especially if you know of others in your area that need tunes. It would pay for itself in no time.
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Originally Posted by Justin00SS
Yeah but for $300 he can gain HP (from a good tune w/ someone on HPtuners) or he can spend $300 for something thats not as useful as a gameboy.
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Originally Posted by Justin00SS
It is if you don't know what your doing. Its extremely expensive to get started on it.
But the benefits are endless. Especially if you know of others in your area that need tunes. It would pay for itself in no time.
But the benefits are endless. Especially if you know of others in your area that need tunes. It would pay for itself in no time.
