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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 09:49 AM
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is vector motorsports the only company offering a already tuned pcm? if so how does anyone running it like it? would i be better off taking it to a speed shop and having it tuned?
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 10:13 AM
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Its a double edged sword to buy a prepackaged tune. Its incredibly easy! Instant bang for your buck. But speaking from someone that purchased a pcm a few years ago and now has hptuners and can see what the tune consists of.....its basically a joke.

I dont know what vector does, but my dhp tune was something that you could easily do in about an hour of tuning--mostly just transmission settings. The reason for this of course is: every car is different so they cannot tweak everything because it wont work with every car. Vector is about as expensive as hptuners anyway right? Or if you choose to go the route of having someone tune it for you--that probably wouldnt even be as much as the vector pcm and if done right it would be dialed in for YOUR car.
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