LT1 Programmer
PCMforless as Bryan is an awesome tuner. You will see wayyyy more gains and customization than the handheld programer. Do a seach and you will find ton's of stuff abou them all.
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Staging Lane
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so pretty much the only way to tune is to exchange your pcm or to send it in and tell them what you have so they can tune it. is there a program for a computer that lets you do it at home. a full on tune program. not a hypertech. or is sending in mine pretty much the only option.
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Verdad Gallardo 96 is a little more expensive to tune than a 94-5 but you can still do it at home, or if you don't have to worry about emissions testing you can swap to a 94-5 computer, cheaper software and a few of the professional tuners say a little more power.
Tunercat is my pick on software.
Tunercat is my pick on software.
A 96 is OBDII, so you could use TunerCat or LT1Edit. I would select TunerCat, as it is more flexible. It is currently marketed by Jet, and can be found in several places. You also need scanner software, and a wideband O2, such as an LM1, and a laptop computer.
You don't necessarily need to send the computer in to get it done, although its the easiest choice. I had my tune emailed to me and then uploaded it with my laptop. All I had to buy was an ALDL obd1 cable since my car is a '94 and it cut down on travel time. If I had to do it over again I would have shipped it. The damn cable was over $50 i think.
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From: Ringgold,Ga
If anyone is intrested i have a 1996 computer and a Hypertech 11 Programmer i need to get rid of,i would make someone a good deal on .I'm changing over to a 350 turbo tranny along with 383 so i cant use this stuff.
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From: Ringgold,Ga
The programmer has a cable and a hand held to program your car ,it lets you set your shift points,thermastat from 180 to 160,reset your speedo if you change gears or tire size,set your rev limiter,and tune it for a bit more power 15-20 more hp and i got 22mpg and my TA is black on black hard top.
http://www.streetperformance.com/par...rum-tuner.html
We use this product at Kaltech in NY.. Really nice program... Get's the job done nicely for OBDII Car's..
We use this product at Kaltech in NY.. Really nice program... Get's the job done nicely for OBDII Car's..
I just used it on a 96 IMpala, that was mis tuned by mail order.. Worked great and has more than enough parameter's to do whatever you need... Easy to use interface, nice GUI.. etc...
Btw be nice to those that give you info... They're all just trying to help...
Btw be nice to those that give you info... They're all just trying to help...
http://www.streetperformance.com/par...rum-tuner.html
We use this product at Kaltech in NY.. Really nice program... Get's the job done nicely for OBDII Car's..
We use this product at Kaltech in NY.. Really nice program... Get's the job done nicely for OBDII Car's..