magnus66

Hello all I just bought a 2000 Trans Am recently and I am looking to get a little more power out of it. I have a lid, k&n filter, all of those free mods and a flowmaster muffler. Now I am wanting to buy a chip to increase performance. Is there any chip that you guys would recomend and if so what is the price for the one you recomend and were can you find it.

Evilways

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no chip for you....go get a tune...much better....
lol
hand held tuners are ok, but get a real tune by a tuner in your area, much better results.

Bad Blue WS6

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mmmmmmm,,,, kitchen cooked potato chips,,,,

408z28

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your car dosent have a chip....get it tuned.

tavi_ws6

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dont waste your money on a chip, get it tuned on a dyno

magnus66

Well I plan on getting a tune later. How much power will a tune add to a stock motor?

Evilways

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A dyno tune by a knowledgable tuner will net you the best results and the most options to tuning. Expect anywhere between $300-500 for a few pulls and tune. They can also tweek your shift points, firm up shift(autos),raise rev limiter, get rid of top speed limiter, adjust for wheel/tire sizes, calibrate speedo, smooth air fuel ratio, adjust timing, etc.....Power gain from a tune varies, I've seen anywhere from 10rwhp bone stock up to 35rwhp bone stock on 4th gens, and with mods, it's anyone's guess.

magnus66

Well a m6 doesn't have a top speed limiter does it? And also what sould the rev limiter be set at for almost a stock motor?

408z28

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Yeah....dont spend money on something your car dosent have anyway......

JD_AMG

All of our cars have speed limiters, where its at depends on what tires the car came with. If you have the Z rated tires your speed limiter is set at 162mph, if you have the non-Z rated tires the limiter is at like 118mph.
Leave the rev limiter alone, it doesn't need to be adjusted.

Pntbll309

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Pretty much any car in America has a speed limiter. I would highly doubt that the DOT would let cars out on the streets with out them.


But to the OP, get rid of that Flowmaster and free up some power.

unit213

Good advice right there.

mike#9

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There are no chips for our cars....and don't bother with handheld tuners. Just get it tuned at a shop! Much better

bryan04h

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kettle cooked chips

CRAGER

GinoLS1

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"DynoTune" you cant "chip" your car...

Skips2002TransAm

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I used a superchip reprogrammer on mine and it help alot. but a tune is better. i give 300 for mine

matt3383

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yeah you have to buy a programmer, which for the money you might as well tune it. But honestly a tune on a stock car is not worth the money. Once you free up the exhaust and intake a tune could help more. Just depends on what you have planned for the car. If your going to leave it stock for a couple years then yeah a tune would be a good investment. But if your going to modify it at all in the near future, wait on the tune and spend that saved money on the mods.

6THZ28

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If you're trying to go CHEAP - a HPP3 will do, and you'll notice the difference. If you want the best, get a dyno tune from a reputable shop. A shop will charge about $500 for the initial tune and $100 for re-tunes.

Again, you can buy a handheld programmer for cheap if you want temporary gains

SSmoken

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lays kettle cooked mesquite barbeque!!!!! thanks for reminding me, my mom got some at the store the other day. Anyways i dropped .5 off my et with a tune lol!!!! definatly worth the money compadre.