whats the diff in std and pro hp tuners
whats the diff in std and pro hp tuners Im looking to start tuning my turbo ls2 ta. and i just want to make sure i get the right tuner.I also needed to know i have paid someone to tune my car in the past. He used hp will i have to buy credits?
Best description is on the HPT site but I can sum it up. Simply put, the pro version allows you to interface things like a wideband o2 sensor and other "external" (non VCM) 0 to +5V inputs (think EGT, WBo2, temp, pressure, etc.). If you never plan on running a WBo2 or other external sensors, standard is ok... but if you think a WBo2 is in your future spend the extra $150 now and get the pro because the upgrade cost is $290.
For the upgrade price difference you can buy a wideband and actually and intelligently TUNE your car instead of making guesstimates and random changes trying to rely on the "butt dyno." There are site sponsors that can get you HPT Pro and a wideband for the same as standard today and upgrade to pro tomorrow. Buy the pro - you won't regret it.
The credits only apply to the interface so the VCM being tuned before is irrelevant to you - unless you tuned it with your interface. Once you license a VCM you can edit it as many times as you like without using additional credits. Trust me on this, I was up until 3AM on a work night tweaking my car, then ran logs on the way to work, edited at lunch, made more logs, edited more, logged the run home, made more edits... you get the idea. Yes, I'm hooked.
...but my car runs 1000% better than it did when the hacks who originally "tuned" my car ripped me off.
For the upgrade price difference you can buy a wideband and actually and intelligently TUNE your car instead of making guesstimates and random changes trying to rely on the "butt dyno." There are site sponsors that can get you HPT Pro and a wideband for the same as standard today and upgrade to pro tomorrow. Buy the pro - you won't regret it.
The credits only apply to the interface so the VCM being tuned before is irrelevant to you - unless you tuned it with your interface. Once you license a VCM you can edit it as many times as you like without using additional credits. Trust me on this, I was up until 3AM on a work night tweaking my car, then ran logs on the way to work, edited at lunch, made more logs, edited more, logged the run home, made more edits... you get the idea. Yes, I'm hooked.
...but my car runs 1000% better than it did when the hacks who originally "tuned" my car ripped me off. 
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agreed Best description is on the HPT site but I can sum it up. Simply put, the pro version allows you to interface things like a wideband o2 sensor and other "external" (non VCM) 0 to +5V inputs (think EGT, WBo2, temp, pressure, etc.). If you never plan on running a WBo2 or other external sensors, standard is ok... but if you think a WBo2 is in your future spend the extra $150 now and get the pro because the upgrade cost is $290.
For the upgrade price difference you can buy a wideband and actually and intelligently TUNE your car instead of making guesstimates and random changes trying to rely on the "butt dyno." There are site sponsors that can get you HPT Pro and a wideband for the same as standard today and upgrade to pro tomorrow. Buy the pro - you won't regret it.
The credits only apply to the interface so the VCM being tuned before is irrelevant to you - unless you tuned it with your interface. Once you license a VCM you can edit it as many times as you like without using additional credits. Trust me on this, I was up until 3AM on a work night tweaking my car, then ran logs on the way to work, edited at lunch, made more logs, edited more, logged the run home, made more edits... you get the idea. Yes, I'm hooked. ...but my car runs 1000% better than it did when the hacks who originally "tuned" my car ripped me off.
For the upgrade price difference you can buy a wideband and actually and intelligently TUNE your car instead of making guesstimates and random changes trying to rely on the "butt dyno." There are site sponsors that can get you HPT Pro and a wideband for the same as standard today and upgrade to pro tomorrow. Buy the pro - you won't regret it.
The credits only apply to the interface so the VCM being tuned before is irrelevant to you - unless you tuned it with your interface. Once you license a VCM you can edit it as many times as you like without using additional credits. Trust me on this, I was up until 3AM on a work night tweaking my car, then ran logs on the way to work, edited at lunch, made more logs, edited more, logged the run home, made more edits... you get the idea. Yes, I'm hooked.
...but my car runs 1000% better than it did when the hacks who originally "tuned" my car ripped me off.but my car runs 1000% better than it did when the hacks who originally "tuned" my car ripped me off.
Yeah I was tinkering, toying, reading, experimenting for probably the first 3 or 4 months when I first purchased hpt...its the one mod that you can change & tweak daily. Eventually it turned from hobby, to obsession to a job 
the pro is definitely the way to go if you have the extra $150 right off the bat.
-Bill
the pro is definitely the way to go if you have the extra $150 right off the bat.
-Bill
