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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 11:31 PM
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I am new to ls1 pcm tuning. I went from my turbo Honda to my ss....I know right... what I am getting at is I had a the computer chipped with s300. Requires a laptop. I see people use handhelds and what not but is there not pcm program out there plug fire wire to and what not. I am just not really sure I want to do a hand help flash turner. Can someone just give me there own opinion about what pcm program or hand held they are running.

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Old Jan 8, 2011 | 11:33 PM
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I guess in other words which tuner is the best for your buck
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 12:14 AM
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i say get some mods and look into hp tuning.
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 12:47 AM
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^^ i think what bayarea WS6 meant was hp tuners... theres also efi live, although i dont have experiance with either. I believe the general consensus with the handhelds is that they are good for only speedo calibrations...
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Thanks battousai and ws6. I have LT ORY and a lid. Not a lot I know tax season is coming up and looking at ordering a tsp 228r and a ls6 intake. I know I will have to do some tuning. I am just not sure what tuned product would be best.
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 02:36 PM
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thats a good cam loved it when i had it. get hp tuners. easy to use and the tuning possibilies are endless really.
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thanks massconfusion i know this is not a dyno thread but how much did you put down with that cam?
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Old Jan 9, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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Tuning software narrows down to a choice between EFILive and HPTuners.

Goto each site and download/install the software and play with it to see which you like.
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