I am wanting to get a handheld tuner for under 400 bucks. What is the best one? What can you do with the tuner beside air to fuel. Can you make it shift harder and faster? Its a a4.

 

the predator does a good job as you can get custom tunes from them.

also, if you are looking at spending ~400 you might as well get HPTuners and start going at it. Get HPTuners and get FROST to do a mail order tune for you to get started.

 

Its going to be dyno tuned. With the predator can you delete stuff like emissions and air? Its all open exhaust except bullets. Should i get a slp predator or just a predator. Whats the difference? Thanks justin

 

Any more help? I am looking at the diablo predator sport. That has preset tune right? What can i do with it?

 

A google search provides the following list of modifications using the Predator handheld:

U7198 Stock Vehicle Tunes:
Performance Tune: Designed to add power and torque using premium fuel.
87 Octane Tune: (Trucks Only) Designed to add power and torque using low to mid grade fuel.
Factory Tune: Designed for users who wants to adjust parameters using the factory tune.

U7198 Specific Features:
Click here to see more details on how to adjust parameters.
Timing Table 1000-1800rpm (+/- 20%)
Timing Table 2000-4000rpm (+/- 20%)
Timing Table 4000-7000rpm (+/- 20%)
Fuel Table 2000-4000rpm (+/- 20%)
Fuel Table 4000-7000rpm (+/- 20%)
Idle (+ 500rpm / -300rpm)
Speed Limiters (Trucks Only)
Rev Limiters
RPM Shift Points
MPH Up and Downshifts
Shift Timing
Shift Pressure
Cooling Fan ON and OFF temperatures
Re-Calibrate Speedometer for Gear and Tire Size Changes
Torque Management abuse mode time limit ON/OFF
% torque reduction vs. RPM ON/OFF
Upshift torque reduction (all gears) ON/OFF
Adjust for different injector size
Adjust COT enable temperature

Yes you can spend even more $'s and get a custom tune made for the OTHER requests you had. That just seems counter productive in my opinion considering all the other options available to you.

Why in the hell would you pay full retail ($400?) for a handheld anyhow, always buy them used (<$150!) and only buy if original owners VIN has been unlinked.

You then mention you going to get a dyno tune ($500+)? The two don't go together back to back that quickly if you have your wits and finances in order. You should plan properly...

The smartest way to get to where you are going is with a mail order tune at a fraction of the cost with (www.TunedbyFrost.com) and when your modifications require a dyno tune spend the extra cash.

 

So that tuner does not come with a pre set tune? If so i can buy one from them to go on it?

 

call them.

 

Alrighty...

 

Yes call them because you obviously have alot of questions but you missed my point. F* handheld tuners! Get a mail order tune or dyno tune is my recommend for anyone not willing to learn tune themselves. Have you considered buying Hp Tuners, buying a USED handheld, load the handheld tune, copy it with Hp Tuners, put back in your stock tune with the handheld, sell handheld, load copied tune. Now you have the Predator junk to start with and a REAL tuning solution to make adjustments. Just an idea a noob should understand...

 

I just bought a diablosport brand new in box for 150 i am going to delete the emmissions ses and air ses. Then i will download the tune.

 

I bet you wont. They took that capability out of it years ago. Too bad you don't take advise better.

 

No its new in box never opened i just deleted the codes to i am going to tune it tommorow morning.

 

custom tune can be had for not much more