TunerCat or HpTuners?
TunerCat or HpTuners? I dont know much about either, just wondering which is better. I have TunerCat for my 1995 Formula. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. I dont know if this is gonna make a differance or not but I have a T-rex cam.
Teching In
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If you are already used to TC, then you might not find it so difficult to use on your LS1. I think the TC interface and organization are its biggest weaknesses. HPT is much easier to use, has a good help file, and has a decent scanner built in. Having used both, I would recommend HPT.
From what I've been able to gather from the TunerCat
BBS site, the "coverage" is not as high as HPTuners
(or EFILive) and the scanner seems to be an unreleased
work-in-progress. I see very infrequent posts there,
even less frequent than my infrequent visiting.
I have had mail from TC that some years' calibrations
(or whatever they call it) are available but their web
site is also woefully out-of-date in this regard, last I
checked.
I think if you want it now, and aren't concerned with
license fees / multiple models particularly, and want
the maximum access to PCM "*****", HPTuners is a
much better choice for getting the job done. If you
already had a scan tool paid for, and happened to
want a calibration that TC has released, maybe the
equation changes (though you might prefer to take
advantage of a HPT trade-in deal instead, if those are
still being offered...).
BBS site, the "coverage" is not as high as HPTuners
(or EFILive) and the scanner seems to be an unreleased
work-in-progress. I see very infrequent posts there,
even less frequent than my infrequent visiting.
I have had mail from TC that some years' calibrations
(or whatever they call it) are available but their web
site is also woefully out-of-date in this regard, last I
checked.
I think if you want it now, and aren't concerned with
license fees / multiple models particularly, and want
the maximum access to PCM "*****", HPTuners is a
much better choice for getting the job done. If you
already had a scan tool paid for, and happened to
want a calibration that TC has released, maybe the
equation changes (though you might prefer to take
advantage of a HPT trade-in deal instead, if those are
still being offered...).
Teching In
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If you have used tc software before you will not have a problem
using the obd2 tuner.
here are the definitions that are available.
OBD2_07 1996 - 1997 Vortec Trucks (4.3L, 5.0L, 5.7L, 7.4L)
OBD2_06 1998 - 2000 Vortec Trucks (4.3L, 5.0L, 5.7L, 7.4L)
OBD2_02 1999 - 2000 LS1 Trucks (4.3L, 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L)
OBD2_03 2001 - 2002 LS1 Trucks (4.3L, 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L)
OBD2_04 2003 - 2005 LS1 Trucks (4.3L, 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L)
OBD2_08 1996 - 1997 Camaro/Firebird/Corvette/Impala LT1
OBD2_09 1997 - 1998 Camaro/Firebird/Corvette LS1
OBD2_01 1999 - 2001 Camaro/Firebird/Corvette LS1
OBD2_05 2002 - 2003 Camaro/Firebird/Corvette LS1
OBD2_10 2004 Corvette
OBD2_12 2004 GTO
OBD2_13 2004 - 2005 Cadillac CTS-
There is a scanner that is to be release the first part of October[ we all know how that stuff goes]
using the obd2 tuner.
here are the definitions that are available.
OBD2_07 1996 - 1997 Vortec Trucks (4.3L, 5.0L, 5.7L, 7.4L)
OBD2_06 1998 - 2000 Vortec Trucks (4.3L, 5.0L, 5.7L, 7.4L)
OBD2_02 1999 - 2000 LS1 Trucks (4.3L, 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L)
OBD2_03 2001 - 2002 LS1 Trucks (4.3L, 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L)
OBD2_04 2003 - 2005 LS1 Trucks (4.3L, 4.8L, 5.3L, 6.0L)
OBD2_08 1996 - 1997 Camaro/Firebird/Corvette/Impala LT1
OBD2_09 1997 - 1998 Camaro/Firebird/Corvette LS1
OBD2_01 1999 - 2001 Camaro/Firebird/Corvette LS1
OBD2_05 2002 - 2003 Camaro/Firebird/Corvette LS1
OBD2_10 2004 Corvette
OBD2_12 2004 GTO
OBD2_13 2004 - 2005 Cadillac CTS-
There is a scanner that is to be release the first part of October[ we all know how that stuff goes]
i toyed withh TC demo & I almost killed myself ini how un user friendly it is...its nice & all hhow thheir pricing is laid out but jesus I'd die of high blood pressure within a month if I went & bought it...my vote goes with HPT 
They really really do need to set up the program better, It is very hard to get around. And if you open too many tables at once, it normally takes a crap on you and you have to start all over. I havent used the new obd2 stuff lately. Maybe it got better.
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Originally Posted by George C
There is a scanner that is to be release the first part of October[ we all know how that stuff goes]
