Hypertech Problems!
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Hypertech Problems! You guys might have discussed this before but I have never seen a thread on it.
When I first bought my 98 z28 I was given a power programmer III also. The problem is whenever I plug the PPIII I get an error message that states i have the wrong vin number. I have sent emais to Hypertech, but they do not respond.
What should I do next?
When I first bought my 98 z28 I was given a power programmer III also. The problem is whenever I plug the PPIII I get an error message that states i have the wrong vin number. I have sent emais to Hypertech, but they do not respond.
What should I do next?
It sounds like the programmer has programmed another vehicle and they nevre uninsalled the program off the other vehicle. They are junk anyways, I wish i had my dyno run to show you how much detonation occured because the hypertech threw so much timing into the engine when installed. Only thing its good for is doing tires gears and deleting codes imo.
Unless you can get it connected to the car with the VIN it's married to, you can pretty much just throw it out. That's Hypertech's method of "copy protection". Once you program a car, it holds that car's factory program, and you can't use it again on another car until you return the first car to factory.
I used one on my old '97 LT1 Trans Am and was mildly happy with the results. Ever-so-slight SOTP improvement...the modified shifting was more noticeable. Other than this, it's also nice because you can change when the fans come on, to take advantage of a lower t-stat. I don't think this is a big deal with LS1s, I think they run better a little hotter than LT1s.
I used one on my old '97 LT1 Trans Am and was mildly happy with the results. Ever-so-slight SOTP improvement...the modified shifting was more noticeable. Other than this, it's also nice because you can change when the fans come on, to take advantage of a lower t-stat. I don't think this is a big deal with LS1s, I think they run better a little hotter than LT1s.
Originally Posted by SDMForever
What should I do next?
I was in the same boat as you when the hypertech first came out for our cars. I bought a used one for "cheap" off ebay that was supposedly taken back to stock....it wasn't. Hypertech absolutely will not unlock it for you or reprogram it....believe me, I tried. Throw it away and buy yourself HP Tuners or EFI Live.
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I heard that you can pay to have it reset to your car. I'm looking to get one myself. I have a few friends with f-body's and I would love to use it with there cars also. I guess the question is,,,, can I?????
You have dyno test and tune listed in your sig...don't know exactly how much that runs, but it's definitely in a different league than the Hypertech. The Hypertech is just a very generic tune with a few extra convenience things. The guys who are doing mass quantities of dyno tunes have something like EFI Live, for which bulk licenses are available.
You said you got the Hypertech for free, I agree with jmm98LS1, cut your losses and smash it.
You said you got the Hypertech for free, I agree with jmm98LS1, cut your losses and smash it.
Originally Posted by TransAm_00
I heard that you can pay to have it reset to your car. I'm looking to get one myself. I have a few friends with f-body's and I would love to use it with there cars also. I guess the question is,,,, can I?????
Ls1 edit or Efi live maybe..but not hypertech
You could try a mail order tune pcm for less and let them know exactly what you have in the car and send them your comp or they send you a program im not sure but you could give them a try, ive never delt with them my friend in his lt1 did and he loved it.
Originally Posted by TransAm_00
I heard that you can pay to have it reset to your car. I'm looking to get one myself. I have a few friends with f-body's and I would love to use it with there cars also. I guess the question is,,,, can I?????
Like others have said, look into Hp tuners or Efi live. Dont even look at ls1 edit, unless you can get it dirt cheap or free. Browse around in the pcm section. Both Hp tuners and Efi live stomp the dog **** out of Ls1edit when it comes to upgrades and customer service, as well as ease of tuning. Hp tuners is year locked, not vin locked and its doesnt cost much to upgrade for different years. Basically you can tune all 1998 model years Camaro/Firebird and for a little extra you can buy the 2002 model year, and it doesnt have to be F-body. So if you have a truck and they support it, you can get that software as well. I dont know to much about the licensing of Efi live, but it's probably what I'm going to go with. They both are hard to chose from.
Originally Posted by SDMForever
What is the best place in the mid west to get tuned? Or if anyone has a 98 with any one of these peices of software?
Check out the midwest forum for some more answers, you can also do a sponser search by area code and distance. Click the alpha sponser listing at the top right of our main page and you'll see it.
