burnrubr88

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I just bought a 99 TA about 3 weeks ago and need to get a programmer to recalibrate the speedo and tach, but i also was wondering which programmer of the two do you guys think is better as far as increase in performance?? what are the pro's or con's of each??

thank you,
ryan

AOC

Without any hesitation, out of those two choices, Predator would be the better choice. You simply can not tune an engine with Hypertech, it is waste of money if you are planning to tweak your pcm.

However, if you have a laptop, HP Tuner would be the better investment.

CRAGER

Hypertech should be removed from your decision all together. The question should now be, Diablo or custom tuning software. That is the question, and which I'd say LS1Edit, HP Tuners rather then Diablo.


Peace,
Craig.

mccollum_007

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How bout a mail order tune from somewhere like PCMforless.com?

AOC

Mail order tune seems to be cheaper route. However, the pitfall with mail order tune is if the vendor goesn't get it right first time, you'll have to deal with re-sending the pcm in order to get it the way you want it, kind of pain in the butt. I don't like it and I won't do it.

burnrubr88

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any more suggestions?? what is hp tuners by the way??

98camaroLS1M6

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predator or vinci/ crane are best handheld tuners

burnrubr88

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it looks like i'll go the predator route, but how much does hp tuners cost??? i've heard of it and figured that would be the response i would get. would they also be able to recalibrate the speedo and tach due to the 3.73's and 18" wheels??? thanks again for any help

Brandon Boomhauer

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hp tuners/efi live, etc you can read about them in the pcm section. I would higly suggest a custom tune via mail order from a sponsor, or learning one of the custom tuning programs. There are infinite options in those, compared to a handheld tuner. You get more for your money and a more accurate tune given experience and pratice.
Take a look in the pcm section and read around, lots of helpful information is located in the stickies (threads at the top of each section highlighted in yellow).

Also the tach is accurate, just your speedo will be off from the gear change.

burnrubr88

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oops my bad i didn't mean tach i meant speedo and odometer. stupid mistake.

burnrubr88

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hey AOC what color is your Z06?? i was in STL this weekend and saw this badass black Z06 fly by me Sunday afternoon doin about 100-120.

burnrubr88

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any more opinions?? and does anyone know anybody who is selling a used Predator???

Domestic Demon

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I've heard both of those programs are great, but aren't they ridiculously expensive?? Like somewhere in the neighborhood of $500-$600??

Thats way too much money for a programmer/tuner, at least for me. I'd mostly be using it to recalibrate the speedomter for the 4.10's, so the engine tuning would just be a side benefit, not the main reason to get it.

AOC

Mine is Electron Blue.

Urban Legend

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Please do not say Hypertech ever in your life...

blkZ28spt

Listen to Brandon.

Get something that can do real tuning and will grow with you as you get more modifcations in the future.

LS1 Edit, EFI Live, or HPTuners is the way to go.