FLCobalt

I was interested in geting HP TUNERS but currently i have no mods on my vehicle. Could their still be tuning done to improve the effeciency of the car or is it only for when you put extensive mods on your vehicle? Also i dont know a whole lot about the mechanics of cars. Mostly just what i learned on here ( which is a whole lot thx guys! )
So my question is, at this point would it be worth it to invest in HP tuners or not?

I heard its one of the best mods you can get for these cars to get the best response from modding.

FLCobalt

Also does the software come with templates or customer service or any type of guidance, or are you just kinda on your own?

patathSS

no templates, but it is great software. One important thing to remember that baby steps are the key to using programming software. Only make small changes. Big changes make thigns go bang. It would help with your stock tune, I can honestly say this after looking at some irregularities in fuel maps and other things. But you will get the greatest benefit out of it after adding some things to the car.

theBLUEone

Not to steal the topic BUT does it come with a book on how to tune with it and what not?

Doc

no, if you want to go this route, HPTuners, buy this book:
Motorbooks Workshop - How to Tune and Modify Engine Management Systems
ISBN: 0-7603-1582-5
read that book, frequent the HPTuner forums and read the book again.
One thing to keep in mind, superchips is out of central florida...
superchips and hptuners work with each other...

patathSS

nope but HPTuners has a really good website and forum and it comes with a really good software help setup.

HP Tuners

Our help files are also available online:

http://www.hptuners.com/help/

Keeping them up to date is a continual challenge as we add more vehicle support.

For legal reasons we are limited to explaining what certain things do rather than explicitly saying how to modify various parameters.

Hope that helps,

Chris...

06CobaltssOrange

got a question how much is hp tuners? i havent read a thing about it because ive been gone for a bit (long story)

BooSSted

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Don't buy it if you don't know how to use it. Learn how an engine works first, then learn how to make it work better, then buy it!

ReMz

i would rather leave the hptuners realm to the professionals. .... with some practice i have no doubt i could get a grasp on hptuners..... it just seems like a more sound investment to have someone with experience and knowledge tune your car.

06black

could not of said it better my self!!

but i'm gonna try!!!

The HP softwear doesnt come with a "template" per say but the softwear give decripions of each paramiter and what it does before you click on it so thats some what helpfull.

if you can find somebody around you that knows what there doing...at least a little bit even if they've tuned differant engines becasue the basic ideas and rules of tuneing dont change!!!

also if you can get some local guys in on the purchise(sp?) so the cost can be split between ya'll...then use that money you saved by doing that to buy some dyno time and do some real tuneing!

PauL500x

Would a custom dyno tune be better and abut how much would it cost me? Would both HP Tuners and a dyno tune help different things?

moose

can 2 different people actually use the same hptuner program on there cars???

06black

you would use the HP softwear to do that custom dyno tune!!!

the dyno tells you what your car is doin and u use the sofwear to make the car do what you want!

that can take a while tho and dyno time is not cheep!!! and geting that last 2-3 hp is always the hard part!!!

your cost for such a thing is going to depend on how much a local dyno shop will change per pull or per hour.

06black

up to 4 people can use the softwear.

JMHZ2401

I think more as long as you buy more credits.

1stbluSS

here is a silly response...... copy the parameters someone else used with the same year of vehicle and mods.... this should do just fine. If you are stock copy a stock config....

max_boost

That is correct. You can tune as many GM vehicles as you buy credits for. When you buy the software you get enough credits to do up to 4 vehicles, any more and you'll have to buy more credits.

After watching my vehicle get tuned last night I think this software is great as long as it is in the right hands. As a beginer I don't think you would be able to do much with it, I sure wouldn't have been able to. I think the best bet is to find someone in your area that has some tuning knowledge and work with them on getting your car tuned.

FLCobalt

thanks for all the responses. i think ill invest in it and get somewhere to tune the car.