So I have an 07 2.2l and I am wanting to tune it. I have a short Ram Intake, replacing header and exhaust as we speak. the next thing on my list is a new intake manifold. I want to tune it after I do all of this. However, I have never tuned a car and had a local shop do it for me in the past. Problem now is I don't live near a shop that can do it anymore. How does HPTuners work? I know I email my setup and they send me an cable and computer program to tune it or something along those lines. But can someone clarify what they do exactly and how it works exactly?

 

Been outta the game for a minute so I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the 07 2.2 balts come with the better manifold aka the 2.4 intake manifold. You should do some research. There's a lot of good reading in these pages, don't be lazy.

 

I'm pretty sure your thinking trifecta tuning. Hptuners requires the user to do the tuning. Trifecta is mail order similar to what your talking about. I don't even know if hptuners works for 07 2.2s. I know it doesn't for 05-06

 

yeah hpt works for 07 balts. us 05-06 owners are the ******** that got the shaft.

 

Yes I got Trifecta confused with HPT I apologize. Would it just be easier for someone that hasn't tuned a car before just to take it to ZZP (a little roadtrip) rather than try to tune it myself?

 

depends on what you're looking for. If you're gonna become a tuner and mod til you can't mod no more then you'd best learn HPT. If you're the guy that wants a quick ride but you are not going to do the leg work then have a shop mod your car. Then either get a canned Trifecta tune or pay the credits for an HPT tune from a local tuner and you won't need to buy the software.

 

I plan on doing all the mods myself, the only problem I have is the tuning part. I knew a guy that could tune for me so I never really learned how. is it a one time charge for HPT? If I have to pay $400-$500 everytime I tune I might as well take it to a professional then.

 

You got options with HPT. If you pay for the Suite with credits you can learn to tune on your own and always have access to your tunes. Or, you can buy the credits through your friend and trust your car to him. Learning to tune does not mean you'll screw your **** up. Baby steps and a lot of research wil go a long way.

 

Thank you I think I will go with the HPT

 

good call

 

Prepare for a **** ton of reading and learning

 

This so much

 

This should be the general case for any type of mod.

 

Way more when learning to tune.

 

LOL that is what I was afraid of. Can I change the rev and top speed limiter with hptuners?

 

here is your solution :

buy HPT and get remote tuned by one of our well known tuners on CSS.


learning to tune is not an easy task, nor do you want to F up your car attempting to do it.

 

This is what i did and what most people do

 

I like this option, I like it a lot. But I still would like to know I HPTuners can lift the limiters.

 

They can do it for you

 

Not really necessary on a NA car. If everyone got tuned like that nobody would ever learn anything. And learning to tune for 2.4 throttle body and manifold isn't hard.

OP, you can tune your car an unlimited amount of times with HPT. I am willing to help if you choose to tune it yourself. Be sure to plan on buying wideband O2 sensor.

 

After I originally posted this I looked at some more information and found most people say that a 2.4 throttle body and manifold isn't worth the hassle to put on a 2.2. SO I was going to scratch that plan. What I want to do now is get the limiters of the car since it is an automatic and tune for the intake, exhaust. I have decided to put a turbo on my 2.2 but that wont happen for another year or two due to my wife and I are looking at buying a house now.