Minor HP upgrades...how does it all work...
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RE: Minor HP upgrades...how does it all work...
get a chip, best bang for the buck. unlock about 25 hp without cracking the hood open or spending too much money. SCT Xcal 3 is a good one. also increase gas mileage and great throttle response.
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RE: Minor HP upgrades...how does it all work...
From what I'm reading it doesn't sound like you actually want to go faster. Most of our goals are to actually beat another car or fight the clock.
You are angry at other drivers and want to throttle past them. My advice for this is to get a throatier exhaust system. Magnaflow comes to mind.
It will give you that minor gain in power and the other driver will hear you. I can see where you are coming from somdow. I used to be like that. Someday you will realize we all drive different have patients with other driver's.
You are angry at other drivers and want to throttle past them. My advice for this is to get a throatier exhaust system. Magnaflow comes to mind.
It will give you that minor gain in power and the other driver will hear you. I can see where you are coming from somdow. I used to be like that. Someday you will realize we all drive different have patients with other driver's.
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RE: Minor HP upgrades...how does it all work...
ORIGINAL: sransari
get a chip, best bang for the buck. unlock about 25 hp without cracking the hood open or spending too much money. SCT Xcal 3 is a good one. also increase gas mileage and great throttle response.
get a chip, best bang for the buck. unlock about 25 hp without cracking the hood open or spending too much money. SCT Xcal 3 is a good one. also increase gas mileage and great throttle response.
but nah, this chip, what does it do exactly? and how is it different from a tuner???
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From what I'm reading it doesn't sound like you actually want to go faster. Most of our goals are to actually beat another car or fight the clock.
You are angry at other drivers and want to throttle past them. My advice for this is to get a throatier exhaust system. Magnaflow comes to mind.
It will give you that minor gain in power and the other driver will hear you. I can see where you are coming from somdow. I used to be like that. Someday you will realize we all drive different have patients with other driver's.
From what I'm reading it doesn't sound like you actually want to go faster. Most of our goals are to actually beat another car or fight the clock.
You are angry at other drivers and want to throttle past them. My advice for this is to get a throatier exhaust system. Magnaflow comes to mind.
It will give you that minor gain in power and the other driver will hear you. I can see where you are coming from somdow. I used to be like that. Someday you will realize we all drive different have patients with other driver's.
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since my source of income IS my License,
since my source of income IS my License,
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RE: Minor HP upgrades...how does it all work...
a chip replaces the stock chip. a tuner reprograms the stock chip. i actually have tuner, but the two terms are often used interchangibly. tuners/chips do lots of stuff...alter air flow ratios, spark timing, etc. you will feel a huge difference.
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RE: Minor HP upgrades...how does it all work...
Yeah chips are pretty cool. I have never owned a tuner but the chip I have now has paid for itself in MPG increases. More horsepower, better MPG, and a tune for when the vallet is parking my car so he doesn't beat it like I do. Adds about 20 horsepower to my car when I'm running 93octanein it. All for 300 dollars. Good buy in my opinion
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RE: Minor HP upgrades...how does it all work...
ORIGINAL: sransari
a chip replaces the stock chip. a tuner reprograms the stock chip. i actually have tuner, but the two terms are often used interchangibly. tuners/chips do lots of stuff...alter air flow ratios, spark timing, etc. you will feel a huge difference.
a chip replaces the stock chip. a tuner reprograms the stock chip. i actually have tuner, but the two terms are often used interchangibly. tuners/chips do lots of stuff...alter air flow ratios, spark timing, etc. you will feel a huge difference.
and if the above statement is correct, then what happens when if i buy a chip, it comes pre-programmed? or someone STILL has to "tune" it? and whats better, buying a chip or tuner?
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RE: Minor HP upgrades...how does it all work...
Hi:
The whole goal of a chip or a tuner is to optomize performance. With a chip, a basic high performance"Tune" is programmed into it, and that chip can not be altered. With a tuner, there are usuly three tunes already programmed into it. Onefor 87 Octane one for 91 Octane and one for 93.Each tune has optomized fuel and air flow and timing adjusted. The tuner also retains your stock factory tune so that you can return the car to stock configuration, if returning it to a dealer for service. The practicality of a tuneris emense. You can go back into any of it's pre-programmed tunes and alter about a dozen different paramaters. heading for Vegas, install the 87 tune for best mileage. In my state the highest octane is only 91,install the 91 tune, and your car will run it's best on 91 Octane,it takes minutes. Get to Vegas and find 93 Octane, change your tune! Buy racing fuel at 76, go back in and bump your timing 4 degrees. You will be amazed that you are driving your old car. Back to LA, back to 91 Octane tune. The tuner cost more than a chip, but it can do so much more. As you learn more and more about how your car operates, the more you can do to maximize performance.Hope this helps, and good luck.
Best/ Bill
The whole goal of a chip or a tuner is to optomize performance. With a chip, a basic high performance"Tune" is programmed into it, and that chip can not be altered. With a tuner, there are usuly three tunes already programmed into it. Onefor 87 Octane one for 91 Octane and one for 93.Each tune has optomized fuel and air flow and timing adjusted. The tuner also retains your stock factory tune so that you can return the car to stock configuration, if returning it to a dealer for service. The practicality of a tuneris emense. You can go back into any of it's pre-programmed tunes and alter about a dozen different paramaters. heading for Vegas, install the 87 tune for best mileage. In my state the highest octane is only 91,install the 91 tune, and your car will run it's best on 91 Octane,it takes minutes. Get to Vegas and find 93 Octane, change your tune! Buy racing fuel at 76, go back in and bump your timing 4 degrees. You will be amazed that you are driving your old car. Back to LA, back to 91 Octane tune. The tuner cost more than a chip, but it can do so much more. As you learn more and more about how your car operates, the more you can do to maximize performance.Hope this helps, and good luck.
Best/ Bill
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RE: Minor HP upgrades...how does it all work...
ORIGINAL: 51derrill
Hi:
The whole goal of a chip or a tuner is to optomize performance. With a chip, a basic high performance"Tune" is programmed into it, and that chip can not be altered. With a tuner, there are usuly three tunes already programmed into it. Onefor 87 Octane one for 91 Octane and one for 93.Each tune has optomized fuel and air flow and timing adjusted. The tuner also retains your stock factory tune so that you can return the car to stock configuration, if returning it to a dealer for service. The practicality of a tuneris emense. You can go back into any of it's pre-programmed tunes and alter about a dozen different paramaters. heading for Vegas, install the 87 tune for best mileage. In my state the highest octane is only 91,install the 91 tune, and your car will run it's best on 91 Octane,it takes minutes. Get to Vegas and find 93 Octane, change your tune! Buy racing fuel at 76, go back in and bump your timing 4 degrees. You will be amazed that you are driving your old car. Back to LA, back to 91 Octane tune. The tuner cost more than a chip, but it can do so much more. As you learn more and more about how your car operates, the more you can do to maximize performance.Hope this helps, and good luck.
Best/ Bill
Hi:
The whole goal of a chip or a tuner is to optomize performance. With a chip, a basic high performance"Tune" is programmed into it, and that chip can not be altered. With a tuner, there are usuly three tunes already programmed into it. Onefor 87 Octane one for 91 Octane and one for 93.Each tune has optomized fuel and air flow and timing adjusted. The tuner also retains your stock factory tune so that you can return the car to stock configuration, if returning it to a dealer for service. The practicality of a tuneris emense. You can go back into any of it's pre-programmed tunes and alter about a dozen different paramaters. heading for Vegas, install the 87 tune for best mileage. In my state the highest octane is only 91,install the 91 tune, and your car will run it's best on 91 Octane,it takes minutes. Get to Vegas and find 93 Octane, change your tune! Buy racing fuel at 76, go back in and bump your timing 4 degrees. You will be amazed that you are driving your old car. Back to LA, back to 91 Octane tune. The tuner cost more than a chip, but it can do so much more. As you learn more and more about how your car operates, the more you can do to maximize performance.Hope this helps, and good luck.
Best/ Bill
now from what you are all saying, i think thisll prolly be one of my next upgrades. i guess another ? is, can this TUNER be used on multipe vehicles or only the stang? or does it go by vehicle n model? also aside from fuel economy and based on Sransari last comment,
ORIGINAL: sransari
a chip replaces the stock chip. a tuner reprograms the stock chip. i actually have tuner, but the two terms are often used interchangibly. tuners/chips do lots of stuff...alter air flow ratios, spark timing, etc. you will feel a huge difference.
a chip replaces the stock chip. a tuner reprograms the stock chip. i actually have tuner, but the two terms are often used interchangibly. tuners/chips do lots of stuff...alter air flow ratios, spark timing, etc. you will feel a huge difference.
and also, since someone above said that AMERICAN MUSCLE will tune it for you...can i ALSO do tunes to it?
