Does any one have any expirience comparing a hypertech against the Superchip?

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Just to help Sal out, the PSP chip is also a fulltime flip chip.

I have both and have run both.

Bill

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Bill Murray
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Isnt the PSP chip only for the Lightning?

 

Man, you guys from Mars are just,just toooo technical.

OK, ya got me, but then his sig doesn't say what truck he's running either.
Call it a tie.

Bill

 

Bill, man you better watch your step, saying another chip or vendor on here......Your going to go straight to **ll,but your completely right, Sal's chip works as the superchip does.


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fordyfour

2000 4X2 Oxford
White/Harvest Gold
Flareside Lariat S/C
5.4L,3.55 Ls
Tow Package
True duals(Dynomax
Turbos), K&N Filter, with
a 71¢,3" PVC fresh air
tube
Super White Headlamps
JL 10" W0 sub (enclosed)
ALL amps and speakers
Kenwood
Superchip

 

I had a Hypertech power programmer with powerstat in my '97 Z-71 with 5.7L. Now I have a Superchip in my '00 Expedition with 5.4L.

I can say the Superchip is much better behaved than the powerprogrammer. I see much more even increases in power and torque as well as wonderful shifting ( worth the $225 by itself ).

The Hypertech was only really effective in WOT, knocked alot even on 94 octane, and the shifting was much more harse. I would literally spin on wet pavement shifting 1-2.

Hope this helps.

 

***** get ready, your going to get a real lesson on chipping your truck.
Bend over and hold on............

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fordyfour

2000 4X2 Oxford
White/Harvest Gold
Flareside Lariat S/C
5.4L,3.55 Ls
Tow Package
True duals(Dynomax
Turbos), K&N Filter, with
a 71¢,3" PVC fresh air
tube
Super White Headlamps
JL 10" W0 sub (enclosed)
ALL amps and speakers
Kenwood
Superchip

 

Wiley, make it easy on yourself. There must be hundreds of people on this message board that have asked the same question. For the most part we've all gone with the Superchip. The Superchip is the only one that works FULL-TIME. The hyperchip works - but you'll only benefit from it at wide-open throttle.

Okay tidal wave - you may continue....

Tom in Tacoma

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1998 F150 XLT S/C 4.6L Auto, 3.55LS, 4X2, Moonlight Blue, all the factory bells & whistles except for leather seats. Lund Deflector, Lund Premier Tonneau, K&N, Body-color painted Throttle Cover, blue wire-looms, Pentaliner S/R, Window tint, factory side-steps, Infiniti component speakers up front, Polk Audio speakers in back, Superchip, Flowmaster 'Delta-Flow' w/ 3" pipe. Tom in Tacoma (Washington not Toyota)
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Dear *****,

The Superchip adds power *all* the time, whereas the Hypertech only adds power at WOT (wide-open throttle), and it's all the difference in the world. This is due to the structure of the emissions laws, as even for a brand new vehicle, during full-throttle operation there are no emissions standards that have to be met. So if a chipmaker only modifies full-throttle parameters, they don't have to certify for emissions compliance, etc., and that reduces R&D costs rather dramatically.

Superchips is the company that invented the power chip concept, back in 1983, and their primary focus has always been on improved overall driveability. And to improve overall driveability, you have to tune on part-throttle as well as full-throttle.

As you can see here from the one response from somebody that has actually used both, there's quite a bit of difference between the programming techniques of the two companies.

Another difference is that in most of their applications, Hypertech requires that you change your thermostat to one that is abnormally low, 160 degrees or less. The Superchip is made to work with your factory thermostat.

Hypertech's basic technique is to keep the cylinder head terperature lower than normal, so they can dump in a ton of spark advance at WOT. This is an OK technique for the drag strip, but not so great for a vehicle that is primarily street driven. You need to keep as much heat as possible in the combustion process for best volumetric efficiency.

Please feel free to give us a shout if you'd like to get more detailed info,

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Online Superchip ordering system:https://www.f150online.com/scpp/index.html

 

Thanks guys! Sounds like I better give SC a shot!

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2000 XLT

 

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