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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 02:53 AM
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help with chip choice

I have been reading around tryin to figure out which brand makes the best chips. hypertech, superchips, or predator. i cant decide on which brand to go with for my lightning. Which have you guys gone with and what do you think is the best choice?
 
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by robbyb
I have been reading around tryin to figure out which brand makes the best chips. hypertech, superchips, or predator. i cant decide on which brand to go with for my lightning. Which have you guys gone with and what do you think is the best choice?
Hey buddy, welcome to the site! Out of the three manufacturers that you mentioned the Predator by Diablo Sport is your best bet. There are also other companies such as Sniper, and SCT. All of them are great with great results. I would find someone that tunes with either of the three I mentioned close by to where you live so that way you can get yourself a custom dyno tune. Dyno tuning will be a custom tune specifically for your vehicle and not just a canned tune that someone including some vendors will send you through email or through purchasing one of the units. You can optimize all of your performance and reliablity with a custom dyno tune. Some have good results with the email tunes and some dont they are hit or miss. With the dyno tune it will be spot on with no problems. Hope this helps.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by robbyb
I have been reading around tryin to figure out which brand makes the best chips. hypertech, superchips, or predator. i cant decide on which brand to go with for my lightning. Which have you guys gone with and what do you think is the best choice?
We carry both SCT and Diablosport tuning products and both work very well. Datalogging, code clearing and the option to upload tunes that are emailed to you are a few of the options that each unit offers.

If we can be of any help please dont hesitate to give us a call. We have tunes for just about any combination you can imagine and they are all based off of vehicles that have been tuned and dialed in here at our facility.

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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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Post some pictures of your shed, I mean facility.

Robby, don't go with a mail order tooner. Find someone local in your area and walk out knowing you got a good tune. All brands are pretty much the same.
 
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Hostile03SVT
Hey buddy, welcome to the site! Out of the three manufacturers that you mentioned the Predator by Diablo Sport is your best bet. There are also other companies such as Sniper, and SCT. All of them are great with great results. I would find someone that tunes with either of the three I mentioned close by to where you live so that way you can get yourself a custom dyno tune. Dyno tuning will be a custom tune specifically for your vehicle and not just a canned tune that someone including some vendors will send you through email or through purchasing one of the units. You can optimize all of your performance and reliablity with a custom dyno tune. Some have good results with the email tunes and some dont they are hit or miss. With the dyno tune it will be spot on with no problems. Hope this helps.
Originally Posted by 1badazzavt
Robby, don't go with a mail order tooner. Find someone local in your area and walk out knowing you got a good tune. All brands are pretty much the same.
I agree with both posts!
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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I have been a member of this site for a long time, and while I do not post alot I think that a tune that is datalogged can and will work well. I have owed two lightnings a 01 and a 03, both were tuned by troyer performance.

I have had the 03 since february 05 and from day one it has been tuned by Toyer Performance, I had a 4 Lb pulley and them moved to a 6 lb and I have never had any hint of detonaton and my truck pulls hard.

I would suggest you give Mike Troyer a call, his number and contact is listed in the tuning section, I will tell you, you will not be disappointed.
 

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