i was wondering if it was worth it to me to get the program or to get some one to tune it for me. the thing is i only have basic mods aem cai pacesetter header hi-flow cat and pacesetter cat back it is a 04 cavi
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I think we have not seen what HPT can do on lightly modded cars yet. I feel there is gains to be made. I would first do my research of local shops to see if anyone has HPT (lots of shops do). If you do not know how to tune or feel you are going to go further in modding to learn tuning then it might not be a good idea to get it yourself.
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i know there is a shop that has it about 2.5 h from me
It will optimize what you have now to work best, maybe squeeze out a few horses. But what you have to consider is are you stopping there or modding further? If it is the latter of the two, it may be worthwhile as once you go beyond the basic bolt ons most things either require a tune or would very much benefit from one. So the way I look at it is, why not have the software(and hardware) ready for when you need it, and then every step you take you can tweek.
It worked out quite well on my 02 eco, and I had very similar mods, the car still had pull when I was hitting the rev limit at 6250, once tuned it kept pulling up to about 6500 or so. It was a very nice lil increase according to the butt dyno.
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im with chris i have an 04 eco auto that had similar mods almost to the t aem intake header high flow cat 2.5" exasut and shift improver i am alot faster becuase of the shift points being changed and whatnot i highly reccomend it.
mine has seen great improvements, of course it is an LD9, but similar mods.
a good tune will help make your motor more efficient and make the modifications you do have done work better together.
1997 Cavalier Z24 - 15.647 @ 88.02 MPH
i do want to futher modd my car but it seems like the next basic cheep modd that i know of to get more power and make it more efficient from here on in it is going to get expensive unlee there is other little modds that i do not know about
there is always pulleys, motor and tranny mounts
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99redz24 wrote:there is always pulleys, motor and tranny mounts
maybe that is what i will do next
After that there are cams, which for what they provide the price is very reasonable, and there are things you can do yourself, buy a P&P kit or dremel it there are tons of places on the net with how-to's someone feel free to link one for me if you want. the msd dis-2 pack is around 300 bucks from TTR last i checked, and very important aswell you dont want to skip suspension upgrades too, maybe some better brakes, dont want to have to much go without the extra woah lol (yes i already know im habitually corny). But as people have already said it take cash to go fast. Personally my plans are as follows... I will have in the mail very shortly upper and lower mounts, tranny mount, rear strut bar, bushings, front/rear sway bars, and HPT. Then once thats all paid up and ready to start again im dropping in some wiseco pistons, eagle rods, arp studs, and stage 2 cams. Takes money but if you enjoy it its very rewarding. Anyway done with the mini rant, keep us posted and im sure well all help you out where we can. Really though that sticky up top is great. Some of the part numbers/companies are out of date now but the info is gold.
who from the org near Pa/Md/Wv has the software that would be willing to do it.(sorry man im not trying to thread jack)
