I am getting ready to upgrade my exhaust on my C6. I have used hand held re-programmers on other vehicles in the past with good results. I have heard from a few people that after the exhaust mod I should have it taken to the shop for a dyno/tune. Do you get better results from a shop tune compared to a hand-held?
I will have to have the car transported about 200 miles for the nearest dyno equipped shop. Thats gonna cost about $500 for the transport/tune. The hand-held units look like around $300-$400. I know with the hand helds you can cyhper the dtc's, change fan settings, rev limiter etc. But will I see more performance gains from a shop tune?
I am getting ready to upgrade my exhaust on my C6. I have used hand held re-programmers on other vehicles in the past with good results. I have heard from a few people that after the exhaust mod I should have it taken to the shop for a dyno/tune. Do you get better results from a shop tune compared to a hand-held?
I will have to have the car transported about 200 miles for the nearest dyno equipped shop. Thats gonna cost about $500 for the transport/tune. The hand-held units look like around $300-$400. I know with the hand helds you can cyhper the dtc's, change fan settings, rev limiter etc. But will I see more performance gains from a shop tune?
I personally use a hand held,[predator], I like it for my purposes. A professional dyno/street tune however is a more thorough process and could possibly yield better results. Either method is an improvement over stock.
I already changed my intake, so when I swap out the exhaust I can adjust my fuel/air ratios with the predator and save the $ I would have spent on a Dyno? and have satisfactory results?
For an intake and exhaust a handheld isn't even worth it buddy. Just slap it on and enjoy the car. When you get around to long tubes then spring for the dyno tune.
I already changed my intake, so when I swap out the exhaust I can adjust my fuel/air ratios with the predator and save the $ I would have spent on a Dyno? and have satisfactory results?
In my opinion , yes on satisfactory results. There is enough range of adjustment for A/F ratios with the predator for your mods. A cam or F/I might however require a more comprehensive approach. There is no end to opinions on this , simply put , the predator is a step up from stock. A dyno / street tune is more thorough than the predator. A bazooka is more powerful than a shot gun, but I still love my shotgun.
In my opinion , yes on satisfactory results. There is enough range of adjustment for A/F ratios with the predator for your mods. A cam or F/I might however require a more comprehensive approach. There is no end to opinions on this , simply put , the predator is a step up from stock. A dyno / street tune is more thorough than the predator. A bazooka is more powerful than a shot gun, but I still love my shotgun.
for your mods a hand held should be ok. you can adjust with it for just headers.
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Thanks for the info, I am thinking I will go with the predator for the intake and exhaust. If I ever do the headers/cam etc, then I will spring for the dyno. Its tough living in this jacked up state (Peoples republic of California). If I go with headers I might get jammed at the smog station. Oh well, when I retire I am out of here.
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Hand held re-programmer or shop tune?
