Suggestions for a power programmer

[Cesardajr]

you can feel the difference 87 vs 93, and yes 1 bottle of octane booster with every fill up for the 93 tune. i just run the 87 and i am fine with it, it has the pep you need to move on those inclined freeway on ramps and for passing cars now.

[eddiemcnally]

Ok, so I installed the hypertech with the 87 octane tune! It seems like I have more of a ping noise at idle and driving between 5-15mph but it seems to go away at the higher mph after that! Unless I can't hear it? Is this normal? What kind of mileage gain did you get? Other than the minor ping things did improve!

Thanx

Eddie

[Cesardajr]

first of all i have no pinging at all at idle or full throttle.
i stay away from cheap gas like am/pm & 7/11 gas.
i have seen that cheap gas does not meet the full 87 octane rating and will cause the car to ping.
i only run gas from 76, shell, & mobil and have no problems.
i average 12.7-13.2mpgs by dividing the miles by gallons filled up.
i always fill up to the top of the neck.

[eddiemcnally]

I only run chevron or shell. Maybe it's the normal tap sound at idle and I'm just getting paranoid! Don't you have a normal tap noise at idle?

[ROUSHDEMON]

Okay question since you guys know about all this and I dont.... 03 H2 with 40" tires.... no gears and no CAI.... What would you guys recommend for a programmer?
I will be adding a CAI hopefully soon and MAYBE I will do gears after the programmer... but I hate the way it jumps around searching for a lower gear all the time and its pretty laggy....

Any suggestions? Much appreciated.

[charles06]

Originally Posted by ROUSHDEMON

Okay question since you guys know about all this and I dont.... 03 H2 with 40" tires.... no gears and no CAI.... What would you guys recommend for a programmer?
I will be adding a CAI hopefully soon and MAYBE I will do gears after the programmer... but I hate the way it jumps around searching for a lower gear all the time and its pretty laggy....

Any suggestions? Much appreciated.

DO THE GEARS. Programmers won't help enough as they usually don't program past a 38 inch tire. Changing to 4.88's was one of the best mods I did for my truck.

[Cesardajr]

ROUSHDEMON

i dont know if he is the cheapest but trail duty has all the right parts.
http://www.trailduty.com/index.php?cPath=112_118_436

[Cesardajr]

Originally Posted by eddiemcnally

I only run chevron or shell. Maybe it's the normal tap sound at idle and I'm just getting paranoid! Don't you have a normal tap noise at idle?

i hear zero noise at idle.

40" tires needs gears at least 4.88
just make sure that your programmer can adjust for your new gear size.
my hypertech can only handle up to 4.56. i was think of adding gears at 4.88 so i would need to buy a different programmer.

[eddiemcnally]

Doing some research, I found that superchips gives you a 91 tune or an 87 tune! Superchips says the 91 tune gives a 34 horse gain and the 87 is 24 horses! Being in las vegas, I like that they offer the 91 octane tune!

A gear change is a must when you lift and change tire size! When I lifted my avelanche, I didn't do a gear change right away. I just put the power programmer on and really didn't get much out! But when I did the gear change, it was a world of difference!

[ROUSHDEMON]

Awesome, thanks guys, any recommendations on where to get them the cheapest?