Hypertech III Programmer - Good or Bad?

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Jan 11, 2007 | 05:35 AM

wilsonbh

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Hypertech III Programmer - Good or Bad?

I'm on the fence on getting one of these devices. Can get what I need on eBay for about $150 or so. Are they worth the expense? I do have need to change the fan speeds on my car and who knows what else!

Anyone have one of these they hate/love? Would like to know what you think...

Billy

Jan 11, 2007 | 02:24 PM

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Ok, I'll take a shot on a nickels worth. You will hear alot of pro and con, but it depends on what you what to do. I have one for my 94 LT1 and it accomplished what I wanted. I reset the temp for turning on the fans (nice), raised my speed limiter, raised shift point rmp and how hard i wanted it to shift and installed the hp tuning. It was pricey new from
Hypertech. But I am satisfied. Now, when you plug in a hypertech it will go and verify your Vin number and use this to verify that the correct unit is plugged in each time you use it. That said, if you not do use the same hypertech to return the car to it's OEM tune, the hyper tech is
locked to the vin number it was installed on. So with the Ebay one, try to confirm details before you purchase because if it's locked, it's not useable.

Dray

Jan 22, 2007 | 06:13 PM

moore299

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Dray,

Are you saying that if you return the car to the orignal tuning, then you can use it in another car?

Jan 22, 2007 | 07:11 PM

STL94LT1

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Originally Posted by moore299

Are you saying that if you return the car to the orignal tuning, then you can use it in another car?

Yes.

Jan 22, 2007 | 07:43 PM

hgh pwr

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I use one on my t/a , and it works well depending on the mods you plan on doing later. Light mods it is worth it, heads and cam I would pass.

Jan 22, 2007 | 07:49 PM

Rich96c4ce

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It did what I wanted: changing rev limit, shift points, temperature, octane, and shift firmness. This winter, it will allow the computer to know that I installed a 3.75 axle ratio. Its a nice tool, but as others have said, limited to a mostly stock engine set-up.

Last edited by Rich96c4ce; Jan 22, 2007 at 07:49 PM. Reason: correct punctuation

Feb 3, 2007 | 11:33 PM

byedan

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can you feel the power difference or just the transmission shifting better is there a e.t difference?

Feb 8, 2007 | 01:34 AM

Eddie & the Cruisers

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dray

That said, if you not do use the same hypertech to return the car to it's OEM tune, the hyper tech is
locked to the vin number it was installed on. So with the Ebay one, try to confirm details before you purchase because if it's locked, it's not useable.
Dray

If you purchase a used one, call HyperTech and they can tell you how to reset it.