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The best I've ever seen is PCMforless.
Mine sleeps on one of my lifts all winter, and even then my freaking rotors have a light coating of rust on them.
-- Joe
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A better alternative, if you have the money, is to actually get it dyno-tuned. The PO of my car put a PCM-for-less chip in it, but I'm taking it to Tony's Corvette Shop (north of DC) to have it dyno-tuned by these 2 guys who have like 20 years experience with Corvettes. I think it's $520, which includes installing a wideband o2 sensor bung in the exhaust. For me, tuning is one of those things I'm willing to pay someone well for if they know what they're doing.
I'm sure there's someone in Michigan with similar Corvette experience.
I'm sure there's someone in Michigan with similar Corvette experience.
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Ok Talked To The Guy Over At Pcm Forless And He Said I Probley Have A Hotcam I Know I Have Rockers And I Know I Am Running The Stk Chip ---the Car Runs Fine Now A Little Goofee At Idle But Runs Great Otherwise--would It Be Worth It To Get The Reprogramed Pcm Its 175.00 + Core
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A dyno tune is good,but it is not real world driving .You need both. A good shop will need your car for a couple days.this is so the tuner can drive your car under actual driving conditions . then he can adjust the car for both pedal to the metal and every day cruising.
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A dyno tune is good,but it is not real world driving .You need both. A good shop will need your car for a couple days.this is so the tuner can drive your car under actual driving conditions . then he can adjust the car for both pedal to the metal and every day cruising.
there is NO substitute for ''real world''...that's why GM has high-speed test tracks and also sends a crew of their tuners to sub-freezing Hudson Bay, Canada with each new ''masterpiece''...(kinda scary to have your local shop take it out and hammer down, tho)
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