C5 Tune/Chip
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C5 Tune/Chip
So I have been looking for a tune/chip for my 1998 C5 for a while and all I can say is WOW!! Went to see Chuck at Westchester Corvettes and he put a custom tune on my C5 it handles/performs like a totally different car, amazing!! 
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Thanks for coming by!
Hey there Stephen.
Very cool looking car! Thanks for coming by today. I hope your ride home as a blast!
Chuck CoW
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I didn't like the throttle delay from the factory for emissions or whatever. A friend sent me to Horsepower Sales in Pompano Beach, Fl for a speed tune. He removed the delay and adjusted the shift points, telling me I wouldn't recognize the car and he was right.
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Amazing what some adjustments to the factory settings can do for a car.
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Call Chuck. He can send you a device that records information from your vehicle using the OBD2 connection.
The device will read all of the PCM maps at various speeds and driving conditions. From that data, Chuck can dial it in for you and send you a reflash that will be uploaded to your PCM via the OBD2 device.
Feel free to correct me where I am wrong Chuck! : )
The device will read all of the PCM maps at various speeds and driving conditions. From that data, Chuck can dial it in for you and send you a reflash that will be uploaded to your PCM via the OBD2 device.
Feel free to correct me where I am wrong Chuck! : )
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You are 100% accurate! Thank you!
Call Chuck. He can send you a device that records information from your vehicle using the OBD2 connection.
The device will read all of the PCM maps at various speeds and driving conditions. From that data, Chuck can dial it in for you and send you a reflash that will be uploaded to your PCM via the OBD2 device.
Feel free to correct me where I am wrong Chuck! : )
The device will read all of the PCM maps at various speeds and driving conditions. From that data, Chuck can dial it in for you and send you a reflash that will be uploaded to your PCM via the OBD2 device.
Feel free to correct me where I am wrong Chuck! : )
Chuck CoW
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Call Chuck. He can send you a device that records information from your vehicle using the OBD2 connection.
The device will read all of the PCM maps at various speeds and driving conditions. From that data, Chuck can dial it in for you and send you a reflash that will be uploaded to your PCM via the OBD2 device.
Feel free to correct me where I am wrong Chuck! : )
The device will read all of the PCM maps at various speeds and driving conditions. From that data, Chuck can dial it in for you and send you a reflash that will be uploaded to your PCM via the OBD2 device.
Feel free to correct me where I am wrong Chuck! : )
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He uses this device called EFI autocal to capture data from your car he dials your engine in by sending you adjustment/ tune files via email. You then load up his latest tune file via the autocal and capture more data logs and email back to him. You keep doing this procedure until your car is dialed in to the way you and him are happy with it. Quite effective. I got my car done with him this way. I am very happy with it.
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Hi Chuck,
New here and love this forum. I have a 98 Vert, 145,000 on the clock, great condition and runs great. Totally stock.
However, it's getting older like me and I have decided to help it breath easier. Ordered a Blackwing CAI to assist with that thought. Should I install a tune?
Thanks,
Ricky
New here and love this forum. I have a 98 Vert, 145,000 on the clock, great condition and runs great. Totally stock.
However, it's getting older like me and I have decided to help it breath easier. Ordered a Blackwing CAI to assist with that thought. Should I install a tune?
Thanks,
Ricky
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From: Russell Ontario
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Chuck and his guys did my 04 in Carlisle a few years ago , I love it , and definitly recommend COW . I was going to get the tune done elsewhere but ran into Chuck and we had a good chat , he explained what he was doing . So he won me over great guy. Ron
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Thanks Ron. I'm gonna give him a call and get his recommendation.
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Yes, ABSOLUTELY!
Hi Chuck,
New here and love this forum. I have a 98 Vert, 145,000 on the clock, great condition and runs great. Totally stock.
However, it's getting older like me and I have decided to help it breath easier. Ordered a Blackwing CAI to assist with that thought. Should I install a tune?
Thanks,
Ricky
New here and love this forum. I have a 98 Vert, 145,000 on the clock, great condition and runs great. Totally stock.
However, it's getting older like me and I have decided to help it breath easier. Ordered a Blackwing CAI to assist with that thought. Should I install a tune?
Thanks,
Ricky
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Chuck CoW
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Honestly, it depends whose doing it and what they offer....
My stuff is much different than pretty much everything out there.
Call any time if you want to get some details.
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I'm considering this, for a totally stock C5 M6, but while understanding the procedure, there's no what behind the wow in any posts.
I understand the factory tune makes allowances for various fuels, etc. while ensuring the emissions are licit for many years. I'm not displeased with the car now, but always looking for improvements.
How does the driveability of a base LS1 get expressed? Seems time-wise to offer many of us more specifics versus everyone calling. Isn't that part of why we come here?