Performance chip and performance mode 2001
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Performance chip and performance mode 2001
I purchased a 2001 C5. I was told there was a new performance chip installed in the engine to make it run faster.
Question. Where can I look to see what this chip is vs what was stock?
bigger question. Do I have to be in performance mode to enjoy this chips feature? I had the wheel trac engaged on a normal drive and picked the gas. The car picked up but revved very high before shifting. I am wondering if I was in performance mode, wheel traction disengaged, would I see a vast improvement?
Question. Where can I look to see what this chip is vs what was stock?
bigger question. Do I have to be in performance mode to enjoy this chips feature? I had the wheel trac engaged on a normal drive and picked the gas. The car picked up but revved very high before shifting. I am wondering if I was in performance mode, wheel traction disengaged, would I see a vast improvement?
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Performance chips...magic beans, same thing....believe me if it was that easy don't you think GM would have done it in the first place? They would stand on their heads to get another 5 HP out our their LS1 engines. Please send me your money first!
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so question is the only way to know what the car is set for, versus stock setting, is to find someone that can plug in and tell me the engine setting?
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sounds like you have a mail order tune and something was done with the shift points...
my advice to you is...tell us where you live so perhaps we can point you to a reputable tuner in your area who can take a look and see what you have going on
after that, as mentioned getting a stock car "tuned" is pretty much a waste...CAI, headers and exhaust would be the minimum I would do before getting a tune.
my advice to you is...tell us where you live so perhaps we can point you to a reputable tuner in your area who can take a look and see what you have going on
after that, as mentioned getting a stock car "tuned" is pretty much a waste...CAI, headers and exhaust would be the minimum I would do before getting a tune.
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sounds like you have a mail order tune and something was done with the shift points...
my advice to you is...tell us where you live so perhaps we can point you to a reputable tuner in your area who can take a look and see what you have going on
after that, as mentioned getting a stock car "tuned" is pretty much a waste...CAI, headers and exhaust would be the minimum I would do before getting a tune.
my advice to you is...tell us where you live so perhaps we can point you to a reputable tuner in your area who can take a look and see what you have going on
after that, as mentioned getting a stock car "tuned" is pretty much a waste...CAI, headers and exhaust would be the minimum I would do before getting a tune.
Hopefully you live close enough to a good tuner that you can just take the car in and have it checked. If not, there are some good tuners on the forum such as ECS, Corvettes of Winchester, Cartek, etc. that can do mail order tunes.
Last edited by Vetteman Jack; Feb 16, 2018 at 12:36 AM.