[Z06] Vinci hand held tuner cure for throwing Halltech codes
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sandy Ego CA
Vinci hand held tuner cure for throwing Halltech codes
Hey Guy's, I was just on this forums C5 Tech site and found a thread regarding a " Vinci hand held tuner ", from what I read this hand held tuner should be able to re calirbrate the PCM after a Halltech stinger is installed on my 04Z, that's just one funtion of many that this tuner is supposed to do. It say's its a straight forward process that ask's you questions and you push buttons to reply and make the proper adjustments. It cost $500.00 bucks but if it can do all the other things that they claim that would be a bargin and you would have it for when ever an adjustment is required, like when I put on headers, or heads or a cam and such.
HAVE any of you guy's used this tuner with success?
HAVE any of you guy's used this tuner with success?
Melting Slicks
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From: orlando florida
St. Jude Donor '15
i use it. i gained.2 and 1.4 mph in the 1/4 mph. the only mods i have on the car is the SLP airlid and electric cutout. here's a tutorial i made up for VHP http://www.stealthram.com/vhptuner.htm any questions, feel free to ask. or you can call them at (407)478-VETT
Le Mans Master
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From: Delray Beach FL
Vinci is not the same as Hypertech. Hypertech was the first company to create chips/programmers, but theirs pretty much suck. I went with the Predator programmer. Not only can you custom program your PCM, but it also does diagnostics. Vinci does as well. I looked at both and went with the Predator since more people use them and DiabloSport (maker of the Predator) is located in Delray Beach (right near where I live), so I may take my Z over to them and have them do a custom tune with my unit for me.
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The Hypertech installs a generic performance tune that may or may not increase performance in your Vette. The Predator and Vinci allow the user to actually tune specific parameters of fuel and spark.
Melting Slicks
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I don't think any of these hand helds mentioned are what you need for something like lean codes from an intake. Today at Carlisle I watched while intakes were installed by a company. They were using LS1 Edit plus a G.M. Tech 2. It seems like they had a grasp on it. No dyno being used. I don't know about tuning except what I read. Thursday and late today I talked to two other tuners who both told me doing the tune using a dyno is MUCH more precise. One of these shops has a special going on for a dyno tune for $300. If intake,hedders,or of course a cam is in your future consider a dyno tune from a good shop. Thats about that..... 
