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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 04:55 PM
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Anyone ever heard of Hypertech Power Programmer or SuperchipMicroTuner? Are they good products? I want to do a Tune on my A4 01 coupe. No mods on it, all stock, will it be worth it and will I be able to notice any difference in power?
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by combatvet
Anyone ever heard of Hypertech Power Programmer or SuperchipMicroTuner?
Yes

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Are they good products?
Not in my humble opinion.

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all stock, will it be worth it and will I be able to notice any difference in power?
Nope. If you have an auto you can bump up the shift points a little bit which will help. You can get a mini tune done by a tuner for $150 or so that will include lowering fan temps, adjusting shift points, etc,.

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Look around for a USED Predator or Hypertech Power Programmer. The shift point/firmness can be greatly improved as well as removing torque management, fan speeds, check and erase codes. But with little or no mods the engine performance would see very little or no change. I have Predator and love the adjustment I can perform myself. I have very few mods and the closest Tuner I found was 100 miles away and wanted $200.00 more than I paid for my Predator (on sale).
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