i have an 01 z06 i can get a great deal on one of these from a friend, only problem is i dont know what it is, what it does, or if i will have a use for me. I really just jumped into the american car scene im trying to learn as fast as i can

 

[b]if the car is stock it is a complete waste of time and money. if the car is modified it is a complete waste of money and time.

the device holds a custom set of parameters that will reflash your PCM settings and supposedly give you more power.

see: http://www.hypertech-inc.com/products.html

and: https://www.corvetteforum.com/review...=43&TopicID=20

 

Ok, if not the Hypertech, than what would be a good alternative to it?

 

I don't know why Hyper Tech gets bad reviews by some. First of all they are a fantastic company. They stand by their product and if you get a new car you can exchange your programmer for $200. I had the some reservations about the Hyper Tech, at first too. The hyper tech was reccomended by a person who has been in racing for over 20 years. He told me to get it and he would tune my car. He had a C-5 but has since traded it for a Hummer, now he's waiting for the C6, but anyway he told me the first thing I should do is get a Hyper Tech, he's exact word "you'll love it if you love speed, it will make your dick hard". The Hyper Tech works better on automatic, and it turned my C5 into a beast. I do have a few other upgrade, exhaust, vararam etc. I know some guys who have the money to spend on the major upgrade that will drain your pocket book my talk against it, but the guy who turned me on to the Hyper Tech has the money to do what ever he wants. He said, 'those guys are just jealous they spent all that money, when your car is just as fast or faster" . My friend did race his at Cecil, kicked butt, an owner of a Viper wreck his car trying to beat him , and never did out of 5 trys. Hyper Tech Rocks.

 

[b]from the factory, C5 cars [and all other high performance cars] are tuned very closely to their optimum performance, if everything is working correctly it is unlikely you will get any real benefit from an aftermarket PCM reprogrammer.

your only real hope of higher performance is to spend some real dollars on heads, cam, longtube headers, and/or super/turbochargers AND have a custom tune done on a chassis dyno to acommodate those changes by the person who installed those items.

having the short block rebuilt with all forged internals and head studs will help keep it all together, but will cost some more real dollars.

there is no such thing as a free brunch; the fancy $250 air cleaner, the 160 F. t-stat, the *loud* cat back exhaust, garish pink plug wires, carbon fiber underhood accessories and gear shift *****; they all look 'nice', but they don't do poopie for performance.

 

because gear scaling for the A4 is a no workie on the Hypertech.

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Sandra Bigwoode.
why all the bold type ????

well; fresh air intakes (the Vararam has been reported by many) will give a real .2 to .3 better time in the 1/4 mile - and a free flow exhaust can give 10 hp.

(I agree that cosmetic mods don't give any perfoamance gain... but no one here has ever stated so)

the factory tune is usually on the rich side. A/F tuning by these devices can net around 10 to 15 hp - verified by dyno runs. And the gains by removing torque management for the A4 and altering shift points can drop another .2 consistant at the dragstrip... as verified by me.

I agree that cosmetic mods don't give any performance gain... but no one here has ever stated so. Where are you getting your info from ????

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[Modified by Mike Mercury, 5:54 PM 6/20/2004]

 

and can definitely verify the gains made by the removal of torque management and optimizing shift points.

 

if they are so fantastic why does the Corvette Forum review thread have all those negative comments about them?

why do you need to pay another $200 on top of the $350 originally paid for the programmer if you buy a different car?

not all of us have penises, although i have seen some large clitorises in my time... =;-]

why did YOU have to pay for it and HE tuned your car? you can tune it yourself quite easily according to the http://www.hypertech.com site.

Hmmm, a C5 traded for a Hummer [H1 or H2?], then waiting for a C6? a real sports car fan, i can tell... =;-]


so you have an C5 automatic, a fancy air cleaner and a loud exhaust and your Hypertech turned it into a 'beast'? why won't it work on a MN6?

if your friend has all this money, why is he trading cars back and forth instead of just buying the ones he wants? i have a C5 already, have driven an H1, and might buy both the H1 AND the C6...

do you *really* think your stock automatic with a fancy air cleaner, loud exhaust and a HyperTech 'tune' is faster than a C5 with $12,000 in real engine upgrades and custom [on a chassis dyno] tuning?

 

OK, I WILL BE GOOD AND CUT BACK ON THE BOLD TYPEFACE... =;-]

 

I will believe you on the air cleaner 1/4 mile numbers over those people who claim dozens of bhp above and beyond on a ram-air system sitting on a chassis dyno at zero mph. they know who they are...

From what I have seen on dyno charts and EFILive, my C5 runs at 14.7:1 aka stoichiometric nearly all the time, until WOT when it drops to 12.5:1 which is a good place for A/F ratio considering I have a Vortech V-2.

From all the people on this forum posting 3-page long signature lines listing every possible thing they have done to their cars, [including cars they NO LONGER OWN] they MUST be performance related, else why post the excruciating details... ? =;-]




[Modified by Sandra Bigwoode, 12:28 AM 6/20/2004]

 

depends a lot on the driver. Bring your kitty butt 12000$$ on, and I'll blow you away. I know what my car can do. No Bold here, my C5 Vert, is Bold enough. Shrimp face.

 

The Predator programmer does everything that the Hypertech does and more. It lets you 'fine tune' the program that is installed, and you can even request certain vendors to program it with a 'custom tune' that is right for your actual mods before sending it to you. If you're going to get a programmer, I'd go with the Predator.

HEY SANDRA,

 

12.5:1 for a blown car on a Dynojet is good?

mmmKay.

 

Sandra; sounds like you read alot (you know all the terminology) and believe things some people tell you as the gospel truth.

If I had a blown LS1 - I wouldn't feel comfortable with a 12.5 ratio at WOT. But hey... it's your car/money.





[Modified by Mike Mercury, 11:55 PM 6/21/2004]

 

my apologies didn't know I was talking to Sandra, still think you are off base. But any way I can't be rude to you.

 

Hey Ken; at least you know how to turn off the bold type.

 

Mike awesome web page, loved the car cover.

 

SANDRA BIGWOODE

 

Hyper Tech is junk, but if your happy with it, good for you.

 

Hyper Tech is junk, but if your happy with it, good for you.[/QUOTE]