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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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What hand held tuner should I buy? I got CAI and Headers on the way and there not a dynotuner in my city so i was thinking i can run a handheld tuner for a while any thoughts?
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 10:55 PM
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i need a dynotune the tuner doesnt seem to help much , or am i reading wrong?
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If you would buy a pro hp tuners and a wideband then there are several tuners that could help you dial it in. Its just a little more than a dynotune or a handheld. You would be better off this way over a handheld. Give me a call or pm. I'll try to help you out.
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Diablo predator tune. And you can customize it. HP is great, but i would think with just CAI and headers might be a bit much.
you can data log and clear codes with the predator also. Nice little tool.
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You really don't need to do anything as the car's computer will "self adjust" to those 2 mods.
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Dyno tune is great, but just for a couple of mods, you can adjust the parameters fine with a handheld tuner. Another nice option is warranty work. You can always kick your stock tune back in. Cant do that with the dynotune, unless i'm missing something. JMOP
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Diablo predator tune. And you can customize it. HP is great, but i would think with just CAI and headers might be a bit much.
you can data log and clear codes with the predator also. Nice little tool.
I agree, the predator has worked out very well for me as well.
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You really don't need to do anything as the car's computer will "self adjust" to those 2 mods.
Definately not good advice. Come and watch me tune a few cars with just those two mods and I'll show you how out whack they can be.
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