Thread: ecu upgrade???
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Old 03-17-2004, 05:00 PM   #24
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BeigeAlero, I've tested a few computer cuips before with a friend for a beretta
some of the chips may of had a gain at peak numbers but lost power lower in the band. we also noticed the closer to stock the car was the less it would gain from a chip. dhp will tell you this too.
This is prolly why I've just recently stepped up to a computer.
after noticing what most places do I've decided to skip the whole hp and tq side of the tunning
they are firming up my trans, pulling the speed limiter and a few things for the t-stat and rev limit.

other than that I'm getting the iccu to do the rest of the tunning.
last time I tunned my car we spent 2 hrs on the dyno doing a total of 24 passes.
(I'm anal about this stuff)
it was a ton of trial and error but I was able to learn lots about my car.
also a tunning company will not go as radical as I may go just for reliabillity issues and safty.

more power could of been seen but maybe not at a safe level. also dhp does a ton of mid band work that most dont.
I've noticed they look at the whole curve and not jut peak numbers.
honestly I dont think there is a tune that will ever hold up to my standards.
mainly because I want the adjustibillity since I'm always making changes to my car.
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