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Old February 1st, 2011, 12:31 AM
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well after readin about people bashin on programmers, I stepped up and got myself a in-person tune by Wheatley, and all I can say is wow. now I know what y'all were talkin about, it gets up much smoother and is way quicker than it's ever been, really woke it up. he may not be as established as Justin at blackbear but he sure knows what he's doin. I'll back him up for sure!!

those of you who have programmers, ditch it and sell to a friend or on craigslist and get a real tune, you won't regret it
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i got the hypertech programmer.does a tune really give you that much of a difference?
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yeah, you'll notice a big difference. I could spin 33s at the "30 jump" with the power pup an it'd get up rather slow after that...but with the tune I can get sideways instead of a little chirp and it's gettin up to 70-75 no problem. shifting has been much improved over the programmer too
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sounds like a good person to visit..gotta website?? how much did it cost you?
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www.gowheatley.com

think he does 99-06 gm trucks though and cost is 275 but it's worth it
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have you noticed any improvement in mpg's or just horsepower and torque?
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I have never heard of anyone that has gotten improved gas mileage from a tune or programmer. I don't know how well a programmer works but at least you can return it to stock before you start the truck and get better mileage.
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I haven't ran a full tank on it yet but just lookin at how it drives, much smoother. runs lower rpms across the board so we'll see. as far as power? much improved
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Originally Posted by country_09
I haven't ran a full tank on it yet but just lookin at how it drives, much smoother. runs lower rpms across the board so we'll see. as far as power? much improved
Country, how did you get lower rpms across the board from a tune? Isn't that controlled by the gear ratios in the tranny and rear end. Those are mechanical limits that a tune shouldn't be able to change.

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I'm not exactly sure honestly, at 65 before I was runnin close to 1900 rpms and now it's 1700 and at bout 45 I'd run 1400 or so and now it's bout 1200. I mean it's not much lower but it's noticeable


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