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Jsdirt Senior Enthusiast

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"Ask the GM Technician" is probably not the correct forum for this. GM techs repair vehicles to factory standards. At least up here in the Northeast, zero performance modifications are ever performed.

 

Hover over the "Forums" tab at the top of your window, and find the appropriate thread based on what year / model you have. I believe there's a dedicated performance mods section, too.

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newdude Senior Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, crabcake said:

 

Looking for information on plug in performance booster such as the Sprint booster V3 power converter?

 

 

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You'd be better off throwing money at a wall.  All that is doing is pretty much the same thing as a pedal commander.  Just tricks the computer input on how far the pedal is being pushed.  It offers no actual performance gains whatsoever.

 

Set aside $600-800 for a good 93 octane dyno tune or Blackbear performance tune instead.  

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Jsdirt Senior Enthusiast

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Ahh, it's one of those eBay tuners. ? No wonder I had never heard of it.

SILVER SLED Senior Enthusiast

SILVER SLED

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2 hours ago, crabcake said:

 

Looking for information on plug in performance booster such as the Sprint booster V3 power converter?

 

 

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What year and engine would help a little.  

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It's Tim Senior Enthusiast

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2 hours ago, crabcake said:

 

Looking for information on plug in performance booster such as the Sprint booster V3 power converter?

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

I'll take "whats a bot?" for $400 Alex. (RIP)

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Doug_Scott Senior Enthusiast

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Cheaper to simply put a piece of wood on the gas pedal.  It will do the same thing until your muscle memory learns it.  You could then remove it and think the vehicle is a real dog now.

tlaw91 Enthusiast

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I just tuned my 2010 Tahoe 5.3 with a diablo sport tuner plug in thing I borrowed from a coworker

Turned off afm and torque management and tuned it I guess? 87 octane tune is what I selected.

Drives much better in the mid range I like it

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