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hey guys i just joined your forum and i had a couple of quick questions regarding performance mods for my 2002 silverado 5.3. I am in the market for a programmer and i have narrowed the search to the Hypertech or the preditor. i was just wondering you guys would reccomend. And one more question are those throttle body spacers a waste of money?

 

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- mike

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Throttle body spacers are a waste of money. I have a Hypertech programmer but would recommend the Predator, it is more versatile. You could also go for a custom tune like Westers or PCMforless.

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yea the westers sounds nice but how much would a custom tune cost? i only have around 300-500 bucks to spend.

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yea the westers sounds nice but how much would a custom tune cost? i only have around 300-500 bucks to spend.

 

 

 

Westers is $429.00 and TBYRNE does have 10% off sales sometimes.

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PCMforLess Custom tune is like $250 after the core charge, with $50 for upgrades after the first few months. My truck ran 16.5 @ 81.7 with some bolt ons...after my baby cam install and Bryan Herter's custom tune, I ran 15.6 @ 89.6mph! That's with the big BFG AT 285's! Customer service is excellent too! He'll answer all of your questions and make sure to get it right.

 

If you're hell-bent on a handheld, I'd go with the Crane/VHP tuner...it's very powerful with alot of preset options. It has 4 different tunes for 4 different cam grinds, performance stock settings, you can increase or decrease the injector size, thereby changing the fuel mixture....of course you can change shift points and enhance shifting, compensate for tire or gear changes,...and it has diagnostic capabilities.

MrQuadrasteer Senior Enthusiast

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I've heard good things about Brian's tunes. So you got 9/10 of a second with a cam swap and tune ??

 

I got 1.2 seconds with my Wester's tune :seeya:

 

And better mileage :chevy:

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hey guys i just joined your forum and i had a couple of quick questions regarding performance mods for my 2002 silverado 5.3. I am in the market for a programmer and i have narrowed the search to the Hypertech or the preditor. i was just wondering you guys would reccomend. And one more question are those throttle body spacers a waste of money?

 

    Thanks

        - mike

 

 

 

 

i happen to have a hypertech myself and the only bad thing is that it only lets you program for really intense mods like shift kits, rear end raitios, but you could realy do some cool stuff with it it lets u select trany shift points by 100rpm intervals, moves the top speed limiter up to 130mph (check you tires for specs) and 87 or 93 octain, shift point improvement. i noticed a decent gain but nothing to throw you in your seat. t-body spacers like everyone says are realy pointless but makes a realy cool whistle sound like a trubo or blown motor. not bad for $100 honestly it keeps the imports wondering.

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