03-25-2007, 10:04 AM
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AF Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Ninety-Six, South Carolina
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Predator Flash tuner
Has anyone tried using the Predator flash tuner in a gasoline silverado? I have a 6.0 2000 2500 and wondering if they are worth the money, my brother in law bought one for his ford dieseal and says it made a huge difference in performance.
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03-25-2007, 12:28 PM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Spokane, Washington
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Re: Predator Flash tuner
While I think the programmers are great for diesels, I would go with a custom tune like Nelson, wait4me or similar for gas engines.
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03-25-2007, 01:40 PM
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AF Regular
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Location: Rochester, New York
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Re: Predator Flash tuner
^^^ What he said I would go with one of the custom tuners on the market I recommend Nelsons
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03-25-2007, 08:43 PM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Smyrna, Georgia
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Re: Predator Flash tuner
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Originally Posted by thadrawr
^^^ What he said I would go with one of the custom tuners on the market I recommend Nelsons
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I've got one, and I'd recommend going with someone else. Nearly two years into my tune, and they can't get all the kinks ironed out. That, and a Nelson tune is ridiculously expensive compared to Wheatley, PCM4less, or wait4me tune.
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03-26-2007, 12:05 AM
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AF Regular
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Spokane, Washington
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Re: Predator Flash tuner
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Originally Posted by BlenderWizard
I've got one, and I'd recommend going with someone else. Nearly two years into my tune, and they can't get all the kinks ironed out. That, and a Nelson tune is ridiculously expensive compared to Wheatley, PCM4less, or wait4me tune.
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I cant speak for the quality of the others besides Nelson's, others have seemed to be plenty happy with theirs. A Nelson Tune is more expensive, but I believe I got exactly what I paid for. A greatly improved pickup, better gas mileage. I have had mine for nearly two years with zero problems. I have put somewhere between 30 and 35k miles on mine.
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2004 Silverado Half-Ton Crew
7-9" Cognito Lift (set at 8" right now) Betts 7" rear springs w/factory block
3" PA Body Lift
Yukon 4.88's with Auburn LSD
Silverstar Hi/Low beams
Wade in channel window vents
Covermaster Top
Flowmaster 40 series, dual outs
Nelson 89/91 HOT TUNE
20" MB Gunner 6's, 35" Toyo Open Country MT's (37" Toyo MT's on the way when the 35's are done)
Eclipse AVN6600 w/sirius and IPOD controllers
Code Alarm w/ Remote Start
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03-26-2007, 05:06 AM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Smyrna, Georgia
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Re: Predator Flash tuner
Basically, they have not been able to get rid of all my pinging issues. I have heard nothing but good things about Wheatley's tunes, though, and it's not coming from the Hypertech crowd, either. It's coming from serious modders.
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2002 ECSB, Nelson Tune, LS1 electric fans, 145A alternator, K&N FIPK, 160º T-stat, TB coolant bypass, Corvette servo, 4 headlight mod, blue LED gauge cluster |
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03-26-2007, 07:37 AM
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AF Enthusiast
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Cleveland, Mississippi
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Re: Predator Flash tuner
FWIW.....I haven't recieved a good update tune from Nelson in about 2 years. Something is always off when I get it sent back to me. I'm going to memohis to get a dyno tune within the next month. I've given Allen several chances to get mine right, but it just isn't happening.
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